Written and edited by Tammy 27th October 2026 Jacaranda Season! When the World Turns Purple 💜 Tell me, you can't deny that there's something magical about a tree that spends much of the year minding its own business, then suddenly decides to put on the most spectacular floral display you could ever hope to image in spring! And that's exactly what the beautiful Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) does! Those gorgeous clouds of lavender-blue flowers, delicate fern-like foliage a

Surely I’m not the only one. Ok, hands up, date lovers, who’s ever been sitting there enjoying a handful of yummy, soft, chewy dates, then randomly thought… these are so good!… Where do dates come from?? I don’t remember ever seeing a date tree or date bush in anyone’s backyard recently, and that doesn’t sound right anyway. Surely not a date palm. Like, I know there are date palms, but surely those ‘things’ you see at the top of date palms in images aren’t what I’m eating ri

Big old trees cool our streets in summer.They soften harsh winds.They hold our fragile soils together during storms and heavy rain.They clean the air we breathe and provide shade on those blistering forty-degree afternoons when the garden — and we ourselves — are struggling. But beyond helping us… trees are also home. Entire ecosystems live within them...

If you’ve wandered down the main street of Naracoorte recently, you’ve no doubt noticed the stunning canopy of pink that’s stealing the show right now. The Crataegus laevigata rosa plena or simply Pink Flowering Hawthorn, is putting on a stunning display, a sign that spring has truly settled in.