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Photina Red Robin - Red Leaves

Photinia “Red Robin”

I’m always mindful of using tough and hardy plants, as the frosty winters we experience here at Gordonbrook on RAMESA Farm can be quite challenging. One of my favourite shrubs for hardiness (besides Viburnum tinus) is “Red Robin” (Photinia x fraseri).

Mulching your Lilly Pilly

Yesterday afternoon Peter and I were mulching the Ramesa Nursery front garden knowing we were providing our plants with some well needed insulation. It seems that we’re not the only
flowers-jasmine-trachelospermum

Reach for the Stars

Star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides), is a beautiful plant from Asia growing successfully in both my home and nursery gardens. With its delicate, white, sweetly scented flowers, this plant is definitely
Butterfly

Gardening for Butterflies

Creating a Butterfly Garden provides habitat for important insects while adding beauty and enjoyment to our surroundings. Recently in my own garden I’ve been enjoying watching Butterflies feeding on flowers,
Midem Berry

The Tougher the Better

One of the toughest little shrubs for planting in the garden or pots is Midgen Berry, also known as Austromyrtus. This small, native, evergreen shrub grows approximately one metre high

Contrasting with Wormwood

With Spring literally just around the corner we’re seeing lots of beautiful Federation, Shasta and African daisies in gardens and nurseries right now. The splash of colour is always a
Cumquats

Fruit Trees and Frost

Fruit trees are certainly a valuable addition to the home garden offering us delicious homegrown, fresh fruit. My favourite fruit trees in my own front garden are the Nagami cumquat,

The Secret Garden

My first Garden evolved thirty two years ago when I was newly married. In time it decoratively and practically surrounded our first home in the small coastal village of St