Lovely Lilac, Lavender & Violet! Everyone knows I can't resisit purple! This trio offers fragrance and long lasting flowers.
SYRINGA VULGARIS 'BLUE HYACINTH' Lilacs are a very fragrant, small to medium deciduous tree. Purple-pink buds open to attractive purple flowers that fade to a soft mauve-blue in Spring. Plant in full sun a well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union approximately 5 to 10cm BELOW the soil level. This way it will produce multiple stems which creates bushy growth and more flowers. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established.Fertilize when planting and again after new growth appears. We recommend Rose Fertiliser to promote flowers. Prune to shape if necessary. FULL SUN H2-3M X 1-2M
NEW 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.
3D Violet Berry is a new dimension of flower! The double two tone flowers, in purple dusted white with dark purple centres and contrasting purple undersides stay open all day and night, with long lasting colour. Violet Berry will repeat flower from early spring through to autumn. Ideal for use in pots, mixed containers, garden beds and borders. Violet Berry can also be used as a cut flower. Cut back in late summer to encourage re-blooming and improved habit.
A vigorous, evergreen climber with glossy dark green leaves, with large clusters of highly fragrant, white star-shaped flowers appearing in spring and open from pink buds. Use to provide quick cover for fences, walls, old sheds and garages. The fragrant flowers can be used for indoor decoration. Thrives in a sunny to partly shaded position in most soils. This is a very vigorous climber so pruning heavily immediately after flowering will help contain its growth.
The Spider Web Plant is an indoor variety of Farsi’s Japonica known for its striking variegated foliage with white splashes and speckles on the dark green leaves that resemble a spiders web. This plant thrives in bright , indirect light and prefers a moist, well draining soil.
Martin's Edible Pick of the Week Tansy A compact, spreading shrub with bright yellow button flowers in late-spring to mid-autumn. Tansy is not a culinary plant, but is an excellent insecticide and companion plant for the home and garden, controlling a wide range of crawling, flying and sucking insects. Plant in selected spots around the veggie garden to attract beneficial insects . Also, the foliage can be used as a deterrent in potpurri and mixed with lavender flowers and placed in sachets in cupboards and drawers. Plant in an open sunny position in well drained soil Height 1m x Width 1m
Rory's Hardware Pick of the Week Watch out for aphids & blackspot ! We use and recommend: Rose Spray
Brunnings Rose Spray is a ready to use insecticide and fungicide spray that controls common insects like aphids, thrips and mites, as well as diseases such as black spot, powdery mildew and rust on roses and other ornamental plants! The active ingredients are tau-fluvalinate (insecticide) and myclobutanil (fungicide). To use, thoroughly spray all foliage, including the undersides of leaves, starting in spring or when pests/diseases are first seen, reapplying every 14 days for preventative use or every 7 days if pests or diseases are present.
Watch out for aphids & blackspot !
