Kowhai = yellow in te reo Maori. It is our unofficial national flower (I don’t think we have an official one), and a tree we see […]

  Oranges originated as a sour fruit from China. Navel oranges were “discovered” in 1820 from a group of mutant trees with seedless sweet fruit growing in a garden in Brazil. Because they were […]

aka Chinese fringe flower, this plant is becoming more popular in landscaped gardens for good reason. The burgundy leaved version with its bright pink flowers is […]