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Masses of fragrant, bright pink flowers adorn the ornamental cherry ‘Pink Cascade’ in spring. This new deciduous cherry tree has a weeping habit, with smooth grey bark and contrasting dark red branches. Its new leaves emerge as a rich coppery bronze before changing to deep green, then transforming into spectacular shades of orange in autumn. It makes a great feature tree for small gardens, growing to 2.5m high by 4m wide and offering interest year-round. flemings.com.au

Add a splash of vibrant colour to your garden with the new ‘Brindabella Brilliance’ rose. This fragrant modern Shrub rose repeat-flowers every seven weeks with fully double orange blooms. Two more beautiful new releases are Hybrid Tea roses ‘Brindabella Divine’, featuring white flowers tinged with pink, and ‘Brindabella Halo’, which produces blooms with deep carmine-pink edges and ivory centres. Growing 1.2m high and 1–1.2m wide, all three roses have been bred to withstand heat and humidity. brindabella-gardens.com.au

Beautiful ‘Lavish Blue’ is the latest addition to the Lavish range of lavenders, which produce fragrant double flowers with extra wings down the spike, making them look like little ballerinas perched on top. Growing 50cm high and wide, these compact plants flower throughout the year, but most prolifically in spring. They are ideal for sunny spots in courtyards and small spaces with well-drained soil. paradiseplants.com.au

Lovers of sweet peas will delight in these deliciously fragrant new varieties, released in time for St Patrick’s Day on March 17, when sweet peas are traditionally planted. ‘High Society’ produces cream blooms with a dusky pink picotee, while ‘Lipstick’ has cherry-red frilly flowers, ‘Norman Wisdom’ is pure white to soft cream, and ‘Valarie Harrod’ has coral-pink and cream blooms. ‘Metaphor Mix’ combines large, frilly varieties in a range of colours. Provided with some kind of trellis or netting, they’ll climb 1.8m–2m high.

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