Both gardens are in an area with subtropical climate (and no frosts) - mine is better drained and on sandstone, while mum's is more loamy I think and possibly has some clay in bits.

In My Garden

• Acacia cognata'Green Mist' (starting to grow)
  
• Acacia myrtifolia (x2)
  (OK)
• Acacia ulicifolia (planted 3. Fussy for right spot in ground)
• Allocasuarina littoralis (in pot, preparing for bonsai)
  
• Allocasuarina torulosa (RIP - in pot, preparing for bonsai, died after hot spell)
  
• Angophora hispida (RIP - grew 20cm in 2 years in bad spot)
  
• Anigozanthos "Bush Gem" (some ink spots)
  
• Banksia aculeata (2 seeds planted..both germinated after 5 months over summer, 1 died soon after)
  
• Banksia aemula (RIP-. always struggled for some reason. Had some sooty mould. In a bad part of garden where everything died)
  
• Banksia baueri(x2) (RIP-never grew fast, but always green, but suddenly died)
  
• Banksia baxteri (RIP - in a pot, was growing well, but died since major wet spell in November)
  
• Banksia blechnifolia (RIP - suddenly after wet spell in summer. Grew steadily for 3 months, then stopped.Ive also planted a seed which took 6 weeks to germinate)
  
• Banksia brownii (RIP)
  
• Banksia brownii, grafted onto B. integrifolia 01/00 - plenty of new growth
  
• Banksia caleyi (2 seedlings germinated. both died in a summer heatwave)
  
• Banksia canei(on a south facing wall, lots of new growth)
  
• Banksia coccinea(RIP - long, slow death)
  
• Banksia dryandroides (x2) - prefers being in ground.
• Banksia ericifolia "white candles" (growing OK, 1 flower in 1st season, 3 in 2nd)
  
• Banksia "Giant Candles" (doing well, likes iron)
  
• Banksia marginata "mauve"(RIP - always lacked vigour, died after being transplanted in summer)
  
• Banksia media (RIP - in pot, new growth, then went yellow and died)
  
• Banksia nutans (x2)(RIP - suddenly after wet spell in summer. Grew well initially)
  
• Banksia paludosa paludosa (x2)(growing slowly but steadily)
  
• Banksia paludosa astrolux (1 out of 10 seeds germinated after 5-6 weeks (??)
  
• Banksia plagiocarpa (x2 - both have new growth, 1 died in record time from phosphorus, 2nd stolen)
  
• Banksia praemorsa (growing OK in elevated bed)
  
• Banksia robur (x2)(doing well, both grew almost 2m in 14 months or so - each will have had 1 flower in 2nd year in ground after being bought as 8 inch pot - one flowered in August, both by the October)
  
• Banksia serrata (growing steadily now, occasionally looked unhealthy for about 18 months or so. Bought a 2nd plant for bonsai-type growth - died in wet)
  
• Banksia solandri grafted onto B. integrifolia 01/00 (new growth)
  
• Banksia speciosa (RIP after wet spell. grew fast, then stopped, then grew again)
  
• Banksia spinulosa collina(doing well, likes iron - flowering after 2.5 years, 11 blooms on one, 1 on the other - larger one is still only 1.5m though)
  
• Banksia spinulosa "Birthday Candles" (doing well after foliage browning off in winter, no flowers in 2nd winter, 2 in third)
  
• Banksia spinulosa "lemon glow" (new growth)
  
• Banksia spinulosa neoanglica (planted a seed...)
  
