Our plant of the month is Parachidendron pruinosum. It is sometimes known as Stink Wood, or more commonly as Snow Wood. Growing to a height of about 15 metres it has heads of fragrant, white to pale yellow flowers from spring to summer. The 12cm long twisted seed pods are red or orange inside and contain black […]
Nursery Managers Plant of the Month – Grevillea robusta
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 […]
