by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Nov 13, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Medium sized tree, Plants with thorns, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
An attractive, medium sized, deciduous tree with a rounded crown. Ziziphus mucronata is an iconic tree in Africa and regarded with much reverence and esteem by many African peoples. It makes an ideal shade tree, particularly in colder areas, as it will provide...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 22, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Groundcovers, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Felicia ameloides, Blue Felicia, is a cheerful and ‘sunny’ addition to any garden. Its daisy flowers are sky or even darker blue with yellow centers and are borne in profusion. It can be mass planted as a groundcover, or mixed with other colourful perennials or used...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 2, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
A lovely, evergreen, large shrub or small to medium sized tree, Pittosporum viridiflorum, the Cheesewood will enhance most gardens. An evergreen, large shrub or small to medium tree with a dense crown. Pittosporum viridiflorum is a versatile garden subject,...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 26, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Evergreen, Shrub, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
A small to medium sized, evergreen tree. Buddleja saligna, False Olive is one of our fastest growing, most water-wise and cold resistant trees. It has a gray-green appearance except when it is in flower, when it turns white or cream under the masses of clusters of...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 16, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Semi-Tender, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Pyncinostachys urticifolia produces the most beautiful cobalt blue flowers in autumn and early winter. Despite having the most amazing cobalt blue flowers and being a versatile garden shrub, Pycnostachys urticifolia (Blue Boys) is not well known nor more widely grown....
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 15, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Pappea capensis, Jacket-plum, is a well-shaped, small to medium sized tree with a dense, rounded crown. A very adaptable tree that grows in many different types of habitat except forest. It is used extensively in traditional medicine and produces tasty fruit...