• Banksia spinulosa spinulosa (planted 9 seeds, none germinated, even in hothouse; 3 cuttings of not too healthy plant all died, 2 other cuttings still green but no roots after 2 months)
  
• Brachysema latifolium (starting to grow)
  
• Bulbine bulbosa (x3) (do well with extra moisture, self seeding if not too many weeds about)
  
• Chamaelaucum uncinatum "Early Purple" (In pot-growing steadily, flowered for two years so far)
  
• Commelina cyanea (naturally growing, in small colonies)
  
• Correa alba (RIP-supplanted by a rose that I thought had died)
  
• Correa baeuerlenii (RIP in hot, humid spell)
  
• Correa 'Dusky Bells' (planted in elevated sandy bed in half shade, new growth in summer)
  
• Correa reflexa(growing well - a few flowers in 1st winter)
  
• Dianella caerulea(growing OK)
  
• Dillwynia retorta (RIP - was trodden on by wandering child early after planting out. Never recovered)
  
• Eucalyptus macrocarpa (in wine barrel under west-facing awning; donig OK, growing slowly)
  
• Eucalyptus robusta (in pot in preparation for bonsai)
  
• Gardenia ovularis(was in a pot, now in ground - hates being transplanted, starting to grow. Went quite yellow over winter despite iron & nitrogen)
  
• Gardenia scabrella(RIP - in same part of garden as sick looking Wallum Banksia)
  
• Grevillea banksii -grew fast, off to in-laws' - stolen (!?) would you believe?)
  
• Grevillea "Carpet Queen" (RIP - not sure why but died during hot weather)
  
• Grevillea laurifolia(RIP - grew well, flowered, then died over summer)
  
• Grevillea quercifolia (RIP due to graft failure - grafted;grew steadily, then died - stock sent up new shoots)
  
• Grevillea scortechinii(RIP - was pulled out 3 times by children, but never had new growth really)
  
• Grevillea speciosa(RIP) (tube stock, in pot. Took a long while but starting to grow, gone to inlaws' - done in by lawnmower)
  
• Grevillea "Sylvia" (flowers almost all year, bit yellow at times)
  
• Grevillea venusta(growing quickly)
  
• Hakea archaeoides(from seed, 5 from 6 germinated within 2 weeks, also 5 tubestock all OK, quite hardy this, grows fast with water. 2m tall after 18 months in ground)
  
• Hakea bakeriana(growing vigorously, also planted 2 seeds..1 germinated after summer. vulnerable to wind. Seems to have levelled out at about 1.5m)
  
• Hakea constablei(1 out of 5 seeds germinated after 2-3 weeks)
  
• Hakea gibbosa(in pot, OK. Survived being wrenched out of pot by toddler and bare-rooted, gone to in-laws')
  
• Hakea laurina(growing rapidly, but vulnerable to wind)
  
• Hakea lorea(3 out of 5 seeds germinated after 2-3 weeks)
  
• Hakea macraeana(8 or so seeds germinated after 2-3 weeks)
  
• Hakea platysperma(both seeds germinated with giant but fragile cotyledons after 2-3 weeks, fell prey to toddler)
  
• Hakea sericea(grows really easily)
  
• Hakea trineura(2 out of 5 seeds germinated after 2-3 weeks)
  
• Hardenbergia violacea(growing steadily, flowers in 1st spring after being tubestock)
  
• Hibbertia serpyllifolia(growing slowly, not thriving for some reason)
  
• Indigofera australis (x2 tubestock, in part shade - better in part clay than sand)
• Isopogon anemonifolius "Woorikee 2000" (growing steadily, lots of flowers each winter)
  
• Isopogon anethifolius(growing steadily, no flowers though)
  
• Jasminum suavissimum (starting to grow well after 9 months)
  
• Kennedia microphylla(RIP)(growing steadily, now straggly - too dry)
  
• Kennedia nigricans(RIP) (liked water, flowered, then all eaten by 1 caterpillar)
  
• Kennedia rubicunda(accelerating...requires close watching, flowering, lots of seedpods)
  
• Lambertia formosa(Sensitive to phosphorus. Took a long time (9 months?) to start growing but looks OK now in 75% shade; a seed germinated in about 12 days using the paper towelling method)
  
• Lomandra longifolia(growing OK)
  
• Lomatia silaifolia (RIP - new growth, then went black and died in late summer)
  
• Myoporum parvifolium(growing well - good at smothering weeds)
  
• Nauclea orientalis (Leichhardt tree, grew fast, planted out at in-laws')
  
