The Vegetable Garden

This is a great time to be looking at replanting the Vegetable and Herb Garden. Four Seasons Herbs have one of the best ranges available by Mail Order in Australia including : herb plants, productive perennials, seeds, gourmet vegetables, garlic and seed potatoes.

Open Gardens will start again soon and what a great time to check out Magnolias and Early Blossom trees at your local Botanical Garden or Nursery. A great time of the year for a walk in the park..... All the latest on www.nurseriesonline.com.au

Hill View Rare Plants and Pen-Lan Plants Winter Catalogue

Hill View Rare Plants and Pen-Lan Plants Winter Catalogue

Now live at www.nurseriesonline.com.au (for the first time)

Two catalogues in one Hill View Rare Plants and Pen-Lan Plants Winter Catalogue

The best primula list this country’s gardeners are ever likely to see between the pages of a catalogue.

Rare treasures including the much sought after P. frondosa, the huge candelabra-flowered P. florindae, as well as the gloriously farinated hybrid, which arose atKew Gardens, P. kewensis.

And a treasure trove of wonderful garden plants, including a couple of paeonies, a daphne, a clutch of campanulas, a blue poppy, as well as a blue thistle.

Be Quick for these rare plants from rare plant specialists.

Its still Winter, and still a great time to plant. If you are looking for some heavily discounted plants then check out the Tesselaars Clearance Sale. A Great chance to stock up on garden plants.

We think the Herbaceous and Tree Peony, Lilliums and Cannas are great value.... but check out the Foxtail Lilies and trees and shrubs as well....

Hill View Rare Plants and Pen-Lan Plants Winter Catalogue (coming soon)

Coming soon to www.nurseriesonline.com.au (for the first time)

Two catalogues in one Hill View Rare Plants and Pen-Lan Plants Winter Catalogue

Possibly the best primula list this country’s gardeners are ever likely to see between the pages of a catalogue.

Rare treasures including the much sought after P. frondosa, the huge candelabra-flowered P. florindae, as well as the gloriously farinated hybrid, which arose at Kew Gardens, P. kewensis.

And a treasure trove of wonderful garden plants, including a couple of paeonies, a daphne, a clutch of campanulas, a blue poppy, as well as a blue thistle.

All the details in our next newsletter (late next week) or if you can't wait keep tuned to the front page of www.nurseriesonline.com.au

Hellebores

HELLEBORES
Peter Leigh from Post Office Farm Nursery will be featuring on Gardening Australia ABC Television 27th June. A great insight into hellebores from a top Australian Hellebore breeder.

The 2009 Post Office Farm Mail Order catalogue for Hellebores is now online. Special Hellebore sale days in July and August see the Post Office Farm Hellebore Web Site for details.

For all the latest in the garden visit us at www.nurseriesonline.com.au

Australian Native Plants

Darwinia macrostegia or Mondurup Bell, is just one of the many Grafted Australian Native Plants available from Vaughans Australian Plants.

Includes : Acacia, Acmena Smithii Variegata, Adenanthos, Banksia , Dampiera, Dianella, Diploleona, Dryandra, Eremophila, Corymbia (Syn Eucalyptus) Citriodora, Geleznowia , Grevillea, Grevillea Weeping (Grafted), Isopogan, Lomandra, Pennisetum Pennstripe, Pimelia Physodes 'Qualup Bell', Ptilotus Exaltatus 'Phoenix', Verticordia Grandis. All available by mail order or from the nursery.

WEB: www.vaughansnativeplants.com

Garrya Eliptica or 'Silk Tassel Tree'

Garrya elliptica or 'Silk Tassel Tree' is a native to Oregon and California.

Garrya ellipticta is a bushy evergreen tree or shrub grown for graceful silvery catkins, which appear during winter and spring.

Garrya elliptica are tolerant of a range of conditions and are generally a hardy plant. Some protection from extremly cold winds is desirable.

Garrya elliptica will grow to 15ft. The form Garrya Elliptictia 'Evie' is a compact form, more suited to coastal conditions than some others, while Garrya Elliptica 'James Roof' ia a strong vigorous form of the Silk Tassel Tree with extra long catkins to 20 cm in winter.

Try Yamina Rare Plants (Victoria)