Gardening Archive

Hibiscus Image by Robert Whyte from saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au
City Farm now only open three days a week: Our plant of the month is Hibiscus heterophyllus (Native/wild rosella) which is
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Tread lightly on our dunes, so we don’t damage the plants that hold our dunes together
Treat dunes with respect: by Cooloola City Farm Rainbow Beach has been severely damaged by the
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Our plant of the month is Melaleuca thymifolia (Thyme-leaved honey myrtle), an adaptable shrub to around a metre with mauve flowers spring to summer. It likes wet conditions and will flower best in full sun. Image Mary Boyce
City Farm recommend Myrtles: Many of Australia’s best-known plants come from the Family Myrtaceae – the
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Millaa Millaa vine at City Farm
Climbing plants at City Farm: Climbing plants do not have strong stems, so in shaded places they
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Linda Brown with her winning arrangement at the annual LAC Flower Show
“Best ever” Ambulance Flower Show: The Cooloola Coast Local Ambulance Committee held its annual Flower Show and
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Our plant of the month is Crinum pedunculatum (Swamp lily). Spidery, lightly perfumed, white flowers occur through spring and summer. The swamp lily looks good as a contrast if placed among weeping plants. Planting beside a water feature is also a great choice and in this position it is a haven for frogs. Image J. Howes (www.anpsa.org.au)
City Farm talks lilies: Crinum lilies are not really lilies, but are bulbous perennial herbs with
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Pink Trumpet vine (Tecomanthe hillii)
Choose a Cooloola City Farm creeper: Fraser Island creeper, or Pink Trumpet vine (Tecomanthe hillii) is endemic to
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Our plant of the month is the spring flowering Hardenbergia violacea species, also known as Native Sarsaparilla - Photograph: Mary Boyce
City Farm welcomes a new change to make plant selection easier: The City Farm shop is undergoing a small change that we think
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