Just a few of the plants we love

 
 

Artichokes
(Cynara scolymus)

Drumstick allium
(Allium sphaerocephalon)

Glory flower (Clerodendrum bungei)

Star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)

Clematis
(Clematis ladhakiana)

Feather Reed Grass
(Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster')

Giant Feather Grass / Golden Oats
(Stipa gigantea)

Mexican Hyssop (Agastache mexicana)

Pencil pines
(Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca')

Poppies
(Papaver spp.)

Pomegranates
(Punica granatum)

Pistachios
(Pistacia vera)

Pride of Madeira
(Echium candicans ‘Colbalt Towers’)

Quinces
(Cydonia oblonga)

Roses
(Rosa spp.)

Russian Sage
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)

Sculpit
(Silene inflata)

Silverberry or Oleaster
(Eleagnus x ebbingei)

Society garlic
(Tulbaghia violacae)

Thymes
(Thymus spp.)

Books that inspire

Australian

  • Holly Kerr Forsyth, Country Gardens, Country Hospitality, A Visit to Australia’s Best

  • Holly Kerr Forsyth, Gardens of Eden, Among the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens

  • Kate Herd, Kitchen Gardens of Australia

  • Simon Rickard, The New Ornamental Garden

  • Mandy Stroebel, Gardens of the Goldfields

Mediterranean

  • Marylyn Abbott, Gardens of Plenty, The Art of the Potager Garden

  • Heidi Gildemeister, Gardening the Mediterranean Way, Practical Solutions for Summery-dry Climates

  • Heidi Gildemeister, Mediteranean Gardening, a Waterwise Approach

  • Louisa Jones, Gardens in Provence

  • Louisa Jones, The French Country Garden (a favourite – see Les Jardins Des Paradis)

  • Louisa Jones, Kitchen Gardens of France

  • Olivier Filippi, Planting Design for Dry Gardens

  • Olivier Filippi, The Dry Gardening Handbook

UK

  • Mark Diacono, A taste of the unexpected

  • Pam Lewis, Sticky Wicket, Gardening in Tune with Nature

  • Steven Wooster, Beth Chatto’s Gravel Garden

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