TM BushNo 120 Summer 2018-19 Telegraph

Welcome! What’s On

Waterwise Garden Plans

I’m Stumped! Don’t like watering your garden? Join us for a talk on how to best Verge signs plan a waterwise garden. We will be As we move into the warmer Thank you to everyone who sent in looking at different soil types, how summer months, it is easy to aquire ideas for verge signs. We will have much water a actually needs a greater appreciation of and some of these ideas printed. If we and ideas for dry verge gardens. the fantastic cooling they provide. do there will be a $50 voucher for 10am, Saturday 12th of January. Feel free to pop in for a stroll the person who sent it in. Keep an Gold coin donation to Kanyana. eye out when you are driving past through our shaded garden. RSVP: 08 9454 6260. One question we often get is: can for the new signs. I plant in summer? It can be a little more stressful on new , but if you are prepared to water your plants, then you will find they grow quickly this time of year. Just remember the soil improver, soil wetter, mulch and make sure the Photography Competition January reticulation is all up to scratch! Tomato Potato Psyllid For the month of January we will be Christmas time is fast approaching, running a native plant photography TPP is a serious pest that threatens and it is a time when we enjoy the competition with a focus on patterns our horticultural industry and home company of family and friends. We and textures in nature. For all the gardens. wish you all the best for an ejoyable terms and conditions visit: www. and safe festive season. It affects a number of crops zanthorrea.com/photo2019.php including tomatoes, potatoes, Ross, Jackie, Alec and the team at capsicums, eggplant, chilli and cape Zanthorrea. gooseberry. For more information: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/tpp/ home-gardener-information for identification and treatments.

Save the date: Garden Releaf Desert Plant Tip: Some plants that Sunday March 24th. grow in the desert only look good We are planning a fun day of after it rains, so in the home garden inspiring speakers, sausage sizzle, it is recommended to maintain pot painting workshop and it is all regular watering. These include: for a good cause. Keep an eye on It is a good time to check your retic, Ptilotus, Chrysocephalum and our facebook page and website just follow Alec’s example! Sturt’s Desert Pea. closer to the event for an update.

Zanthorrea Nursery 1 Bush Telegraph No 120 Summer 2018-19 Celebrating Trees linariifolia is looking conservation of the Wollemi in the stunning at the moment with it’s wild. dense white cap of flowers and The foliage of wollemis is most rough paperbark trunks. attractive. As juveniles, the frond You can see a nice avenue of these like foliage is apple-green and trees driving to Kalamunda via changes to a blue-green colour as Gooseberry Hill Road. the plant matures. From around A small batch of plants is currently 6 years of age, its distinctive available in the nursery. ~ Rose chocolate brown bubbly bark will Coral Gum. start to form. Trees In Perth, the Wollemi pine grows best as a container plant in a quality We’ve all heard the old Chinese potting mix suitable for Australian proverb: “The best time to plant a plants. As with many pot plants, it was 20 years ago. The second is important to water only when the best time is now.” soil is just dry and avoid saturation. Trees are nature’s air conditioner, Wollemis may be pruned to form reducing air temperature by many Agonis flexuosa. a single trunk, or pruned down to degrees. It’s Cool to Plant a Tree create shrubby growth. The branches of trees provide In cooler areas of the state, it may Graeme’s favourite tree. perches and their flowers offer food be planted as a specimen tree. The for birds and other creatures. Without hesitation, my favourite wollemi tolerates a wide range of Trees are nature’s carbon store, tree is the Peppermint tree (Agonis soil types but prefers a well drained removing carbon dioxide replacing flexuosa). It is so versatile, growing slightly acid, fertile site in sun or it with health giving oxygen. in sandy soils or hills gravel, part shade. At maturity, trees in the tolerating the dry times and the wet. Can you plant a tree in summer? wild have a spread of 3m and can The weeping form is spectacular, Yes, providing you are not planning grow up to 20m, however, expect especially when in summer flower. to go on holidays. With soil up to 10 m in 20 years. The roots It is great for kids, who can easily improver and regular deep watering are said to be non invasive. scramble up its low branches. The your tree will flourish and surprise native peppermint is the perfect you with its growth. lawn tree. I love how the leaves drop to the lawn and the mower chops them up releasing a wonderful aroma. Scents of summer!

