Deciduous Magnolias and New Release 'Jury' Magnolias

Deciduous Magnolias are really hitting their straps right now and although cultivars and species such as Magnolia Denudata and Magnolia Stellata are well known it is the new releases that we are exited about.

For many years Jury is name that has been associated with Magnolia breeding in New Zealand and indeed around the world. Over recent years 3 new releases have caught our attention, Magnolia 'Felix', Magnolia 'Black Tulip' and Magnolia 'Vulcan' 

Three magnificent new deciduous Magnolias that all make great feature trees.  Magnolia 'Felix' is pictured left. With flower sizes up to 30cm across this is a truly spectacular cultivar. 'Black Tulip has much darker flowers and they are tight in formation, yes they look like great big round tulips. The flowers last longer on 'Black Tulip' because of this.

So if you are looking for deciduous magnolias now is a great time to find them in flower at your local nursery. Check out our Magnolia Nurseries page for specialist Magnolia Nurseries.

If you are Melbourne this weekend check out the Ferny Creek Horticultural Society Spring Show

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September  Sat 1pm - 4.30pm; Sun 10am- 4.30pm For Details 

Dahlias, Fritillarias and Raithby Plants

Dahlias are a garden favourite, easy to grow in a well drained position, very colourful flowers and a huge range including,  Cactus dahlias, Formal Decorative Dahlias, Balls, Pompons, Waterlily and Anemone to mention a few. Dahlias are best planted after the risk of frost is over, and in Southern Australia that is around about Melbourne Cup Day. We notice Dahlia tubers in some stores already, it just might be a little early to plant them. Dahlia tubers need to be firm and free of disease.
Jenny Parish from Country Dahlias has a great catalogue, just updated and well worth a look. The plant pictured is called 'Formby Art' and is a great looking flower.


Raithby Plants now have their own web site, some very interesting perennials available from them.
Check out all of the new releases at www.nurseriesonline.com.au

Fritillarias are beginning to flower down south we hope to bring you some pictures next week. We have grown these from seed and are looking forward to seeing the rewards. If you have a gardening picture or story to share, let us know. Happy gardening and watch out for the Orchid shows that are popping up all over the country over the next few months.

Camellia Sasanqua and Camellia Japonica

Camellia Sasanqua and Camellia Japonica

It is getting right into Camellia season at the moment and we have lots of questions about Camellia Sasanqua and Camellia Japonica so we have prepared an article on both of these. Simply put Camellia Sasanqua can handle more sun than Camellia Japonica.

We find that both are very hardy plants and work well a screening plants at the back of the garden border. Perhaps a little slow to form a hedge, however if you are patient they are great hedging plants requiring little maintenance and providing a great show of flowers in winter through to spring.

And if you are interested in Camellias why not check out the 2010 Camellia Festival
Saturday, 21st August, 2010 1 - 5 P.M. and  Sunday, 22nd August, 2010 10 A.M. - 4.30 P.M.
Mount Waverley Community Centre, Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley.VIC

Four new Catalogues coming soon......

With Four new catalogues coming out this week its a great time to come an visit us. Two of these catalogues Lynn's Rare Plants and Raithby Plants being new additions... as they say never seen before on the internet. On the front page on Tuesday 8th.

Another new addition is Golden Ray Liliums, a fantastic collection of Liliums, must be the largest in Australia, Asiatics, Orientals and more.

We also have a new Catalogue from Drewitts Bulbs and an update from Tesselaars. You can find them all at www.nurseriesonline.com.au

We are looking for Arisaema Griffithii Bulbs or Seed..... Let us know if you have any.

Two new catalogues

Liliums are a great and Golden Ray Gardens have a fantastic range. You can find them on our Liliums Page (New to www.nurseriesonline.com.au this week)

And from Raithby Plants, for the first time on the Internet a catalogue of interesting bulbs and perennials. Well worth a look, follow the link to the Raithby Plants Catalogue (Also New this week)

What new plants are we growing this year ... Some Epimediums Species Tulips, and some Fritillaria, we really like all of these . As well as a few smaller growing Banksia such as Banksia Spinulosa 'Coastal Cushion' . Also some fruit trees are going in Avocado 'Bacon' is one.....

New Catalogues. Hellebores from Post Office Farm. Bulbs from Tonkins Bulbs

POST OFFICE FARM NEW CATALOGUE

This new 2010 catalogue lists over 40 different varieties of Helleborus, including several new introductions.

WEB www.postofficefarmnursery.com.au

TONKINS BULBS NEW CATALOGUE

We hope to have the Tonkins Bulbs winter catalogue up and running by the end of this week. Some of these bulbs are fairly rare and unusual and will be in limited numbers, so be quick.

Keep a look out for our next newsletter, or check for the latest a little later this week at www.nurseriesonline.com.au

Also check out the NEW ROSE SUPPORTS.... see the article on our front page.

We are enjoying.

Gardenia Radicans.

A low growing and seemingly fairly cold tolerant fragrant gardenia.... look for it your local nursery.

Autumn Newsletter form www.nurseriesonline.com.au

We have some great information on HERBS, AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS and MUST HAVE PLANTS.

HERBS

Autumn is a fantastic time to plant herbs. Hardy perennials such as Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Chives, Sweet Marjoram, Horseradish and French Sorrel will establish healthy well developed root systems before the chill of winter sets in and provide plenty of clippings to complement those hearty winter dishes! We bring you our selection from FOUR SEASONS HERBS

Garlic (organically grown and sourced from Tassie of course!) is a great winter crop for the cooler regions - plant now to enjoy your own cloves by Christmas time.

Saffron corms are available until the end of this month, then they will be available as potted corms (plants) for the remainder of the year (until sold out).

Herb Collections New Thyme Collection, and Winter Collection. Herb Tea Collection or the Mediterranean Collection

Gourmet Vegetables Plant now - Asparagus plants (12 months old), Artichokes, Horseradish , Warrigal Greens (New Zealand Spinach) and French Sorrel.

Edible Produce Fig trees ready to go (Brown Turkey variety ) Chilean Guava , Yellow Cherry Guava, Strawberry Cherry Guava, Rhubarb (Victoria and Crimson varieties, Alpine strawberries, Elderflower and Cape Gooseberries.

New Herb Seed Including Evening Primrose, Feverfew 'White Pom Pom', Winter Savory, Pink Winter Savory, Red Yarrow, Catmint, Catnip, Valerian, Tansy, Herb Robert, Borage White Flowering, Roman Chamomile, Feverfew and Sweet Annie seed.

Visit Four Seasons Herbs for Details

MUST HAVE PLANTS FROM TESSELAAR

Its a great time to plant bulbs including Allium Mount Everest, Black Arum Lily, Daffodils, Chilean Blue Crocus, and of course Tulips. Check out the details on Tesselaars newsletter

AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANT GUIDE

A FREE software application that guides you though the selection process for Australian Native Plants.....

From the team at Nurseries Online........
"Please consider this as a special gift and thank you to all of our subscribers - courtesy of our friends at Eco Voice."

The Australian Native Plant Guide is a multimedia software application (free download)

A great little software package that provides a guide to selecting and using Australian Native Plants in the garden. If you are at all interested in Australian Native Plants either as a Landscaper, Landscape Architect or Home Gardener this is a great little application.

You will need to download a program called Abobe Air' to make it work, however the instructions are very simple.

All the best for the Autumn Garden from the team at www.nurseriesonline.com.au