Garden - RAMESA Nursery

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Posted on 29/07/202429/07/2024
Posted in Flowers, Garden

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).

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Posted on 02/07/202402/07/2024
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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

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Posted on 29/05/202423/06/2024
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Herbs

Growing Rosemary – (Rosmarinus officinalis)

I really can’t imagine my garden without the addition of Rosemary. It’s a plant I’ve enjoyed growing ever since I can remember and for many good reasons. This fragrant, evergreen

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Posted on 18/05/202418/05/2024
Posted in Flowers, Garden

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

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Posted on 04/04/202404/04/2024
Posted in Garden

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,

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Posted on 04/04/202404/04/2024
Posted in Garden

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

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Posted on 24/08/202326/04/2024
Posted in Flowers, Garden

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

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Posted on 10/07/202310/07/2023
Posted in Edible Plants, Garden

Taste sensation of Lilly Pilly

What a fruitful conversation over the weekend about a wonderfully useful plant. Linda from Kumbia and I discussed the beautiful Lilly Pilly tree and how it offers us so many

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Posted on 05/06/202316/06/2024
Posted in Garden

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,

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Posted on 30/12/202230/12/2022
Posted in Garden

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

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