Spring! The first hint of the warmer weather and the blossoms have exploded here at Kilby Park Tree Farm. check it out as you drive through the front gate!
Clippings Archives - Kilby Park Tree Farm
I was checking the buds of Malus ioensis ‘flora-plena’, hoping to see them fattening up and promising to flower soon, when I got to thinking about double flowers. What…
For many of us, childhood was associated with large back gardens, mostly lawn, with lots of space to play. Unfortunately, with the pressure on land, many gardens these days are…
Plant names can be a source of both fascination and frustration. There was lots of moaning and groaning amongst Chrysanthemum growers when the botanical name was changed to Dendranthema (though…
Modern gardens are all about leisure, but the idea of a garden being a place of recreation for working people is a relatively new idea. In earlier times, only the…
I thought about this when I noticed that a couple of Manchurian Pears (Pyrus ussuriensis) had started to flower. We take it for granted, but the ability of plants to…
Recently we supplied a beautiful Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’ to Port Phillip Specialist School. We were delighted to receive this email from Yvonne Miller, of the school council: ‘To the whole…
Trees may get their beautiful shapes from battling the elements. A mathematical model shows that the pattern some branches make, first noted by Leonardo da Vinci, is the best at…