A walk in Queens Park, Invercargill.
By James Wall on tour. My first imression of Invercargill, New Zealand was probably a little negative. This flat town on the bottom of the NZ south island seemed to be a little run down and struggling. It was not until my walk in the Park that I realised what a proud little place this …
Growing bougainvillea in Melbourne.
By James Wall Today Gardenworld welcomed wholesale bougainvillea grower Peter Driessen who is also known as the Bougie Man. Here is a few questions I posed to him. Are they deciduous? Not naturally, but can be depending on the climate. During a cold winter in Melbourne they have been seen to lose 3 quarters of …
Snowy River Westringia re-discovered.
They thought there was only a handful of these Westringia, but after an exciting expedition that included rafting and rock climbing, the Department of Sustainability and Environment biodiversity officers have found over 500. The Royal Botanic Gardens have taken cuttings, so lets hope one day it is released to the nursery industry. They appear to …
A vegie garden with ambience.
By James Wall Sometimes a garden just clicks. Ok, to the actual gardeners responsible for it, this is surely not the case. But to the occassional visitor, they sure make it look easy. That was the case when my family took a couple of days off over summer and ended up at a little pizza …
