It turns out, my most frequently read blog post for 2015 was ‘The best new plant releases: 2014’. So, despite having many gardens stacking up, willing me to write about them, I thought I’d better bring you the 2015 plant releases, before we finish the year.
I’ll take you through the biggies that have come on to the market and my very favourites that fill much needed gaps. But before I do that, it’s probably Continue reading
A peaceful spot at Tieve Tara: I think this would do me just fine as a work desk
The brain is an incredibly complex structure. Its functionality amazes me more with each passing year. Not that mine is operating more effectively as time goes on: au contraire Continue reading
Gosh, I love my husband. I love him for many reasons, not least of which is his taking me to no fewer than seven gardens this weekend. Seven. It’s definitely love.
Native grasses and trees blend with the nearby bush at the front of Mark Paul’s garden
I feel extraordinarily lucky to live in the beautiful Sydney suburb of Mosman. We have, by my admittedly not very scientific calculations, around 15 kilometres of harbour frontage, six idyllic Continue reading
‘The Grounds’, home to the Potting Shed, Alexandria
Things have been pretty busy in my world over the last month. We’ve had a trip to the UK, put on the market and sold our Sydney home, celebrated our great friends, Jo and Continue reading
A trip to Fortnum and Mason pre-Christmas had me chuckling over the Love Actually scene
And so I find myself in England for a few days. House hunting. How on earth did that happen?
I like these ivy balls, along with the burst of colour behind them
Out of the blue, Paul has been offered a new role in London. And after much Continue reading
Walking down the driveway at Boat’s End, you know you are in for a treat
Boat’s End, in South Australia, is a world class naturalistic garden; with a difference. It achieves a seamless connection with the surrounding landscape but with one very unusual Continue reading
The wild garden at Kiloren was formed from a disused sheep paddock in the early 1980s
Traditionally, when we think of highly sophisticated gardens, it’s often grand parterres and well-clipped, formal hedges and topiary that come to mind. Continue reading
Palms (Howea) and ferns (Asplenium) were typical low land scenery on our many walks around Lord Howe Island
Learning to identify the indoor plant, Howea forsteriana, for my up and coming RHS exam in England, I didn’t think I’d see the day that I would visit an isolated 1,455 hectare island, 500 kilometres from Australia, where Continue reading
Grevillea heaven overlooking the Swan River at Kings Park
I think every Australian should visit Kings Park at least once in their life. It’s hard to think that you could possibly pay a visit and not fall in love with our native plants. From (almost) virgin bush to Continue reading
Janna Schreier Garden Design 