Fuchsias - Great for the garden as well as hanging baskets

BRENLISSA FUCHSIAS

Fuchsia cultivar – "Peachy"
This is a wonderful double variety with 8 or more petals. Sepals pale pink. Corolla orangey pink. Very large blooms up to 75mm wide!
A free flowering large flowered fuchsia with fancy double blooms in shades of pink and lavender. Good in baskets or staked as a small shrub.
'Peachy' has huge pink skirts, topped with lighter coloured petals. The individual blooms can measure up to 7.5cm (3in) across and are sure to make a colourful impact in your summer displays.

Perfect for hanging baskets or the edges of containers, its lax stems naturally trail making a brilliant standard.

Fuchsias are one of the most versatile and longest flowering plants known. H x W 90cm. Also worth getting hold of some of the yellow clivias all Available from Brenlissa Fuchsias

COUNTRY DAHLIAS
If you like Dahlias, probably the best selection in Australia in the new catalogue from Country Dahlias

And one that you will not see everywhere is Gentiana acaulis, pictured left, a wonderful blue flowering rock garden plant. Look for that on our web site.

Lots of Orchid shows coming up so watch out for them as well on our events page.

LILIUMS
It is also not to late to plant lilium bulbs, check out the suppliers listed at www.nurseriesonline.com.au

New Catalogue form Hillview Rare Plants - Yellow Clivia

Clivia citrina "Yellow" - Rare Yellow & Cream.
Broad, dark green strap like leaves and beautiful dense umbels of large creamy yellow flowers produced in deep shade have made this unusual form of Clivia a most prized possession. A good pot subject, it needs a shady position and thrives on regular feeding in a well-drained humus rich soil.
Imported from their natural home in South Africa, these seventh generation Clivia plants are hard to find in golden yellow varieties.


Their flowers are a delicate pale lemon and have the elegant yet solid appearance of a Frangipani (Plumeria acutifolia). Clivias make great border plants growing around under trees. Flowering in the spring these bright flowers will brighten up any dark spot under trees. H x W 75cm clump forming, easily divided for sharing or spreading throughout garden. Available from Brenlissa Nursery

HILLVIEW RARE PLANTS New 2013 Catalogue

With so many offering in Hillview catalogue it is a little difficult to pick one as a standout, we do love the Liliums, many you will not see anywhere else in Australia. We also love the Primulas and Auriculas, wonderful old fashioned plants well worth a place in the garden. We have however found two that really do deserve a little extra exposure.

The first is Paeonia kesrouanensis, (pictured right) this is a species peony from Syria and Turkey, a wonderful flower.

The second is Lilium duchartrei, a species from China, check out the catalogue and see what you think. Available from Hillview Rare Plants

And while we are talking new catalogues, Post Office Farm Nursery have the 2013 catalogue online now. Wonderful hellebores. Read about them and fond links to the Hellebore Open Days at www.nurseriesonline.com.au

New Catalogues - Liliums - Its time to plant them.

The Daffodils are on the rise, at least the are in our garden, not flowering, but beginning to poke the first signs of life through the ground, so its to late to plant them now. So what is next ?

Well for us it is Liliums, and we are a little fascinated with the Orienpet hybrids, which are wonderfully tough in Australian conditions, we also like some of the species liliums,  including L.wardii and L. langongense, the flowers are fascinating. 

And of course the Asiatics with 'Showoff' with its deep lemon flowers, and 'Sylvan Angel' being wonderful examples.

But enough from us, check out what is  available in the new catalogue from Shirley and Jane Tonkin, all grown on their own property. 

www.tonkinsbulbs.com.au

And you probably have never heard of Primula vialii, let alone seen it. So take a look at that one as well, this one is a lovely little Shade Loving Perennial

Autumn is time to plant Peonies - we tell you how

PEONIES

Now is the time to plant peony roses, so if you like peonies and would like to know how to grow them, we have had Peter and Jess from Whitehouse Nursery put together some notes. 

Peter and Jess and  also have some for sale.

Chinese Peony Rose Care

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Landscaping Ideas From The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

It is always interesting to look at the ideas of others when it comes to gardens. The Melbourne International Flower and garden show is a good place to start (especially if you can't get to the big one in Chelsea)

The first garden we will look at is -  Japan - Easy  by the students at Chisholm Institute featured a bamboo water feature (Shishi Odoshi) along with bamboo fence panels. The sand and rock pavers are a simple solution. Acacia cognata is an interesting addition and a good solution.

The second garden is Grey To Green, this one by the students at Swinburne Institute of TAFE. It examines the concept of making use of our under utilised spaces with clever reference to the iconic 'Skipping Girl'. The tree in the background is a Cloud Pruned Luma apiculata, adding shape and form to the garden.

More information on the Flower Show on the Web Site.

New Plant Catalogues

It is that time of the year when the new plant catalogues are coming thick and fast. The latest is from Lynns Rare Plants and she indeed has some really rare plants. For orchid lovers why not have a look at the Cypripedium (see picture right).

Also worth a look are some of the garden gifts she has. We like the copper plant labels, they look great in the garden.
You can check them out at www.lynnsrareplants.com.au

And talking about rare plants you may be interested in the Google Plus Forum on Rare and Interesting Plants

New Rose Releases for 2013

Every year new release roses come onto the market and one of the first for 2013 is LITTLE SUNSET a miniature rose released by Treloar Roses. 
A fabulous patio rose that produces spectacular clusters for yellow blooms with red outer petals. 
A neat and compact growth habit, growing to an average height and width of 40cm is further enhanced by glossy green foliage making this a ideal choice for pots. 
A Silver Medal winner at the 2012 National Rose Trials proves this is one of the best disease resistant miniatures we have come across. 

Treloars also have a number of other new releases along with a great range of Kordes Climbing Roses, all available from May 2013.