I love blue foliage Eucalypts for their contrasting foliage and variety of uses. Baby Blue is a a dwarf Eucalyptus variety suitable as a feature tree for a suburban garden. It features a powdery look, spreading branches, attractive silvery-grey rounded leaves and creamy flowers followed by cup-shaped, large fruits. Popular in floristry and suitable for containers. Ideal in small, coastal and native gardens. Expert Tip - Responds well to hard pruning and can therefore be great for hedging. Prune in late winter or early spring to maintain shape. Apply a native fertiliser in spring if plant lacks vigour. FULL SUN - PART SHADE Height to 5.0m x Width to 3.0m
Royal Flush is one of the many selected breeds from Hardenbergia violacea. It is a compact small native climber or small shrub and produces a prolific mass display of rich purple pea shaped flowers from winter to early spring. Royal Flush is useful for areas as an understory planting, or can be trained as a climber to cover walled areas. It can be used or large landscape sites or small garden beds. This plant produces colour & nectar over the cooler months.
MORNING SUN-PART SHADE
HEIGHT 1.5M shrub but can be trained higher as a climber to 3m
Add foliage colour and form to your garden or patio with Blue Paradise. Blue Paradise gives highlights across the whole year. Feathery blue foliage that silver blue-pink then ages to burgundy-purple with flowers and seed heads. The feathery foliage and flowers contrast well with trees, shrubs and perennials. Masses of tiny red-bronze flowers on top of soft feathery stems in late summer that are followed by feathery white seeds heads. They are great as a fresh or dried cut flower. Blue Paradise is a hardy Nth American grass that is the perfect plant for the modern perennial garden.
Expert Tip -Plant with any of the traditional perennials like Salvia, Sedums and Lavender either in the mix or as a soft border. Also looks good in a traditional native garden with Kangaroo paw , Correa and Grevillea. Part to Full Sun Height: 85cm
Eye catching foliage and flowers filled with Inspiration! - Carolyn
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Gaura 'Elite Rose' Gaura Elite Rose has an impressive and constant display of little bright flowers on long stems. With a compact growth habit, it makes for an excellent backdrop for perennial beds and superb for filling spaces in sunny shrubberies. Position in full sun to part shade, watering adequately until established. Once established, Elite Rose is tolerant of dry periods, but performs best with regular drip irrigation. Flowering from early summer through to late autumn; cut back hard after flowering to maintain bushy growth. Mulch well and keep moist in very dry weather. Fertilise seasonally with an organic fertiliser.
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Begonia Maculata in Splice Blue Pot The 'Polka Dot Plant' is a decorative houseplant with narrow green leaves dramatically marked with white spots. The contrasting undersides of the leaves can vary from red to purple. Clusters of pink flowers are produced on a single stem year round Position near bright, indirect light in a peat based potting mix which is free draining. Water when soil feels dry or plant starts to droop. Keep soil moist but not wet, watering more in summer and less in winter. Fertilise regularly during the growing season.
Winter-flowering Hellebores have arrived in store! Great range of different colours to choose from, hellebores are the perfect plant for dry shade in pots or in the garden
A hardy, self-pollinating deciduous vine producing berry sized, sweet fleshy fruits every second year. Ideal as a fresh, health snack that does not need to be peeled. Great for large pots. Plant in a sunny open position with well drained slightly acidic soil. In winter give it a prune, tending to broken or old wood. Height 3m x Width 3m
Assists plants to take up nutrients faster and more efficiently Encourages earthworm activity Should be applied to soils annually Assists hedges to green up well if yellowing Sends plants into a growing frenzy Provides calcium and magnesium Corrects soil acidity Conditions soils
