I did a spot of picking for a few small orders this week, accompanied by my cat Tabitha. Tabby has been with us since she was very young, found by a …
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"! …
Spring is definitely upon us here in Southern Tasmania. There are beautiful warm days with glorious blue skies, followed by bitterly cold days with …
August is the month that heralds the beginning of spring colour among the Leucadendrons here at Swallows Nest Farm. This lovely leuco is called Tall…
Spring is just around the corner, and many of the plants are beginning to wake up after their winter rest. There is a riot of colour among the many …
There are hundreds of species of Protea - and so many more when you add the lovely hybrids. One of the most well-known traits of a Protea flower is …
One of the leucadendrons that begins to "sparkle" at this time of the year is one called Inca Gold. For most of the year it is a limey gre…
Winter has produced some beautiful blue-sky days for us lately, and today was no exception. This stunning unedited colour (taken with the trusty iph…
I'm very excited about the arrival today of our new batch of plants. As I've mentioned recently, winter is a great time for planting at Swal…
Red Gem are a fabulous Leucadendron. The protea books all tell you that they are unsuitable as cut flowers, because their stems aren't long enou…
Apart from picking, the main winter activity on the protea farm for us is planting. Proteas are characterised by a special root system. They have d…