Designer trees are those that architects and landscapers like to use to enhance the appearance or enjoyability of the home or business. In some few cases, utility also has its place in the general planning….
When it comes to planting and arranging feature trees, it really is a good plan to pay attention to the height your tree is likely to attain over the course of its lifetime.
Knowing the life cycle for the plants in your garden is an important part of horticultural planning, right along with soil types, rainfall, companion planting, and more. To help you plan for your garden of…
As you plan your landscaping, whether for a new or existing garden/lawn area, you might want to give careful consideration when you buy a tree to feature in your garden. Some things will be completely…
Architectural trees are a foundational part of any landscaping scheme. There could not possibly be a better choice for a large shade tree than the distinctive Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris).
When planning your backyard garden, there are no finer selections than the Native Australian Finger Limes, Glauca Grass Trees, and Queensland Bottle trees.
Okay, so this is a bottle tree we just put in just before Christmas. Actually, yeah it was 23rd, 24th actually of December.
Gardening with native or naturalized trees, along with native or naturalized plants, has several advantages over dealing with plants from other regions or areas. Before exploring this process, however, let’s look at some terms. Native…
Trees and plants can be used for a wide variety of industrial and household applications. While they are beautiful and are an important part of the environment, if you usually focus on how trees look…
What looks like a bottle, stores up liquid and has an edible inner bark? The Queensland bottle tree. Shaped like a sturdy wine bottle, these trees are often left standing when undergrowth is cleared away…
Australia has many strange and wonderful plants, but if you had to pick one tree that says “Australia” that might be the bottle tree. Bottle trees are survivors. They store up water in their uniquely…
You can see that this tree here, this bottle tree is quite bare.
This particular bottle tree had dropped its leaves about four weeks ago. Four weeks after they have dropped they will flush.