BEST USES: • A unique gift. • An attractive live Christmas tree. Melaleuca linariifolia. • A patio or indoor plant in well lit areas. The team’s favourite trees: The Wollemi Pine “How marvellous and exciting that Wollemi noblis has a fascinating Jackie: Eucalyptus torquata we should have discovered this rare history that dates back to the time Alec: Callistemon Kings Park surviver from such an ancient past.” of the dinosaurs. The introduction Special, pruned to shape. David Attenborough of this living fossil into Garden Rose: Melaleuca linariifolia “Snow Centres, helps raise funds for Wollemi noblis have just arrived in in Summer”. time for Christmas. - Jackie

2 Zanthorrea Nursery Bush Telegraph No 120 Summer 2018-19 Let the Garden Grow My Big - Small Plant Eremophila bignoniiflora may be Our gardens are constantly pruned to form an arch, beckoning changing. One special change I you to walk under it, along a path. have noticed is when plants that The dwarf sticky wattle (Acacia are meant to be small, grow big. howittii) in the Zanthorrea gardens Judging how large a plant grows has been under-pruned to form an can be hard at the best of times as attractive tree. Size on label is 1m. it varies between soil types, aspect, sun and how much fertiliser is Lemon Myrtle. added. Also some plants are short Pot them into a good size pot with lived and some are long lived so Zanthorrea’s Native Potting Mix. should the size given be at the end Mulch the top of the pot to retain of the plants life? moisture. A large old ‘Summer Stars’, Keep them well watered, especially now 4m. These beauties can be pruned with the warm weather of summer. hard, back to a 1m hedge if you so desire! PS : with Christmas approaching, Also long lived and out growing why not try lemon myrtle their sizes: Baeckea virgata Mini, shortbread, it is delicious! Callistemon ‘Little John’, Acacia Pop into Zanthorrea for your free fimbriata dwarf and Sannantha recipe. - Janine ‘Summer Stars’. Paula’s summer tip: Apply wetting Acacia Honey Bun Tree, underpruned. Bush Tucker Plants to Grow in Pots agent before you go on holidays so At Zanthorrea we give the sizing in the watering penetrates the soil. an average span of time: 5-10 years Bush Tucker plants are great In pots Lisa’s summer tip: Remember to and in average conditions so there I have a lot of plants in pots but top up water bowls and froggy can be quite a bit of variation. my bush tucker pots would be my ponds over summer. If you are favourites. Here are my top three: The long lived small plants can away, perhaps a friend can pop in to have a special evolution in the top up water and keep the garden garden. Over the first 5-10 years visitors happy. they will be a small . Then if you are lucky enough and with some under pruning they can be a unique small tree after say 15-20 years. Now that is a long time to wait for a small tree, but if you are happy to give it space to grow, it is worth the time and effort. Davidson Plum. Enjoy a little Biodiversity Davidsonia sp. --Davidson Plum: Sacrifice a few leaves on your great for sauces and chutneys. The rose bush to the leaf cutter bee to fruit grow off the trunk. line their babies’ nest. Leave a few Backhousia citriodora-- Lemon spider webs for the birds to line Myrtle: aromatic foliage that makes their nests. Give a few caterpillars a lovely tea and the leaves are great the chance to turn into a butterfly. for cooking too. Sit back and watch the honey- Citrus australasica --Finger Lime: eaters and willy wagtails share the Amazing fruit. Great for drinks, birdbath. The more you share your cooking and just delicious to eat garden, the less you will need to Eremophila bignoniiflora. straight off the tree. reach for the pesticides. - Muriel

Zanthorrea Nursery 3 Bush Telegraph No 120 Summer 2018-19 Merry Christmas from all of us at Zanthorrea!

2.

1.

5. 4. 3.

6. 13.

16. 7. 12.

8.

9.

11. 10. 15. 14.

(1) Christmas Candle $14.95. (2) Christmas Angel $10.95. (3) Wild Earth Eau De Toilette $34.95. (4) Wild Silk Parfum $29.95. (5) Wild Body Lotion $24.95. (6) Votive Candle $15.95. (7) Cup $13.95. (8) Drawer Satchet $9.95. (9) Trinket Dish $9.95. (10) Coaster $5.95. (11) Espresso Cup $6.95. (12) Garden Jug $37.95. (13) Tea Infuser $14.95. (14) Pot Holder $9.95. (15) Christmas Decorations $3.95. (16) Oven Mitt $14.95.

155 Watsonia Road, Maida Vale Western Australia, 6057 Phone: (08) 9454 6260 Fax: (08) 9454 4540 www.zanthorrea.com

4 Zanthorrea Nursery