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Grevillea ‘Purple Haze’ – This amazing Grevillea is a selection from a plant of G. plurijuga ssp plurijuga, a Westem Australian species native to southern parts of WA. It is occasionally found in gardens in Eastern Australia.

Mount Annan Plantbank – The general aim of the Plantbank is to preserve and study the seeds of all 6000 plus plants in NSW and the 25,000 plus plant species in Australia.

The Sydney Rainforest Nursery – The nursery grows plants from seeds, and uses natural pollinators. The plants need to meet insects etc, hence no pesticides are used.

Native Grass Workshop – On a beautiful Saturday in late May we gathered at a bush property in Dural to learn about native grasses and ground covers. Our guide was Ross Rapmund who is an expert in Australian native plants and grasses and manager of the Hornsby Shire Council Nursery.

The Hakeas – Hakeas are variable from small trees to prostrate shrubs with various coloured and shaped flowers. One of the most delightful is Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty’, the parentage of which was a mystery for some years.

Bushland of Castle Hill – Castle Hill is fortunate to have several large areas of parks and bushland. The two most significant lie on either side of the Old Northern Road ridgeline. On the Eastern side in the Sydney Harbour catchment is Bidjigal Reserve on the Western side in the Hawkesbury River catchment is Fred…

Ground Covers – these plants generally play a significant role as fillers between larger species and over rocky ground where it is difficult to grow a larger plant.

Adenanthos Sp. – Adenanthos is a genus of about 30 species in the Proteaceae family. Most occur in south Western Australia but one species is found on Kangaroo Island and another occurs in South Australia and western Victoria.

Mistletoe: the Kiss of Life for Healthy Forests.

Indoor Plants – ten native Aussie flora that will purify the air in your home or office

A Rare and Endangered Allocasuarina, A. portuensis – commonly known as the Nielsen Park She-Oak

Grafting Australian native plants – the cutting graft method