Edibles

Sunshine Blue is a semi-dwarf, self-fertile blueberry plant that is perfect for anyone looking for a versatile plant that produces delicious berries. This plant is known for its showy hot pink flowers that fade to white in spring, and it yields a large crop of medium-sized, sweet, and dark blue berries. Sunshine Blue fruits from December to January, while its flowers bloom from October to November. This plant is a great addition to patios and gardens in cooler areas. Apply a complete fertiliser in spring.

Soil: Prefers an acidic soil with a pH of 4.5-5.5. Before planting, improve the soil by adding decomposed manure and compost. This is especially important in clay soils, as blueberries prefer a free-draining soil high in organic matter.
Conditions: Sunny position that is protected from wind. It requires 150 hours of winter chill, making it an ideal choice for the subtropics.
Size: Height 1.2m x width 1.2m

Bring home the joy of summer with Chester Blackberry! This self-fertile, deciduous berry bush is a vigorous grower, rewarding you with masses of large, juicy blackberries over the season. Give it some room to stretch and a trellis or support to climb, and watch it transform your garden into a productive and delicious haven. Perfect for fresh eating, jams, desserts, or sharing straight from the garden—Chester Blackberry is easy to grow and a true treat for both gardeners and wildlife.

Soil: Well-drained humus-rich soil.
Condition: Prefers full sun and can handle frosts
Size: Height 2m x width 3m

Rosemary Chef's Choice is an outstanding rosemary specially selected for its higher oil content and spicy flavour. It is an attractive semi-prostrate shrub with fragrant blue flowers in winter and spring. Chef's Choice is great for decorative pots within your outdoor entertaining area, hedges and screens.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Sunny position. Hardy to tolerate most climates.
Size: Height 0.80m x width 1m

The Jumbo Kalamata Olive makes a particularly beautiful feature tree, offering both ornamental appeal and the joy of harvesting your own olives for pickling and preserving. These stunning evergreens are celebrated for their striking silver–green foliage and masses of creamy white spring flowers, which are followed by firm green fruit that gradually blushes red before ripening to glossy black. There’s nothing quite like placing a bowl of homemade olives on the table to share with friends and family.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, heat, wind and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 4-10m x width 2-4m

Morus nigra Mulberry Majestic Dwarf is a compact dwarf variety of black mulberry that bears full-size fruit on a plant suited to small spaces and even container gardening. A small deciduous tree with delicious fruit that ripens during the spring, Majestic is also a subtropical cultivar needing minimal winter chilling to crop and perform in the garden and landscape. Prune lightly in winter to maintain a compact habit and to stimulate fresh growth and improved spring fruiting.This dwarf compact version, of what is generally considered a large sprawling deciduous tree, boasts an attractive form and is well-suited to container gardening and suburban backyards.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun. Shelter from harsh winds until established.
Size: Height 3m x width 2m

A dwarf Imperial Mandarin is a robust tree that gives a vigorous amount of mandarins that ripen from June onwards. It produces fragrant creamy-white flowers followed by medium-sized orange fruit. The skin is easy to peel, and the flesh is very juicy and delightfully strong-scented. The dwarf variety is ideal to grow in tubs, espaliered, courtyards or balcony areas if placed in a warm sunny position.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Protect from strong winds during flowering or while the fruit is forming. Frost, humidity and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1-2m x width 1-2m

Lilly Pillys are a highly popular native species utilised for hedging, screening and the practice of topiary. Backyard Bliss produces small, fragrant white fluffy flowers in summer, and fruits in the form of edible red/pink berries in the winter - both will attract native birds and bees. The fruit can be used for jams, cordials, sauces or jellies. Backyard Bliss will grow into a stunning hedge and a beautiful large shrub to fill the space in your garden.

Soil: Does well in a wide range of soils.
Conditions: Full sun and part shade, frost and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 3-4m x width 1m

A vigorous and productive Mediterranean fruiting plant suitable for growing in drier parts of the garden, Wonderful Pomegranate is famous for its rich red colour and piquant flavour. The fruit can be eaten as fresh fruit or juiced, and the seeds of this variety are less woody than others. Water during fruiting to improve quality and fruit set. Plants are self-fertile.
Soil: Plant in a free-draining soil as trees dislike waterlogging.
Conditions: Pomegranates grow well in areas with cold winters and hot, dry summers. Drought tolerant once established, pomegranates will also tolerate coastal conditions and frost.
Size: Height 2-3m x width 2m