In last month’s article, I commented on how unusual it was for us to get so much constant heavy rainfall in June this year at the...

Hovea acutifolia or Purple Pea Bush Purple Pea Bush, Hovea acutifolia, is a native Australian shrub that grows between 1 to 4 metres tall...

Did somebody say Spring! All the pollinators, birds, bees and butterflies are hovering around (like myself of course), in anticipation...

Well, it’s great to be back from annual leave, although it was very difficult to get away and allow myself some time off this winter,...

Leucophyllum frutescens, has many cultivars and is native to Chihuahuan Desert, Rio Grande, and Texas in the USA, which is why its...

Ok, I have been writing about the benefits of sustainable gardening practices and the importance of non-reliance on chemical control...

Aptenia cordifolia- is a hardy, fast-growing, evergreen succulent groundcover with glossy green, fleshy foliage. The Sun Rose is adorned...

I thought it would be great to warm the cockles of your hearts with some images of some beautiful winter blooming plants that are...

It’s amazing this time of year; I tend to inspect my client’s lawns first before I attempt to pull the mower out of the truck and fire it...

Tibouchina ‘Peace Baby’, is a gorgeous, free- flowering and compact evergreen shrub with large white flowers with spectacular pink...

Its official- winter it is, and the temperatures have finally dropped accordingly but those very damp weather conditions we experienced...

The temps are receding these last few weeks, but how good is it to see so much variety of winter flowers blooming around the place? With...

Spathoglottis plicata, is a terrestrial ground orchid that is native to Australia and is also found growing in other tropical and...

I was watching a very informative video last weekend, posted online, by a company called- Soils for life, which specialises in...

Fruits of Labour- Nice healthy tomato plant with ripe fruit. Upon researching the ‘Wicking Bed’ system recently, for a client of mine...

By Mick O’Brien. Dip. Hort (MAIH) RH-101 While most lawns around the district are suffering from heat stress due to the current drought...

Wrightia antidysenterica- ‘Coral Swirl’ By Mick O’Brien Wrightia antidysenterica- ‘Coral swirl’ is a beautiful ornamental flowering,...

Soils ain’t Soils by Mick O’Brien. Dip. Hort (MAIH). The Happy Horticulturist RH-101 Sometimes it’s a challenge to keep ourselves...

There are many common plants that may be growing in and around your home that could be extremely toxic for our fury friends, including...

Lovely and compact, evergreen, slow- growing shrub that thrives in our coastal environment. Pittosporum tobira - ‘Miss Muffet’- as...