January 2005 I bought a plant I had never heard of from eBay. It was an Olearia, a Daisy bush and I think I paid about £1.50. When it came it was a tiny cutting about 2 inches tall and I potted it up and nursed it. By the summer it was big enough to plant out, althouhg I will admit that I moved it at least twice before it found its current home.

I researched it and found out that it reaches 4-5 feet fully grown and is evergreen. I've subsequently discovered that the foliage in winter isn't the most exciting I've ever seen but I'm willing to put up with that for the flowers at this time of year.