Cacti and Succulent Potting Mix
…understand the importance of moisture retention, good aeration, and proper drainage in order to ensure that these often-forgotten plants can still flourish in any environment. Not only does this specially…
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Furcraea
…growing and long-lived. Drought tolerant and low maintenance. Grows in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil. Works well as a feature plant in modern, tropical, or Mediterranean-style Melbourne…
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Banksia Black Magic
…bringing colour when most of the garden is quiet. Attracts honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds. Works well mass-planted, in rockeries, or in large pots. Drought tolerant once established and grows…
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Gardenia Aimee Yoshiba
A large-flowered gardenia with intensely fragrant, pure white double blooms from spring through summer. The scent is rich and sweet — one of the most fragrant plants in any garden….
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Cupressus Lemon Scent
Cupressus Lemon Scent is a delightful quick growing, upright conifer with outstanding color. An excellent contrast plant with lemon scented foliage. The foliage is golden when grown in full sun…
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How to Grow and Care for Agaves?
…drought-tolerant plants. They require moderate to light watering, and it’s best to let agaves dry out a little. If you plant them in pots, we recommend using a cactus mix…
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Hebe Inspiration
Looking for a versatile shrub that will add a touch of elegance to your landscaping? Hebe Inspiration is the perfect plant for you! With its compact mounded form and pretty…
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Smooth Barked Apple
…tree. White flowers appear in spring and summer. Red-tipped new foliage adds further colour. Grows to around 20m. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Hardy in Melbourne. Suits larger…
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Eucalyptus Little Snowman
…subtropical climates and from coastal to alpine conditions. Grows to around 4m. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. A compact native tree that works well in smaller Melbourne gardens…
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Plectranthus Velvet Elvis PBR
A bold foliage plant with large, velvety, dark green leaves and vibrant purple undersides. The textured foliage has a rich, tactile quality. Bushy, spreading habit makes it useful as a…
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Clematis Rubens
…generous bloomer. Prefers its roots cool and shaded with the foliage in sun — mulch around the base or plant low ground covers nearby. Well-drained, rich soil. Prune after flowering…
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Laurus Miles Choice
An improved culinary bay laurel with dense, glossy foliage and rich, aromatic leaves. The compact growth and robust branching make it a neat, attractive plant for both the garden and…
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A Special Kind of Azalea
…planting in garden beds. Think lush gardens full of free-flowering carpets. Azalea Encore The Encore repeatedly blooms in Spring, Summer and Autumn – just when you thought they were over,…
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Snow Gum
…a distinctive character. Grows to around 8m. Hardy and frost tolerant — one of the toughest native trees for cold conditions. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Works as…
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Red Box
…spring through summer. Attracts native birds and insects. Grows to around 8m. Hardy and drought tolerant. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Works as a shade tree, windbreak, or…
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Loropetalum Purple Prince
…naturally tidy habit. Grows to around 2m. Plant in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil. Handles clay soils. Works as a feature plant, hedge, or screen. Low maintenance….
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Ponytail Palm
…plant features a swollen trunk from which seems to sprout a plethora of narrow and strap-like leaves that resemble a ponytail hairdo. There?s nothing else quite like it! Not only…
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Golden Diosma
…Diosma Coleonema Pulchrum Aurea is the perfect plant for those looking to create a low-maintenance garden as it requires very little care and attention. It is also drought tolerant, so…
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Red Flowering Ironbark
…attract honeyeaters and other native birds. Dark, deeply furrowed ironbark and grey-green foliage provide year-round structure. Grows to around 10m. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Frost tolerant and…
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Plum Mariposa Dwarf
A compact dwarf version of the Mariposa plum — the same deep red skin and sweet, juicy red flesh on a smaller, more manageable plant. Heavy cropping in summer. White…
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Daphne odora Alba
An evergreen shrub with intensely fragrant white starry flowers from mid-winter to spring. The scent is strong and carries well — one of the most fragrant plants you can grow…
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Fountain Grass
…shade. Adapts to a range of soil types and is low maintenance once established. Works well in borders, mass plantings, containers, and as a textural accent. Botanical name: Pennisetum alopecuroides…
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Tuberous Begonia
…most colourful of any shade-tolerant plant. Dies back in winter and re-emerges each spring. Plant tubers in spring in part shade with moist, well-drained soil. Avoid hot afternoon sun. Works…
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Callistemon Pink Champagne
…and beside paths. Grows in full sun with well-draining soil. Hardy and adaptable for hedging, screening, or as a feature plant. Drought tolerant once established. Botanical name: Callistemon ‘Pink Champagne’…
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Callistemon Red Rocket
A fast-growing bottlebrush with bold red flower brushes in spring and sporadic blooms through the year. Vigorous and upright — useful as a screen, windbreak, or feature plant. Handles drought…
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Avonview Lavender
…plant. With ultra-fragrant purple flowers and beautiful grey leaves, it will continue blooming throughout the warmer months. So start your gorgeous garden or give one as a gift. Avonview Lavender…
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Gazania
…heat and dry conditions well. Grows in full sun with well-drained soil. Low maintenance — deadhead spent flowers to keep it blooming. Works well in mass plantings, borders, rockeries, and…
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Cordyline Autumn
A strappy-leaved cordyline with rich bronze-red foliage that deepens in colour through the cooler months. Fragrant white flowers appear in summer, followed by small berries. A bold, architectural plant that…
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Illawarra Flame
…green leaves — creating a vivid canopy of red. One of the most visually striking native trees. Grows to around 15m over time. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil….
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Callistemon White Anzac
…to the white blooms. Flowers attract bees and birds. Compact and neat. A good choice for borders, feature plantings, or mixed native gardens in Melbourne. Botanical name: Callistemon ‘White Anzac’…
