Metrosideros Care Guide: The New Zealand Christmas Bush
Metrosideros flowers scarlet at Christmas and shrugs off salt and wind. Here is how to choose between the tree forms and the compact hybrids, and how to keep both healthy.
Coastal Gardens
Growing guides, planting advice and plant care for coastal gardens in Australian gardens, written by the team at Nursery Near Me.
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Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis) Care Guide
Indian hawthorn flowers in late winter, handles salt wind and heat, and asks for almost nothing. Here is how to pick the right cultivar for the height you want.
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Westringia Care Guide: Growing Coastal Rosemary Anywhere in Australia
Salt wind, drought, frost and neglect: coastal rosemary shrugs off all four, then flowers most of the year anyway. This is the native hedge for hard places.
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Beach Spider Lily: A Guide to Growth
White, spidery blooms on a salt and drought tolerant coastal bulb. How to plant, water and feed Hymenocallis littoralis in sandy Australian gardens.
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Seaside Daisy Gardening: Everything to Know
A tough little coastal perennial that flowers almost year round and pulls in bees. How to plant seaside daisy and keep it looking full.
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The Best Plants for Coastal Gardeners: Top Picks for 2025
Salt spray, sandy soil and constant wind rule out most plants. Coastal Banksia, Pigface and Kangaroo Paw are among the hardy picks that thrive by the sea.
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Planning Your Coastal Feature Garden
Salt spray, sandy soil and relentless sun rule out most plants. How to plan a coastal garden around the ones that thrive, and the materials that suit it.
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Tuckeroo Tree: Enhancing Landscape Design with Versatility
A salt and wind tolerant Australian native that needs almost no care once established. Where the tuckeroo works best, and where it does not.
