Banksia Coccinea bud Spring is a productive time on a flower farm. There are signs of life everywhere. I thought I'd share some of the things t…
Banksia Occidentalis is a Western Australian banksia from the coastal areas around Esperence. Its natural habitat there is low lying sandy areas tha…
It's all about the gorgeous yellow Safari Goldstrike leucadendrons here at Swallows Nest at the moment! I'm so happy with the crop this year…
Winter mornings can be spectacular here in Tasmania. Frost, fog, mist, mizzle, ice, even snow on occasions. And blue skies! I love sunny winter mo…
It's been a mad month! Early May is always a busy time on a flower farm - Mother's Day is one of the great flower-giving occasions of the ye…
I sometimes wonder what it would be like to have Christmas in winter. Summer is such a busy season here. There is so much to do around the farm - t…
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…
We've been at Swallows Nest Farm for 4 years, and not long after we arrived, I found a basket at a local op shop which said "BUY ME"! …
The next spring flowering Leucadendron I'm featuring this year is this gorgeous blushing beauty called Maui Sunset. It's creamy white bracts…