Without doubt, citrus trees are the most popular fruit grown in home gardens. In gardens everywhere, citrus trees are delighting gardeners with fresh, tasty and vitamin packed fruity goodness. With today’s smaller gardens, citrus trees are great in pots and there are dwarf and multi grafted varieties available to suit most situations. At a Glance...Read More

Chillies are a fun crop to grow. They are very decorative and don’t take up a lot of space, so it’s easy to grow a selection of different varieties in a season. Chillies originated in South America, and have spread throughout the world in the last 500 years or so. They are now an integral...Read More

Tomatoes are a favourite to grow in the home garden. Tomatoes love the warm weather and the plants are fast growing and fruits form and develop quickly once the conditions are favourable. Labour weekend is known as the traditional tomato planting time, but tomato seedlings are usually available from August There are many varieties of...Read More

Growing Limes at Home Limes are a popular ingredient in the kitchen. The freshly squeezed juice is a very refreshing drink. The flavour of lime is brilliant in all sorts of kitchen creations including cakes, desserts, marmalades, marinades and are the perfect garnish to add a fresh burst to cocktails and other drinks. Varieties Tahitian...Read More

Grapefruit are a wonderful source of Vitamin C and are a great breakfast fruit and will add lots of zingy flavour to salads. Varieties Wheeny and Golden Special grapefruit varieties are the traditional grapefruit that many would know. Excellent for those who like a strong marmalade. The red grapefruit varieties such as ‘Star Ruby’ and...Read More

Growing Lemons at Home Lemons are a favourite Citrus tree to grow at home. They are a little colder sensitive than most other citrus trees, but when planted in the correct position, lemons are a fabulous addition to the edible garden and will reward with loads of juicy fruits. Varieties The favourite varieties of lemons...Read More

Callistemons or Bottlebrushes are one of the hardiest Australian native plants. The bright bottlebrush shaped flowers a very impressive part of the spring landscape and are a delight for native birds and bees. The original Callistemons available to gardeners were all bold red but flower colours now range from red to pink, mauve, cream and...Read More

Tomatoes are a favourite to grow and every region seems to have a local show day, race day or community event that is the green light to plant out your tomato plants. Tomatoes love the warmth and grow best in southern areas of Australia from mid spring into the summer. In warmer areas, they can...Read More

Strawberries are one of the easiest fruiting plants to grow and it is certainly a treat to feast upon these sweet delights picked fresh from the garden Strawberries are ground-hugging, herbaceous plants, growing to about 15cm high and spreading into a clump 50–100cm wide. Their flowers are simple, five-petalled blooms that are pollinated by bees....Read More

Cymbidium orchids are stunning and are a rewarding spectacular living flower arrangement right throughout the cooler months. Their hardiness sets them apart from many of the more tender, tropical orchids such as slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum) and moth orchids (Phalaenopsis), which need warm or hot house conditions outside the tropics. Cymbidiums are available in a wide...Read More