Category Archives: Edible

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  Disterigma alaternoides

  Posted on May 4, 2017 by stephenryan in berries, Collector Plants, Edible, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interest

  I have only met this plant recently as a struck cutting I bought at the AGM auction of Plant Trust an important organisation that registers plant collections. I have only had it a couple of years and it has been a winner in every respect as far as I am concerned. It is a neotropical […]

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  Araucaria angustifolia

  Posted on April 24, 2017 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, conifer, Edible, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Trees, Uncategorized, winter interest

  This amazing evergreen conifer is native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and is rarely offered in Australia. It is commonly called the Candelabra Tree or Parana Pine.It will grow quite quickly in an open sunny site and you only have to look at the picture I have included of the tree planted in the Melbourne […]

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  Cydonia sinensis

  Posted on April 6, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, drought tolerant, Edible, Foliage plants, shade trees, Trees, winter interest

  The  Chinese Quince that was until recently called Pseudocydonia has to be one of the best small trees you could have! It has attractive deep pink flowers in mid spring followed by large oblong yellow fruit in summer that is by the way edible, then the foliage turns stunning colours in autumn and as if that wasn’t […]

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  Viburnum setigerum

  Posted on March 11, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Edible, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Shrubs

  This Genus has almost everything! Some are scented some and deciduous,some are evergreen,some have huge flower clusters, some have great berries. In fact if you ever wanted to collect a Genus without it dominating your garden then this could be it! My selected species is a rarely seen one from China and its assets are […]

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  Halleria lucida

  Posted on November 8, 2015 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Edible, evergreen, shade tolerant, Shrubs

  Attractive and interesting multipurpose evergreen shrubs are not that easy to find hence the proliferation of such abominations as the James Stirling Pittosporum grown in the thousands to annoy good gardeners everywhere. Were I looking for a quick growing shrub to 4 metres or so to hide my strange behaviour from them next door I […]

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  Smyrnium perfoliatum

  Posted on October 5, 2015 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Edible, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, self seeds, shade tolerant, Woodlanders

  This has to be about the best self seeding biennial or perhaps triennial I have ever introduced into my garden! It has only two seed leaves the first season then  Italian parsley like leaves after that and then when it decides to flower it grows to about 60cms tall and looks like a cross between […]

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  Allium siculum

  Posted on October 1, 2015 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Edible, Good for cutting, Insect attracting, self seeds

  This bulb has for a long time been excluded from the Onions into the much harder to spell Genus of Nectaroscordum but thank heaven it is back again! However no matter what it is called it is a fine addition to any garden. It grows during the late winter through the early spring and then […]

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  Tulbaghia cominsii

  Posted on April 6, 2015 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Edible, Good for cutting, Good Pot Plant, Perennials

  This group of hardy perennials is well known for the mauve flowered species T. violacea commonly called society garlic even though its oniony flavour is perhaps marginally useful in cooking. The plant however is a good thing in the garden. Perhaps even less useful in the kitchen because of its tiny stature but none the […]

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  Rubus rugosus

  Posted on March 5, 2015 by stephenryan in Climbing plants, Edible, evergreen, Foliage plants, shade tolerant

  There are blackberries and there are blackberries! I spend a lot of time destroying the weedy ones and almost no time tending this handsome beastie. It has long arching canes so needs a fence or other support to tie it back to and the oldest canes need removing every couple of years otherwise it couldn’t […]

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  Cormus domestica

  Posted on January 24, 2015 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Edible, Foliage plants, Trees

  You will probably know this plant or find it in books as Sorbus domestica, the Sorb or Service berry but we all need to get used to the name changes unfortunately. What ever you call it however it is a wonderful ornamental deciduous tree which is edible to boot. It is reasonably upright in habit […]

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