After last Autumn’s fabulous show, this year’s display has been a little muted. the conditions that gave us such amazing colours last year – a wet summer, warm sunny Autumn days and cool nights – have not been repeated this year. However, despite the less-than-optimal conditions, one tree is still putting on a beautiful show. [...]

This is a lovely choice for a fast growing hedge. The leaves are large, glossy, and in spring, have an attractive bronze flush to the new growth. Pannicles of fragrant white flowers appear in Summer, followed by small red berries that age to black. Easily grown, it is tolerant of a wide range of soil [...]

  Kilby Park Tree Farm has been strengthening our ties with Holmesglen TAFE recently, and we are very proud to be sponsors for two Holemsglen students who are entering designs in the Achievable Gardens section of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS). Tomoko Nishida’s clever design is based on the concept of modularity. [...]

‘ It really is about nesting, nurturing, time out, sanctuary, nature connection…. ‘ This is the inspiration behind Urbaneco Australia’s 2012 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) entry.  Taking the idea of nesting as a starting point, Charlie Evans and his team have created an urban sanctuary in human scale. Central to the design [...]

Tough, adaptable and beautiful, Pyrus calleryana is a very popular choice for all sorts of different gardens. But what makes it such a good choice? Well,  knowing where it comes from is the key. Although popular and widely planted in the US, Pyrus calleryana is actually a native of Southwest China and Northern Vietnam. It [...]

You know summer is here when the Crepe Myrtles begin to flower. First up this year is ‘Sioux’, one of the smaller growing of the new ‘Indian Summer’ hybrids. ‘Sioux’ has clear, strong pink coloured flowers. Like other Crepe Myrtles, Sioux has good Autumn colour. An added bonus is that the foliage of Sioux is [...]

  ‘Flowering Gums’ are a feature of Australian culture as well as environment. Whilst all of the 700 odd species of Eucalyptus flower, when people talk of ‘Flowering Gums’, they are usually referring to Corymbia ficifolia. Corymbias are closely related to Eucaplytus, but are placed in their own genera. Corymbia ficifolia is a magnificent tree. [...]