Janine's Garden

Cyperus papyrus

Janine's Garden — Native to the lakes and rivers of northern Africa Cyperus papyrus is one of the stateliest of all water plants for mild climates. Extremely rampant, it grows 1.5 - 3m (5-10ft) tall and spreads indefinitely. The graceful stems arise from a network ...More…

Magnolia

Janine's Garden — This genus consists of about 120 species of usually fast growing, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs from east Asia and North America. Many cultivars are available. The leaves are oval and smooth edged. The large, handsome flowers are ...More…

Feijoa sellowiana

Janine's Garden — Evergreen shrub from subtropical Brazil and Argentina. Reaches about 3m (10ft) with a similar spread, but can grow twice as tall in sheltered positions. Also known as "Acca", Feijoas are grown for their showy, edible flowers and fruits. The ...More…

Citrus japonica

Janine's Garden — A compact, evergreen small shrub, about 1.8m (6ft) high and a spread of approx half of its height, sometimes thorny. Leaves are oval-shaped up to 8cm (3in) long. Fragrant white flowers in spring produce round to oval fruit about 2.5cm (1in) in ...More…

Citrus Trees

Janine's Garden — About 20 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees. Some are grown for their edible fruit such as oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, mandarines, etc. The citrus family crops longer than any other fruit tree. The fragrant white star-shaped ...More…

Citrus limon

Janine's Garden — The lemon tree grows to around 3.5 m (12 ft) and does best in warm, humid climates with mild winters. The fruit varies in size and degree of acidity and are often produced in several flushes of fragrant flowers and fruit throughout the ...More…

Aloe

Janine's Garden — There are some 330 species in the genus Aloe, all evergreen succulents ranging from low growing perennials, shrubs and climbers to 15m tall trees. The lance-shaped leaves grow in rosettes at the stem or branch tips, are usually toothed or spined. ...More…

Tolmeia menziesii

Janine's Garden — A bushy, evergreen foliage plant reaching about 35cm. It has a bushy, clump-forming, spreading habit and its long-stalked mid to light green leaves are soft, heart-shaped or rounded and covered with tiny white hairs, resulting in a velvety ...More…

Yucca

Janine's Garden — Some Yuccas are trunkless and some have a branching habit, but all form an attractive permanent rosette of narrow spear-like leaves from its base, or from the trunk/branches. The leaves are stiff, thin and 50cm or longer, depending on the ...More…

Viburnum

Janine's Garden — There are more than 100 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs with a wide variety of flower and foliage types. Grown for their fragrant, hydrangea-like flowers and attractive berries. Very hardy plant that does best in fertile soil in an open ...More…

Viola

Janine's Garden — Violas are closely related to Pansies and belong in fact to the same genus. They are somewhat smaller and come in many colours and colour combinations. Actually biennials, they are treated as annuals. Excellent for rock gardens, carpet bedding or ...More…

Verbena

Janine's Garden — Hardy, colourful trailing perennial that requires little attention and flowers throughout spring and summer. Flowers display in round flower heads of tightly-packed, single blooms. Colours include mauve, purple, pink, white and red, and often ...More…