BushNo 65 Autumn 2005 Telegraph

Welcome What’s News? Hello again, Welcome to new team members Eric McCrum on Frogs Autumn is our favourite time of Be entertained and learn more year. There is such a change in about frogs from naturalist Eric the air, cool mornings and the McCrum. Why are they important, promise of rain. The Easter weekend how can we recognise their calls, in Europe heralds the new life and how to make a home for them of spring. In Australia, we see in our garden? evidence of new life in our gardens Join us on Saturday at summer’s end! 9th April, 10am It is time to get back into the RSVP 94546260 garden. Good healthy exercise and the satisfaction of creating a habitat Laurel may need no introduction Garden Week 2005 to local gardeners, after many years for wildlife makes gardening one of 14th to 19th April at Perry Lakes at Guildford Town Garden Centre. the most popular pastimes. Planting Don’t miss the great displays at Laurel, a keen horticulturist, has Australian in our gardens Garden Week this year. ensures we have a beautiful garden an interest in the environment and with less water and fertiliser. Australian native plants. We are delighted that she has agreed to join For summer visitors to Zanthorrea, our team. Laurel is here to help you you may have noticed work in with all your garden enquiries on progress. The old shade house Monday, Thursday and Sunday. has had a make-over, and is now transformed into a beautiful atrium. With a host of new water features and the latest pots, lush healthy indoor and patio plants, we hope the atrium will give you ideas and (Due to a busy summer building inspiration. our new atrium, Zanthorrea will not Best wishes from Jackie, Alec and be at Garden Week this year.) the team at Zanthorrea Great Gardens Winners and grinners! Free workshops in your suburb soon! The 2005 NGIA garden centre Paul impressed us with his Would you like to find out how you awards have been announced. knowledge and enthusiasm for can have a great garden, be more Once again Zanthorrea has won the native plants and the environment environmentally friendly, and have WA finals in the medium business when he visited with friends early a great time? catagory. National winners will be this year. Paul joined our team of Go to the website, or watch your announced in late March. qualified horticulturists a few weeks local papers for dates. ago. For helpful gardening advice, http://www.greatgardens.info see Paul on Saturday, Monday and Friday.

Recycle Bring your old clean pots to Zanthorrea, and place in the Pot Recyclers bin at the rear entrance of Zanthorrea. Pots are cleaned and re-used or recycled.

Zanthorrea Nursery 1 Bush Telegraph No 65 Autumn 2005 Fabulous Flora Notes from the jungle What’s flowering in autumn? - the outback of the nursery! Sand bottlebrush (Beaufortia Tropical need no There are many beautiful home squarrosa) This local gem is widely introduction. They seem to look grown plants ready for sale out used on road verges. Surviving their best at the end of summer the back of the nursery, including summer with barely a drop of water, - the hotter it is, the more they a small batch of our local it bursts into flower late summer to flower. These hybrids come in summer flowering leschenaultia provide food for birds. orange (‘Honey Gem’) salmon (Lechenaultia floribunda) (‘Superb’) hot pink (‘Sylvia’) Also looking good is the local flag cream (‘Moonlight’) and red (‘Ned iris from $6.95 in a 125mm pot. Kelly’and ‘Claire Dee’). Zanthorrea plants are brought Croweas, closely related to up tough in our on-site NIASA boronias, require summer water to accredited nursery. We guarantee flourish. Ideal for pots and cottage them to be healthy and hardy. Look gardens, they are available in pink for the sage green pots. and white and flower over a long period. Beaufortia squarrosa (sand bottlebrush) Native fuchsias, or correas appear before the heat of summer is over and flower throughout autumn. Bird attracting and hardy, they come in many colours from red, pink, salmon to yellow cream, even green. Look for these in the nursery flowering now. Kanyana of the month Zanthorrea is proud to support

Kanyana Wildlife Centre. Eucalyptus calophylla (red gum) This autumn, the Kanyana plant is Red gums (Eucalyptus calophylla) the beautiful ‘Ellendale’. are looking spectacular this year. This red flowered spreading shrub Look for creamy topped gum trees is drought hardy and bird attracting, as you drive in the hills and bush and looks fabulous in bloom in areas. Some say that heavy red gum autumn and winter. flowering predicts a wet winter. We Correa ‘Clearview Giant’ can only hope! Bring in the birds There’s been much written about Many small birds rely on insects attracting birds to the garden. In fact as part of their diet. Plants with in many native gardens, our efforts feathery white flowers attract have been so successful that we may butterflies and other insects which be looking for ways to discourage birds and frogs alike enjoy. Kunzea our feathered friends from eating ambigua, Calytrix acutiloba and $1 from the sale of each Grevillea roses and other colourful plants! Melaeuca hueglii are perfect for ‘Ellendale’ goes to Kanyana. Large If you are looking to add the colour attracting insects. healthy plants are great value at and song of birds into your gardens, Pick up an info sheet ot check the $9.65. choose Australian plants with plenty web-site for more info. Find out more about Kanyana at: of colour such as correa, kangaroo http://www.zanthorrea.com.au http://www.kanyanawildlife.org.au paws and grevillea.

