Growing Native Plants
Some Little-Known Stunners Author: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal June 2020 Image above: Dansiea elliptica Botanically, there’s nothing like the thrill of seeing a stunning plant for the first time. As we travel around visiting new regions and getting older, those...
Growing Native Plants
Green Peas Author: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal June 2020 I was recently harvesting some seed pods from my Isotropis foliosa pea plant and noticed that even though some seed pods had gone brown and dry, the seeds inside were still green rather than the...
Growing Native Plants
Be informed … which tree is the Soap Bush Photos: Kathy Julian Published: Journal June 2020 Reproduced from “The Native Gardener” May 2019, Newsletter of Native Plants Queensland Townsville Branch. Image above: Alphitonia excelsa leaves and flowers A friend and I had...
Gardens + Walks
Spring in the Wheatbelt Sands Author & Photos: Barry Jahnke, Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Published: Journal June 2020 After the 2019 ANPSA Conference in Albany, Western Australia, one of the Post-conference Tours went northwards through the Wheatbelt...
Growing Native Plants
Turraea pubescens – Native Witch Hazel Author: Jan Sked Photos: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal June 2020 Pronounced: turr-RE-uh pew-BESS-enz Family: Meliaceae Synonym: Turraea brownii Derivation: Turraea, after Georgio Turra (or del Turre) 1607-1688, a...
