… on the other side but what type of grass is it? If you can’t tell your Phalaris from your Poas or even have trouble...
Archive for category: flora
The night Andrew laid down the law
The first Clever Country Gardens dinner–talk was a huge success. Andrew Laidlaw, landscape architect for the Royal Botanical Gardens and presenter of the garden spot...
Shredders
One of the visual delights of summer is the new growth on the trees and shrubs. New eucalypt leaves in particular have a soft blue-green...
The cleaning is never done
Looking at the picture on the left, you could think that the crew at the Euroa Arboretum is a little too fanatical about cleanliness. Vacuuming...
When a leaf isn’t (Part 1)
When you walk around the Euroa Arboretum you will see wattles with a whole range of leaf shapes. In reality very few wattles have leaves....
Princess in a strange land
In the olden days, princesses were political assets—married off to unite kingdoms, stop wars and create allegiances. There were many princesses living in lands that...
Le Arb honours Le Tour
Forget the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, every year at this time THE sporting spectacle to watch is the famous cycling event — Le...