My good friend Phil who lives in town has a knack for gardening in his retirement years. He would purchase old houses and renovate them and put a garden in and sell them after 5 houses he has finally settled down in heritage listed 150 years old house. He has done a fantastic job renovating this house it’s been a pleasure to watch him do so. We get together in each other’s gardens and talk about plants and gardening always sharing our gardening knowledge. I have learned a lot listening to my good friend about gardening. He has a great eye for gardens always offering me advice it’s good to learn from a master of gardening. 

Nice house. Hard to beat a two storey verandah, very Australian!

3 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Nice house. Hard to beat a two storey verandah, very Australian!

It is a lovely house. Even his furniture inside is antique. He is Dutch and has all that old lovely furniture and his father was a watch maker some beautiful grandfather clocks in combination with his antique collectiables.

Very nice Hibiscus. I've seen yellows but not with the red down inside.

6 hours ago, SeanK said:

Very nice Hibiscus. I've seen yellows but not with the red down inside.

It’s an amazing colour. I was lucky enough to a dozen cuttings the other day from it.

what is this plant called i have it too in a pot in a sheltered place,the bigger one

is chamaedorea seifrizii?

On 1/20/2025 at 10:20 AM, happypalms said:

My good friend Phil who lives in town has a knack for gardening in his retirement years. He would purchase old houses and renovate them and put a garden in and sell them after 5 houses he has finally settled down in heritage listed 150 years old house. He has done a fantastic job renovating this house it’s been a pleasure to watch him do so. We get together in each other’s gardens and talk about plants and gardening always sharing our gardening knowledge. I have learned a lot listening to my good friend about gardening. He has a great eye for gardens always offering me advice it’s good to learn from a master of gardening. 

In one Word, great 👍

On 1/29/2025 at 10:32 PM, gyuseppe said:

what is this plant called i have it too in a pot in a sheltered place,the bigger one

A camellia the bigger one in the background, impatiens the red flower, azaleas to the right, but the one in the middle is I think one of snow white’s dwarf most likely happy.

On 1/29/2025 at 11:50 PM, Mazat said:

In one Word, great 👍

He’s a true gardener at heart.

3 hours ago, happypalms said:

A camellia the bigger one in the background, impatiens the red flower, azaleas to the right, but the one in the middle is I think one of snow white’s dwarf most likely happy.

Richard I have had a camellia in my garden for 35 years, they grow very well here, no sun, only morning sun

While my azaleas have always died, I have tried to grow them many times

7 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard I have had a camellia in my garden for 35 years, they grow very well here, no sun, only morning sun

While my azaleas have always died, I have tried to grow them many times

Ye the camellias are an old plant that’s been in cultivation for a long time. The old farm houses around have some beautiful specimens in my area. And a cool tolerant plant.