Now, friendlier bougainvilleas that are fantastic for your landscaping and small garden needs.  It all began in the 1980’s… Passionate bougainvillea lover and Brisbane nursery woman, Jan Iredell, made the decision to dedicate her time to specifically breed and grow dwarfed and more compact bougainvilleas…

“Autumn is for planting” was a theme taken up by the nursery industry to guide gardeners towards more successful plantings compared to those in spring and summer. It truly is the ideal time to plant almost anything (but tropical plants) now in WA, with milder temperatures and warm, moist soils […]

The cooler weather and shorter days don’t mean the end of colour in your garden! Here at Nativ by Plantrite we have chosen our top 10 autumn plants that are guaranteed to add a splash of colour on a rainy day. For our autumn planting list, Dwarf Banksias make a […]

Few activities in the garden are as satisfying as growing food in your own back yard. Creating and maintaining a vegetable patch is an activity that feeds the body as well as the soul as you can follow your own philosophy about the use of fertilisers and pesticides.

How would you like to enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of wine in the garden while watching the birds splash about in a bird bath or watch a sneaky lizard snatch a moth from the air.

Succulents are quite magical in my book. They have an ability to thrive in the most unlikeliest of circumstances. Succulent cuttings can last up to a couple of weeks without water – A largely underrated ability, given that cut flowers last a day or two at most without water.

Do you wish you could have healthy plants? Do you feel sad or guilty that many of your green babies haven’t survived for long after you’ve brought them home?