Dryandra Formosa is a beautiful Australian Native Flower that I've begun to grow at Swallows Nest Farm. It is an unusual flower that is from the…
Spring is coming to an end, and the Tasmanian Waratahs are in full bloom. The smell of summer is in the air! Many of the spring flowering leucadend…
This week, I picked my first Tasmanian Waratahs for the season. I have one bush that flowers in late October - just a bit earlier than the rest. A…
Spring is definitely upon us here in Southern Tasmania. There are beautiful warm days with glorious blue skies, followed by bitterly cold days with …
Today, I picked my first Waratah of the season. What a stunning flower, the Waratah is. It is an Australian Native, and the floral emblem of New So…
Meet the Pineapple Candle Heath, or Richea Dracaphylla , a truly Tasmanian flower. When I first discovered this plant, I thought it looked like it …
Thryptomene is a beautiful Australian native shrub that we grow here at Swallows Nest. This variety is Grampians Thryptomene, found as the name sugg…