Wonderful Winter Sunshine! Spring is just around the corner so get out in this gorgeous sunshine this weekend and make the most of it! Plant some beautiful natives to fill the garden with colour !
Little Robyn is a small, spreading, evergreen shrub with attractive, fern-like foliage. For most of the year it bears a profusion of pinkish-red flowers. Makes an ideal screening plant or garden specimen and is a magnet to nectar eating birds. Suitable for cool temperate to sub-tropical and semi-arid climates, in well drained clay loams or sandy soils, neutral to acid pH. Feed with low phosphorus native fertiliser and prune regularly.
During trials Elite Citrine proved to be one of the most compact varieties and covered itself with profuse flushes of papery deep golden blooms. The flowers lasted for months.
Position in full sun to part shade, in well-drained soil. Elite Citrine hates wet feet! Best flowering is September to May but Elite Citrine will flower continuously if trimmed after a flush is completed Ideal for garden borders, pots and mixed planters. Flowers can be cut and dried for small posies. In the cooler months it is important that Bracteantha are kept a little drier and in a well-drained soil. When Elite Citrine has finished a flush, trim to shape and it will re-flower quickly. Avoid pruning during the cold months in fact keep as much foliage on as possible and wait until the warmer weather. Fertilise seasonally with organic fertiliser.
Elite Violet has lots of bushy new foliage with masses of delicate flowers smothering the plant in a sea of colour. The best flowering is from August to May but Elite Violet will spot flower outside these months. Ideal for pots and hanging baskets around your patio or BBQ area. Brachyscomes are ideal for long term colour and their trailing habit makes th perfect for rockeries and sloping gardens. Give adequate water until established, then normal garden watering. Prune off all old flowers to promote new ones and trim foliage once a or as required to keep its shape. Fertilise seasonally with organic fertiliser.
FULL SUN TO PART SHADE
H 15-20CM x W 20-40CM
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GIFTS-2-GO! From $19.99 Lavender 'Shorty' Lavender Shorty is a result of the latest Lavender breeding. Shorty has been selected for a compact habit and mounded shape plus showy purple flower spikes which are held neatly above the aromatic foliage. Plant in sunny positions and well-drained soil. Shorty is ideal for patio pots where it will give a long lasting display.
Possibly the hardiest indoor plant in the world, the Zanzibar Gem or 'ZZ Plant' thrives on neglect and does extremely well under low light. Position in any well-lit area indoors, outdoors only in warmer climates. Plants will do well indoors even in low light, but leaves will be more elongated. Water well but allow them to completely dry out in warmer months; ZZ can survive very long periods without water. Keep on the dry side in colder climates in winter.
Instagram Inspiration Wonderful Winter Sunshine! Spring is just around the corner so get out in this gorgeous sunshine this weekend and make the most of it! Plant some beautiful natives to fill the garden with colour.
Australia’s standard home-grown variety, ‘Grosse Lisse’ means ‘large and smooth’, which reflects our preference for ‘big red’ tomatoes. Tomatoes need an open, sunny position, with plenty of air circulation to thrive. Tomatoes are best in a bed which has been heavily manured for a previous crop such as broccoli. A soil that is too rich in nutrients will produce prolific, but soft, sappy growth which is prone to disease. Long, leggy tomato seedlings can be planted very deeply or even on their sides, as the stem is able to grow roots when covered with soil, and a large, healthy root system will develop. Height 1.8cm x 50cm width
The Red Cherry tomato is a bright red cherry tomato variety known for its exceptional sweetness and high yields. Produces large trusses of fruit that ripen at the same time these tomatoes are ideal for fresh salads . This early maturing disease resistant vairety thrives in warm conditions . Height 1.5m x 50cm - 1m width
These tomatoes will require regular watering during the warmer months as well as a slow relsease fertilser such as Fruit n Citrus.
EXPERT TIP - Always remember to target snails in the two months starting with A- April and August. The population will then be diminishes and your plants will be protected. Developed to provide more effective slug and snail control with less danger to animals and wild life. Low risk to domestic pets, dogs, cats, native birds & lizards, when used as directed on packaging. Eco-friendly as breaks down as nutrients for soil & plants. Harmless to earth worms and beneficial insects. 1kg treats 200 square metres Ideal on vegies, herbs and flowers. Active Constituent: 60g/kg Iron EDTA Complex
