The Rebel Gardener

Gardening in Clay Soil is often regarded as somewhat of a handicap by most gardeners, especially those gardeners that have preference for growing plants that do require a well drained soil. Most of the popular West Australian natives and South African Proteas that naturally grow in sand and well draining gravels and loams have a [...]

Banksia Oblongifolia, native to Queensland and New South Wales, is another Banksia that isn’t often seen in cultivation and home gardens. I first came across it about 10 years ago and planted it in my mother’s garden where it grew into a narrow spindly shrub about 1.5 m tall that probably only ever had about [...]

There are several varieties and subspecies of Banksia Ericifolia that are available in nurseries today. Some are more garden worthy than others. In my last garden I grew two different varieties. The first was a variety called “Little Eric”. This was a great little Banksia that only grows to about 1.5 m in height with [...]