Aus Native Garden

Grevillea Superb (Grevillea hybrid) is a medium shrub with large flowers in a blend of salmon apricot and lemon throughout most of the year. Grevilleas are evergreen plants ranging from small shrubs to large trees. Their foliage may be either broad needle or fern like. The flowers are fragrant in some varieties and are are either in spider toothbrush or large brush-like form. An excellent plant to attract birds and butterflies to your garden. Grevilleas like a sunny position in well drained…

one project leads to another and another last month, I came up with the idea to move my driveway to the other side of the house which I have to admit was brilliant plan but I was left with a...

Leucospermum 'Yellow Bird' part of the Proteaceae family with Yellow flowers flowering in Spring - early summer avaliable from Australian Native Plants located in Ventura, CA

Leucadendron discolor part of the Proteaceae family with Red flowers flowering in Spring avaliable from Australian Native Plants located in Ventura, CA

Here's the autumn look of my side garden, which has appeared in my photostream in summer. It's a permaculture design which shades the patio and house in summer and lets in warm sunlight in winter. But in autumn it's at its best!

Banksia prionotes [Acorn Banksia] part of the Proteaceae family with Orange flowers flowering in Late Summer-Winter avaliable from Australian Native Plants located in Ventura, CA

My bonsai knowledges and skills are mostly self-taught thru books. My first book was Practical Bonsai For Beginners by Kenji Murata. The books I learned most are Bonsai Techniques I and II by the late John Yoshi Naka. I still considered them to be the best bonsai books ever written. It has depth and is full of illustrations. The author knew and experienced what he wrote. The same cannot be said of many other books including those covering other subjects. At times I wondered whether the…