Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Plant Palette

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Practical new landscape plants from Ozbreed

By Daniel Fuller

Pretty plants are great, but if they aren’t practical in the landscape they can be a complete waste of time. At Ozbreed, we focus on breeding plants that are no fuss, functional and reliable because we understand how hard it is to keep plants growing happily in the urban landscape.Continue reading

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Midyim – the Australian Berry

By Clive Larkman

As a child, I remember blackberries, strawberries and occasionally raspberries. As time moved on, we started to get many other berries like boysenberries, mulberries, youngberries and our own local silvan berry. We then became really modern with blueberries, cranberries, and red and black currants to really challenge our taste buds.Continue reading

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Best new plant survey with native shrubs and groundcovers

By Daniel Fuller

Buying in newly-bred plants is always a risk for nursery businesses. Retailers have to gamble on whether consumers will buy their stock, and wholesalers don’t know whether landscape architects are going to specify them.

Ozbreed surveyed both landscape architects and consumers.… Continue reading

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