Lambley nursery

Harsh conditions are the new normal in areas of the United States and Australia. While minimal rainfall may seem un-conducive to growing anything, it is re

Artist Criss Canning and her husband David Glenn own Lambley Nursery, an amazing plant nursery in central Victoria, renowned for their incredible array of

Artist Criss Canning and her husband David Glenn own Lambley Nursery, an amazing plant nursery in central Victoria, renowned for their incredible array of

Viburnum awabuki | Lambley Nursery

This lovely little bellflower grows in rocky places inland from the Italian Adriatic. Easy to grow, it makes low evergreen mats of pointed heart-shaped leaves. Lilac-mauve, white throated star shaped flowers completely cover the foliage during late spring and summer. Best in a spot, sunny or lightly shaded, which isn’t allowed to parch during dry periods. Height 8cm, width 20cm.

Beauty and sustainability combine in the gardens David Glenn and Criss Canning have created alongside their world-renowned Lambley Nursery

Shoppers at the nursery will often decline the option of a yellow flowering shrub but we wouldn't be without them. We grow this in our dry garden where its silver leaves and whorls of yellow claw like flowers are handsome the year round. We cut it back halfway during winter to keep it tidy. It flowers on new wood from spring until autumn. If you only grow one Phlomis this is an excellent selection for its compact form and long-flowering qualities. It has long been an important structural…

This drought tolerant Germander, a native of the western Mediterranean, makes a dense twiggy grey foliaged little shrublet covered in summer with masses of magenta flowers on short spikes. It is a very tough, drought tolerant, heat loving Mediterranean plant with few wants except a light trim after flowering. For 30 years we have grown it in our dry climate garden as a shrubby groundcover under Yucca filamentosa. A decade ago we planted two mirrored double rows in front of roses in our…

Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ is a tough drought tolerant evergreen shrub flowering from midsummer until winter and a great favourite of our resident New Holland Honeyeaters. The long arching sprays of violet and white flowers are very telling and there is good separation between flowers and foliage. The 160cm tall by 100cm wide bush grows near and under olive trees in our dry garden. Although it is evergreen we cut it to the ground in winter to allow under-planted bulbs to grow and flower. In cold…