http://www.gardenweekends.com/ Garden Weekends en Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:31:00 GMT Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:31:00 GMT info@gardenweekends.com info@gardenweekends.com http://www.gardenweekends.com/sandpaper-fig/ Ficus coronata This bushy species grows to about 8 m and is endemic from East Gippsland, Victoria to Mackay, Queensland in dry littoral and subtropical rainforests. It has edible fruit... http://www.gardenweekends.com/sandpaper-fig/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/sandpaper-fig/ Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:31:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/blue-berry-ash/ My Blueberry ash, Elaeocarpus reticulatus is looking pretty at this time of the year with its pink, fringed bell like flowers. The blue egg shaped 9 - 10mm long fruit... http://www.gardenweekends.com/blue-berry-ash/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/blue-berry-ash/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:30:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/banksias-amongst-the-most-popular-cultivated-australian-native-plant/ The Banksia is a distinctive group of plants identified and named by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770. Botany Bay in Sydney got its name from a diary entry of Banks... http://www.gardenweekends.com/banksias-amongst-the-most-popular-cultivated-australian-native-plant/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/banksias-amongst-the-most-popular-cultivated-australian-native-plant/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:29:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/xanthorrhoea/ Grasstree These primitive plants consisting of about 20 species are said to have been on the Australian continent for over 100 million years, pre dating the eucalypts. Grass trees are... http://www.gardenweekends.com/xanthorrhoea/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/xanthorrhoea/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:27:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/callistemon/ Bottlebrush Its not hard to see how these Australian evergreen shrubs and small trees got the common name of Bottlebrush, this perfectly describes the flowers produced from late spring through... http://www.gardenweekends.com/callistemon/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/callistemon/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:32:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/coriander-cilantro/ Coriandrum sativum Coriander is an annual native to southern Europe and western Asia. Grows to 50cm, with finely cut upper leaves, small white or pink flowers and rounded seeds in... http://www.gardenweekends.com/coriander-cilantro/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/coriander-cilantro/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:52:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/borage/ I have always grown a few herbs in my garden, but after working alongside an older person who looked much younger then their years, putting their good health down to... http://www.gardenweekends.com/borage/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/borage/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:23:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/my-garden/ EARLY BLOOMERS As I wander around the garden at this time of the year to my delight I am starting to see some colour happening in the flower garden. The... http://www.gardenweekends.com/my-garden/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/my-garden/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:04:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/flowering-shrub/ Blue Butterfly Bush Its not hard to work out how this pretty semi deciduous shrub was given the common name of the blue butterfly bush. This blue flowering bush can... http://www.gardenweekends.com/flowering-shrub/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/flowering-shrub/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:03:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/pentas/ PENTAS Pentas are a great plant for warmer climates that grow to an average height of 60 cm. They flower abuntly in a range of colours during; spring, summer and... http://www.gardenweekends.com/pentas/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/pentas/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:59:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/gardenia/ This evergreen shrub is of sutropical habitat, disliking both frost and scorching heat. It is a waist high spring to summer flowering plant from southern China, with the wild plants... http://www.gardenweekends.com/gardenia/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/gardenia/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:38:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/daylily/ These wonderful hardy plants are native to China and Japan where they grow wild along river banks. An easy to grow plant suitable for any position in the garden, flowering... http://www.gardenweekends.com/daylily/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/daylily/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:45:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/alstroemeria-pulchella/ Though this plant is native to Peru it is also called the New Zealand Christmas bell, because of its popularity in that country where it flowers at Christmas time. A... http://www.gardenweekends.com/alstroemeria-pulchella/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/alstroemeria-pulchella/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:08:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/hippeastrum/ Few flowering bulbs are more spectacular than hippeastrums. These trumpet shaped tropical lilies are indigenous to South America but cultivated almost everywhere as pot plants. The flowers can be up... http://www.gardenweekends.com/hippeastrum/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/hippeastrum/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:13:00 GMT http://www.gardenweekends.com/clivia/ Clivia originate from South Africa and are the perfect plant for the most difficult parts of the garden. They grow well in dry shady spots under trees, or in the... http://www.gardenweekends.com/clivia/#comments http://www.gardenweekends.com/clivia/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:21:00 GMT