Cacti by Janet

Image copyright Janet Denne 2013

Garden Classics - African Daisy by Liz

Image copyright Liz Orr 2013

African daisies (Arctotis hybrids) are easy to grow and come in a wide variety of colours - purple, mauve, white, cream, yellow, apricot or carmine, and many are two toned or have splashes of contrasting colour. No wonder they are popular garden plants.

Garden Classics - Grape Hyacinth by Georgie

Image copyright 2013 Georgie Brown

Grape hyacinth are perennial bulbs that have blue flowers arranged in a form that resembles bunches of grapes.

Garden Classics - pink Poppy Shirley Series by Liz

Image copyright 2013 Liz Orr

Icelandic poppies are native to the Northern hemisphere, and have delicate papery cup-shaped flowers on a hairy, leafless stem.

Garden Classics - Lupinus the chateline by Liz

Image copyright 2013 Liz Orr

Lupins, originally from Mexico and Southern Europe have pea shaped flowers arranged in tall racemes that may be up to 60cm long.

Garden Classics - David Austin Rose (William Shakespeare) by Liz

Image copyright 2013 Liz Orr

This beautiful, richly coloured rose was photographed in Scotland by Liz

Blue wildflowers by Neil

Vibrantly coloured blue wildflowers, (probably Dampiera)  photographed by Neil in Western Australia

Rock Lily by Michelle

Rock Lily (Dendrobium orchid) photographed by Michelle in Sydney. There are over 50 species of Dendrobium orchids in Australia

Wildflowers by Neil

Image copyright 2013 Neil Brown

An unusual wildflower, probably a Hemiandera or a Prosanthera, photographed in Western Australia by Neil.

Cheirantheraa cyanea by Neil

Image copyright 2103 Neil Brown

Cheiranthera cyanea or Finger flower is a pretty Australian native found naturally on the east coast of Australia.

Cheiranthera is a small genus of plants that occur only in Australia