Everyone at Kilby works hard to ensure our stock, and grounds, look the best at all times.

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. [...]

Brene Browns amazing talk on the power of human connection.  Why do we want to be in a relationship with others and what dose it bring into our lives.  We hope you enjoy and get something out of it

  How come you never see one or two aphids, but instead they suddenly appear in swarm numbers? Well, it’s because aphids pretty much have only one form of defense, and that is to reproduce as fast as possible.  And by fast, I mean turbo-charged. Aphids have done away with the time consuming details like [...]

If you visit us frequently, you have probably already met some of the staff at Kew. But did you know that our site at Kew is only half the Kilby story? We also own a property up at Olinda, where most of our deciduous trees are grown on, along with some of the other, hardier [...]

Trees may get their beautiful shapes from battling the elements. A mathematical model shows that the pattern some branches make, first noted by Leonardo da Vinci, is the best at withstanding gusts of wind. Da Vinci observed that at any height above the ground, the total cross section of some trees’ branches has roughly the [...]

Enjoy this amazing look at nature sped up to show all its glory