Lantern Banksia
…Grows in full sun with well-drained soil. Drought tolerant and frost hardy. Works as a feature plant, screen, or in mixed native plantings. Low maintenance once established. Botanical name: Banksia…
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Unlock Nature’s Bounty: The 9 Most Popular Fruit Trees To Grow
…they can grow quite tall, there are also dwarf varieties available for those with smaller gardens. But what about planting pear trees? Well, the best time to plant a pear…
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Callistemon Dawson River Weeper
…effect. Handles drought, frost, wind, and moderate coastal exposure. Plant in full sun to part shade. A standout feature plant for larger Melbourne gardens. Botanical name: Callistemon viminalis ‘Dawson River…
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Sago Palm
Not a true palm — actually a cycad, one of the oldest plant groups on earth. Stiff, dark green, feathery fronds emerge from a thick, textured trunk. Very slow growing…
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Spotted Gum
…canopy. Grows to around 30m. Needs space. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Hardy and drought tolerant. Suits large Melbourne gardens, properties, and rural plantings. Botanical name: Corymbia maculata…
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Hebe Pretty N Pink
…a visual punch, with its deep burgundy foliage and compact growth habit. Add this beautiful plant to your garden beds, borders, or rockeries for instant impact. Or, try planting it…
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English Lavender
A classic fragrant lavender with silvery-green foliage and spikes of violet-purple flowers from spring through summer. The scent is sweet and calming — one of the most widely used plants…
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Raindrop Peperomia
A compact indoor plant with thick, glossy, teardrop-shaped leaves in deep green with lighter green undersides. Low maintenance and tolerant of neglect — a good choice for busy plant owners….
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Seasonal Spotlight Products
…campaigns with spring, summer, autumn and winter (although we appreciate you can have all four in Melbourne!) Each month, we’ll put the spotlight on six or more plants that look…
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Peperomia Jade
A compact indoor plant with thick, rounded, glossy dark green leaves on short stems. Low maintenance and tolerant of irregular watering — a practical desk, shelf, or tabletop plant. Grows…
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String of Turtles
A compact trailing plant with small, round leaves patterned with intricate markings that resemble miniature turtle shells. The fine, trailing stems work well in hanging pots, terrariums, and on shelves….
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Cordyline Pink Passion
A cordyline with soft pink and cream variegated foliage on arching, sword-like leaves. The colour is vibrant and holds well through the year. A strong accent plant in tropical-style gardens….
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Heuchera
…shade with moist, well-drained soil. Works well as a border plant, accent piece, or mass-planted under trees. The foliage provides year-round colour interest in shaded Melbourne gardens. Botanical name: Heuchera…
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Brown Boronia
A small, evergreen native shrub with one of the strongest, sweetest fragrances of any Australian plant. The brownish bell-shaped flowers (yellow inside) appear through winter and spring and are wonderfully…
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Philodendron Black Cardinal
…indoor plant. Grows in bright indirect light with well-drained potting mix. Water when the top of the soil dries out. Low maintenance and compact. Works well as a floor plant…
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Mondo Grass Tall
A taller form of mondo grass with slender, arching, dark green leaves growing to around 20-30cm. Forms dense, spreading clumps — useful as a groundcover, border, or edging plant. Thrives…
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Bird Of Paradise
A bold, evergreen clumping plant with large paddle-shaped leaves and striking orange and blue flowers in spring and summer. The flowers resemble a tropical bird in flight — it’s easy…
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Philodendron Imperial Gold
…Water when the top of the soil dries out. Compact growth habit — works well as an indoor feature plant or on a plant stand. Botanical name: Philodendron ‘Imperial Gold’…
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Rock Correa
…flowers that will brighten up your garden from winter into spring. This Australian native is also known as the Australian fushia and is a low screening plant that does well…
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Hymenosporum Lushious
…silhouette. Grows to around 4m. Plant in part shade to full sun with well-drained soil. Hardy and adaptable. Works as a feature tree, screen, or specimen planting in Melbourne gardens….
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Syngonium White Butterfly
An arrowhead plant with soft, arrow-shaped leaves in creamy white and pale green. The light, airy variegation brightens indoor spaces. Compact and versatile — works as a tabletop plant, in…
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Tree Aeonium
The Tree Aeonium is a striking plant with thick fleshy leaves and stems. They offer a diverse range of forms and colours and are useful in many landscape situations. Flowers…
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Bearded Iris
…“beard” (a tuft of fine hairs on the lower petals) gives this iris its name. Many varieties are fragrant. Grows best in full sun with well-drained soil. Plant the rhizomes…
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Arthropodium Matapouri Bay
…the garden or picked for a vase. Forms large clumps over time and looks fantastic mass-planted under trees or along borders. Handles dry shade well once established — a useful…
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Westringia Wynyabbie Gem
…types. One of the most popular westringias for Melbourne gardens. Grows to around 1.5m. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established. Works as a low hedge,…
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Tractor Seat
A bold foliage plant with large, round, kidney-shaped leaves in deep green with toothed edges — the leaves can reach up to 60cm across. Tall stems bear clusters of bright…
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Blue Arrow Juniper
…a much better plant than the well known skyrocket conifer because of its narrower and denser habit. A very hardy, dry tolerant plant. Botanical name: Juniperus Scopulorum – Blue Arrow…
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Liriope Evergreen Giant
…as border edging, along pathways, or as a mass-planted groundcover. Hardy and adaptable. Tolerates shade, drought, and heavy clay soils. Low maintenance once established. A reliable strappy plant for Melbourne…
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Yucca Cane
Yucca Cane are grown for their bold, handsome shape, Yucca features tall, woody trunks ending in a crown of long, sword-shaped leaves. This hardy, clump forming plant is ideal for…
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Liriope Monroe White
…common purple-flowering varieties. Hardy and adaptable. Tolerates frost, drought, shade, and a range of soil types. Works well as a border plant, groundcover, or in mass plantings. Low maintenance. Botanical…
