Cameron Paterson’s Toorak Garden

Stringybark Cottage, Qld

Abyssinian Banana (Ensete ventricosum) – this tropical plant from the banana family copes well with the cooler climate in Sydney. Beware, it will grow large!

Cranbourne Botanic Gardens

Topiary and immaculate lawns at the front of the house

Catmint (Nepeta) makes a wonderful, very hardy edging plant

Telopea (Waratah)