Floral Frenzy - Colours of the Rainbow

Floral Frenzy

CAMELLIA 'MOONSHINE'
 Camellia Moonshine's flowers are large, soft pink in colour, ageing to near white. Flowering starts in late autumn and continues throughout winter. Moonshine is a beautiful Camellia, upright growth, lots of flowers and will naturally grow to approximately 2-3m. 
 Camellias grow best in well drained soils. After planting, mulch well & water regularly until established. Once established, Camellia plants are surprisingly drought hardy.
Height: 2-3m Spacing: 1.5m 
Full sun/part shade

LAVENDER 'VIOLET LACE'
An early flowering Lavender that features large violet flowers that create a splash of welcome colour. As with the other 'lace' Lavenders, this plant has a tight, compact habit, aromatic grey foliage and bears its flowers on stems that sit proudly above the plant. A wonderful addition to modern cottage flower gardens and pot displays alike. 
FULL SUN
HEIGHT: 60cm SPREAD: 80cm
 

Purple Asparagus

Asparagus plants have interesting feathery green foliage. 

A popular and easy to grow vegetable. Takes a year or two from planting to start cropping but once started it will give great results. Pick the spring shoots when they are 20cm long and you should get 3 months cropping for the next 20 years. 

Purple Asparagus has a sweet flavour that works well with traditional root vegetables or lightly cooked with standard salad vegetables like cherry tomatoes. Partners well with garlic, dill, smoked salmon, mushrooms, ham and other strong flavoured meats.

Asparagus likes moist, well drained soil and can tolerate part to full sun. Generous applications of Maxicrop from spring through to late autumn will keep it cropping well. Prune to the ground in late autumn. 

Instagram Inspiration
Heaps of annual flower colour just in!
 

PEA STRAW & LUCERNE MULCH

4 for $80
or $21.99 each 

Apart from the usual benefits of mulching, such as retaining soil moisture and keeping weeds at bay, straw mulches are fantastic for boosting the quality, water holding capacity and nutrition of your soil.

Lucerne is rich in potassium, calcium, iron and folic acid. It also increases the nitrogen in the soil. It is the quickest mulch to break down and improve the soil and would benefit from reapplication every six months.

Pea straw is high in nitrogen, significantly improves soil microbiology and provides excellent worm food. Spread it 4-10cm deep on new beds and 2-4cm if refreshing beds previously mulched. Reapply every 9 - 12 months..