2 Zanthorrea Nursery Bush Telegraph No 65 Autumn 2005 The Australian Garden Plants that scratch back The Simple One – Two – Three to What to do in the autumn garden The three basic requirements for attract frogs to your garden. Prune and fertilise: After summer, encouraging birds, frogs and lizards most Australian natives benefit from to your garden are water, food and either a light trim, or in some cases, shelter. Most native gardens provide a harsh prune. Always use sharp the first two, but modern gardens clean secateurs. do not necessarily supply a place After pruning apply a little native for animals to hide and create a plant slow release food to provide home. Cats, even dogs, chase tease nutrients which will promote lush and kill wildlife, as do kookaburras winter growth. hawks and other predators. Time to plant everlastings: To help attract native fauna to your 1. Water is the key element in a Autumn is a great time to plant garden, consider introducing plants frog friendly garden. Frogs can not everlastings (Rhodanthe rosea) and that scratch back! survive long without water as they other Australian annuals. Find out Trees: rapidly lose it from their skin in how - Pick up an info sheet at the • prionotes our hot dry climate. Supply water nursery, or visit the website. • Banksia menzesii (below) as a pond or simply a large ceramic water bowl. Ensure the water is topped up regularly. 2. Shelter is necessary to encourage frogs as they are tasty treats for predators such as kookaburras and cats. Look for plants that scratch back. Plants to provide shelter for frogs include all the pricklies plus reedy and strappy plants such as Time to plant red and green Medium to tall shrubs: knotty club rush, juncus species kangaroo paws: Like the lovely pink • trifurcata and dianella. and white everlastings, it can be too late to plants these local gems once • Grevillea dielsiana 3. Food for frogs abounds in the they are flowering. Best to plant • Callistemon phoeniceus (below) healthy garden. Insects and other in autumn to enjoy spectacular small creature make up most of flowering in late winter and the diet of frogs. It is essential that spring. (In the bush, Anigozanthos we avoid spraying pesticide in our manglesii die back over summer.) gardens as by doing so, we are eliminating frog tucker. Time to plant vegetables: The rule for attracting other fauna Potatoes, peas, broad beans, to the garden is the same simple silverbeet, onions, carrots, cabbage. principle: supply food water and shelter, and sit back and wait... • Dryandra sessilis & other dryandras They will come! • Small shrubs and ground covers: • Acacia pulchella • • Time to plant shrubs and trees • Hemaindra pungens For best results, we recommend • Hovea pungens stirring two litres of soil improver • dubius into the hole before planting.

Zanthorrea Nursery 3 Bush Telegraph No 65 Autumn 2005 Gifts worth their weight in chocolate! Mother’s Day, May 8th: Spoil mum For the keen gardening mum, just with the latest from Thurlby Herb released additions to the Sloggers Farm: range:

Bilby mugs and plates from Australian Fine China $12.95 and $16.95 Sweet Laurel Potpourri and fragrant sachets. Scented petals, Sloggerwear wide brimmed hat herbs and botanicals “The best hat I’ve seen for a long Pomander Treat Box $17.45 and $16.45 while” – Jackie With spicy fresh $39.95 aromas, a non- Feet Treat fatterning gift Spoil mum, or $26.95 yourself, with Thurlby’s Feet Treat. Massage marbles with spa salts and pumice stone in an attractive gift bag. $19.95

Sloggerwear tote bag Trendy pottery Sandalwood handmade soap, Handy bag to keep your secateurs for any decor incense and sachets. phone and other essentials close Fragrant inexpensive gifts for all at hand. Don’t go into the garden without one! Our talented display team have the family. Beautifully packaged by showcased water features and Thurby. $39.95 pottery in our new atrium. from $6.45

AGCAS What does it mean? We wouldn’t dream of employing an unlicensed plumber or electrician. But how can you be sure that your garden centre is giving the right advice and supplying healthy quality plants? The Nursery Industry Association has developed an accreditation scheme for both retail and wholesale nurseries to give you the assurance you need. AGCAS is awarded to garden centres Australia-wide once they complete a rigorous process involving internal and external reviews, along with customer surveys. This process is repeated annually, and only garden centres which meet the standard can display the AGCAS logo.

155 Watsonia Road, Maida Vale Zanthorrea Nursery Western Australia, 6057 is proud to be Phone: (08) 9454 6260 AGCAS accredited. Fax: (08) 9454 4540 http://www.zanthorrea.com.au

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