The Rebel Gardener

Being a fan of drought tolerant plants I was drawn straight away to the Californian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. It features Palms, Agaves, Cactus and lots of other drought tolerant plants. These types of plants are now becoming more popular in Australian home gardens as they are quite architectural and look great [...]

It was a cold, chilly winter’s day in Melbourne yesterday but the sun was shining brightly. The previous few days had been cold and wet so what better thing to do than to get out of the house and go for a walk outdoors. Of course for a gardener there is no better place to [...]

One of the great things about the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is that they have a Children’s Garden. Children absolutely love this place. For active kids there’s lots of things to climb over, paths that weave their way through bamboo groves and also a winding Melaleuca arbour. There’s also water fountains, a small stream and [...]

The Geelong Botanic Gardens is well over one hundred years old. A new addition to the gardens though is a very contemporary water wise garden full of some very drought tolerant plants. The garden is made of drought tolerant plants from both here in Australia and around the world. These include cactus and succulent species, [...]