The weekly home garden update discusses several plants in the garden, including a Dracaena purchased by the writer's son, damage to Agonis Flexuosa trees from parrots, and Mother-in-law Tongues given as a gift. Portulacas are looking straggly but still flowering, while Westringea and Browallia are thriving. The writer has seeded chamomile for a crazy paving path and is looking for an annual plant to complement an exhibition border that gets sun and shade throughout the year.

1. Our Home Garden Weekly Update Week 6 summer

2. Keep it in the family My eldest son used some of his own pocket money and purchased this Dracaena for his bedroom. Thataboy!!

3. Parrots - $#&$&? The outcome of a parrot feeding frenzy in our Agonis Flexuosa (Peppermint Trees).

4. Mother-in-law Tongues My favourite architectural plant these Mother-in-law Tongues are so aptly named. They were given to us by a friend who was renovating her garden beds. I’m so glad we didn’t have to buy them at nearly $15 a pot.

5. Portulacas – Moss Rose Looking a little straggly toward the end of the season but still producing flowers.

6. Westringea Known also as ‘Coastal Rosemary’ this westringea is one of two that we’re also trying to develop as a small under-the-window hedge.

7. Browallia This gorgeous low growing shade lover has been doing great recently. It just continues to flower and doesn’t seem to want to let up. Not that I’m complaining.

8. Crazy Paving Our crazy paving path is now set in and the holes have been filled with soil, compost and blood and bone. I have the seeds for our Chamomile groundcover which is one of today’s jobs.

9. Exhibition Border Our Exhibition Border plant has been doing wonderfully over the spring/summer period. We’re still trying to find a nice foliage or flowering annual that we can grow in front of it, though. It’s a difficult spot – a wind tunnel and also covered in shade in winter and full-sun in summer!

10. Our Home Garden … Come Back Next Week summer