• Pandorea pandorana "Golden Showers" (nice show of flowers)
  
• Pandorea pandorana -normal variety, growing steadily
  
• Pimelea ferruginea (x2) (1 died suddenly in hot spell, other fine and a few flowers, though somewhat leggy - possibly in too shady spot. Flowering period annoyingly brief)
  
• Pimelea linifolia (planted several tubestock in well rained area; somewhat delicate but growing OK. Long flowering season, over some months)
  
• Pratia puberula(took several months to settle in but spreading nicely now)
  
• Prostanthera incisa(flowered)
  
• Rulingia hermannifolia (taking off)
  
• Telopea speciosissima(RIP during hot spell)
  
• Telopea "white" (growth very seasonal - none in winter, flowered in 2nd season)
  
• Themeda australis(growing OK)
  
• Viola hederacea "Baby Blue" (RIP - dried out)
  
• Viola hederacea "White Glory" (starting to spread, lacks balls really)
  
• Viola hederacea(growing well)
  
• Westringia"Sea Mist" (seems happy)
  
• Xanthorrhoea arborea

• Abelia grandiflora(RIP, didn't survive being replanted)
  
• Acer palmatum-A japanese maple
  
• Adianthum hispidulum-rough maidenhair fern ( starting to grow)
  
• Asplenium australasicum- Bird's nest fern (RIP - looked sick, blackened fronds)
  
• Asplenium bulbiferum- mother spleenwort
  
• Azaleasp.
  
• Blechnum patersoni
  
• Brunfelsia latifolia (Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow) - beset by psyllids
  
• Cordyline manners-suttonii(30cm in a year?)
  
• Cordyline rubra (bought as advanced plant - looks OK)
  
• Correa baeuerlenii (in full shade, slow growth)
  
• Crinum asiaticum pedunculatum-Swamp Lily White
  
• Crinum sp. (ravaged by snails)
  
• Dicksonia antarctica-Smooth Tree Fern
  
• Dooodia aspera - prickly rasp fern, old scorched specimen given to me by workmate. Regrowing
  
• Dracaena angustifolia (slow to start off)
  
• Dracaena marginata
  
• Gardeniasp.
  
• Graptophyllum ilicifolium - in 70% shade....
  
• Grevillea "Honey Gem" (growing steadily)
  
• Grevillea lanigera (prostrate -Mt Tambourine form; RIP - too shady/wet)
  
• Grevillea"Superb" (RIP - too shady, sooty mould)
  
• Grevillea triloba (in similar position to preceding but doing better, few flowers - pulled out)
  
• Hardenbergia violacea (starting to grow)
  
• Helmholtzia glaberrima (in full shade)
  
• Hibbertia dentata(75% shade)
  
• Hibbertia obtusifolia(overwhelmed by Busy Lizzie)
  
• Impatiens "Busy Lizzie"
  
• Indigofera australis (tubestock, put in part shade & clayey soil)
  
• Lambertia formosa-RIP - Mountain Devil, burnt by grass clippings
  
• Lomandra hystrix - in 75% shade
  
• Macrozamia spiralis - in 75% shade in clay pots (seeds planted Apr '99, ~4 fronds each now)
  
• Ophiopogon japonicum-Mondo Grass
  
• Pandorea jasminoides - deep pink flowering form, just planted (growing and flowering vigorously)
  
• Pimelea ferruginea (leggy and no flowers in 2/3 shade - pulled out)
  
• Plumeria sp. - pink frangipani, planted as advanced and potbound 6' high, doing OK
  
• Polysticherum proliferum - (in 80% shade.....)
  
• Portulaca afra -Jade plant
  
• Pyrostegia venusta - Orange Trumpet Vine (just planted, knocked about a lot but new growth finally after whole plant went brown, now regrowing)
  
• Randia chartacea -Narrow-leaved Gardenia (growing slowly in shade)
  
• Randia fitzalanii -Brown Gardenia (growing well in shade)
  
• Rhododendron lochiae - Australian Vireya (in 75% shade)
  
• Zieria cytisioides