The plant of the month for November is Grevillea robusta, known widely as the Silky Oak. It can grow quite large depending on the environment where it is grown. Along gullies and watercourses it can grow upwards of 35 metres but in a suburban environment growth up to 15 metres over 25 years could be […]
Save your thirsty garden
Australia is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in history and with a lack of water our plants will become stressed. Some plants will suffer low stress and easily recover while mature plants may survive for a while but a couple of seasons of inadequate water can result in severe drought stress or even […]
Plant of the month – Podocarpus elatus (plum pine)
The Plum Pine is a magnificent specimen tree which will grow readily in a range of climatic conditions and soil types but it must have reasonable drainage. The tree can grows upwards of 8 metres and growth rate is slow in the first 1 – 2 years of establishment. Leaves are dark green, shiny, narrow […]
