In today's post I want to teach you about a relatively unknown and unused native Australian tree the Acacia pycnantha or better known as the "Golden Wattle". Well first of all I need an immediate

The grass on the side of the road turned out to also have pretty pretty flowers, flowers that grow themselves without any special care like the flowers in the flower garden.

Sweet Appleberry (Billardiera cymosa) is a tough, wiry climber that grows well in many situations. We have two vines in our garden that grow well in almost opposing conditions. One is on the fence, in

Hi all. I live on the Atherton Tablelands with my family, near Cairns, in Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia. I look forward to sharing the magic of this amazing part of the world with you. I have

Coastal Ballart (Exocarpos syrticola) Coastal Ballart, or ‘Native cherry’ (Exocarpos syrticola) is a common plant along the coasts of Southern Australia. It’s an interesting plant, the many branches and

Down at the Coorong, gathering Coast Bearded Heath fruits

Ruby Saltbush Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa) is one of the very common bushfoods that are available at this time of year (August - September at the time of writing). Their small, soft, succulent

Sea Rocket (C. edentula) We have two Sea Rocket species here in SouthAustralia. They are American Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima) and Two-horned Sea Rocket (C. edentula). Both like to grow on our sandy beaches

The Australian Fingerlime, Citrus australasica, is a small tree found on rainforest margins in New South Wales and Queensland. It has elongated fruits, in varying colours of red, green, yellow or brownish