Sage leaves are used for flavour in meat and poultry dishes. Salvia officinalis, the common sage, is a perennial, evergreen shrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers.

Planted new avocado plant ‘Sharwil’, type B avocado. Vigorous growing rounded-spreading evergreen tree. Can set heavy crops. Small sized seed. Best suited to warm tropical regions. Mid season harvest. This plant joins two Hass avocado trees. Hass, type A, are self-fertile and can produce fruit without a pollinator. Fruit set can be improved by planting…

Turkish sage, likes full sun

Blue-leaved Costa, bell-shaped, greyish lavender flower, light to medium shade.

Replaced dead sasanqua camellia in bed on Walker’s fence opposite front door with Leptospermum ‘Seclusion’

Planted behind Greenhouse and Walker’s place. Suited to cool temperate zones of Australia with cool winters.

Planted Achillea Ptarmica ‘The Pearl’, yarrow, planted near viburnum and native frangapani.

Purple top vervain ordered from Diggers and planted.

Achillea ‘Terracotta’, also called yarrow. Received from Diggers

QLD Fire Wheel Tree, transplanted from Dee’s garden in Warrandyte. Australian native growing 10m-30m high.

Grew from cutting and planted in front garden near footpath. Common name wild rosemary. Has grey leaves, small white flowers and a pleasant scent when leaves are squashed.

Planted ten plants from tube-stock ordered online from QLD. Common name NZ Christmas bush. Flame-red fluffy flowers on a dense shrub, 3-5m H x 5m W.

Planted Rhododendron ‘Volcano’ near side fence to Walkers.