12/09/2021

Blog PostThe complications of various areas opening up from COVID lockdown at different times lead us to have two Open days in Spring 2021.  This allowed people who were not allowed to attend our September day  to come in October.  Many people requested that we do the same in 2022.  So keep either or both of the last Saturdays in September and October free for a visit.  Different plants will be in bloom in the gardens as we move through the spring flowering season and different plants will be available for sale as those that have grown slower over winter are ready for purchase.  Flower bunches are also available but please do pre-order.

12/09/2021

Blog PostIn this ever changing COVID world, the Warrumbungle Local Government Area has dodged virus infused bullets and remained virus free…

So, we are now free from being locked down- our Open Day can continue (for those who are from other LGAs that are not locked down.

We still want our customers to mask up, and not crowd each other.  We also want our visitors to be double jabbed.

How to read a plant label

26/08/2021

As a grower of unusual native plants, we have had to become skilled in creating labels for these plants.  Luckily we have a thermal printer to handle the printing, but what do we include to the label, and what does it mean?

The basic parts of the label are:

• Name

• Common Name (if it has one)

• Expected size of the plant - a rough shape, habit and the height x width

• Notable feature, usually information about the flowers & foliage

• Growing conditions - information on the amount of sun it can take, the quality of the drainage and other notable characteristics…


Let’s look at the final point - this is the real important part of the label.  It lays out those conditions the plant has to have, if it is going to survive your garden.

•Heavier soils with good drainage in part to full sun. 

Heavier soils implies clay, in fact water logging clay - that does drain in a day or so, not underwater for days to weeks.  Also implicit in this is the fact that these soils are likely alkaline - which is a big discriminator.  Most but not all Grevilleas do not thrive in alkaline clay soils.

•Full to part sun - Full sun means sitting in full sun for most of the day, particularly mid-day.  Part sun means the plant appreciates full sun for part of the day.

•Shade on the other hand means the plant is not exposed to the harsh sun.

•Part or semi shade - can get the sun during parts of the day, but is in a microclimate that avoids the harshest conditions