Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) is a form of intellectual property protection granted to plant breeders for their new plant varieties. It gives breeders exclusive rights to produce, sell, and distribute their varieties for a specified period, usually around 20 years. In Australia, popular PBR varieties include Callistemon ‘Little John’, Agapanthus ‘Snowball’, Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ and…
If you have a spot in your garden that doesn’t get any direct sunlight shining on it at any time of day, you need to choose plants that tolerate what is called “full shade”. Here’s a few suggestions: Aucuba ‘Gold Dust” with beautiful speckled foliage Tractor Seat Plant featuring glossy round dinner plate sized leaves…
We are all about DIY gardens at Hello Hello Plants. We’ve helped thousands (actually—we counted) of customers from Melbourne & Victoria work out a design for their garden that they could implement themselves. To get a high-end looking, classy garden without bringing in a landscape architect (at a high-end, classy price), here are Chris’ top…
Sometimes it seems like our nursery holds every plant imaginable, but the truth is we have over 10,000 products available on our website, and we cannot physically hold all of them at our Campbellfield nursery. If you see a product in stock online, it may be either at our store, at one of our farms…
Because we work with over 200 different growers and have over 10,000 plants on our website, this is not an easy question to answer. Some plants are only available at certain times of the year, some plants unexpectedly sell out due to popularity, crops sometimes fail, weird weather messes with the growing season, or the…
Our biggest request during Chris’ one-on-one Free Garden Designs is for a Low Maintenance Garden. We have made a list of the Top 10 Low Maintenance Plants which also includes some honourable mentions to help you choose.
To find out what your council requirements are, visit your council website. To find your council website, click here for an interactive map.
This all depends on your council. Some councils are very strict on what can be planted in your garden, others are not as much. To find out what your council requirements are, visit your council website. To find your council website, click here for an interactive map. For more on Melbourne’s Urban Forest click here
Some plants don’t have invasive roots so they won’t be able to get into your pipes or pool, even if planted nearby. Other plants, such as those of the Ficus are very vigorous and will often hunt for water. Ficus roots have been known to get into cracked water pipes and old septic systems. It is best to check…
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