TM BushNo 108 Summer 2015-16 Telegraph Seasons Greetings! What’s On “Zanthorrea is closed for Christmas day, but open again on Boxing Day and on the Monday public holiday in lieu.” Australia Day 26th January Australia Day is a great time to share with family and friends, celebrating all that makes living in The living gift this great country special. Join Janine for a hands on The long days of warm weather are TIP: If you are having a backyard demonstration of how to create here, and we hope you are finding party, pot up some Aussie beauties a living gift that makes the perfect time to enjoy gardening in the cool in the green and gold colour present for friends or family. of some shady trees! scheme! Anigozanthos ‘Bush Gold’ 10am Saturday, 19th December. On page 2 we look at some of and Hibbertia obtusifolia work Gold coin donation to Kanyana. our favourite shady trees and also really well together in a pot. RSVP on 9454 6260. tips on overcoming some of the challenges posed by gardening in the summer season. There is plenty to do at this time of year, including some fun gardening such as creating colourful ‘Roo Paw displays and enticing garden centre pieces. We have some lovely large grevilleas back in stock, so pop in and have a look at these tough, Kids gardening with Jackie colourful performers! Kids love to garden, and a great Christmas is just around the Garden Releaf 2016 place to start is growing their own in corner and Danielle has been busy pots. Jackie is holding 2 workshops Save the date and join us to sourcing some fantastic Australian in the school holidays showing celebrate the healing qualities of gifts to fill our gift shop. Janine the kids how to pot on vegies or gardening: April 9th and 10th 2016 has filled the atrium with beautiful flowering seedlings. It’s well known that gardening helps metal art. There are plenty of gift 10am Wednesday, January 6th. options for the whole family. chase the blues away! In partnership with Beyond Blue, Zanthorrea and 10am Monday, January 11th. many garden centres throughout $2 coin donation to Kanyana. The From all of us at Zanthorrea, Australia will hold a weekend of kids get to keep what they pot on! Have a wonderful celebration in April next year. Numbers limited. safe festive season! RSVP on 9454 6260. Cheers, Ross, Jackie Gift vouchers to any value are Zanthorrea Calendar is out now!. and the Zan Team. available at Zanthorrea. Purchase Use your voucher to score a free copy in store or order over the phone. or purchase additional for $7.95.. Merry Christmas! Zanthorrea Nursery 1 Bush Telegraph No 108 Summer 2015-16 Hot Hot Hot! Cool Summer Planting Our Favourite Shade Trees Though autumn is the perfect time On a hot summer’s day, our to plant, many of us have more time Australian shade trees are a real and enthusiasm to garden in the blessing, both for us to sit down and warmer months. With regular water relax under and to block the sun’s plants grow well during summer. heating effect on our homes. 202020Vision Here are some of our favourites: The vision is to plant 20% more Eucalyptus victrix - Danielle’s greenlife in cities by the year 2020. favourite for its fast growing nature and beautiful white trunk. Grows to In our cities and towns, we are 7m. experiencing unreliable rainfall, heat extremes and ever increasing cost of water and power. Trees and Scaevolas are great for summer colour! greenlife in general have been found For successful summer planting: to have many benefits, both to the * Plant in the cool of the evening or occupants and to the economy. early morning. * We all know it is cooler in the * First dunk the plant in its pot shade, but it is surprising that trees in a bucket of water so that it is can drop temperatures by up to 8˚C, thoroughly wet before planting. Eucalyptus torquata - Ross’s reducing air conditioner use and * Before planting, prepare the soil favourite for its light shade allowing carbon emissions by an estimated with soil improver mixed in and under planting and also for its 12-15% per annum. add water to the planting hole. beautiful long flowering. 5m. * Water daily for a month, then Eucalyptus eximia nana - Diana’s gradually wean off the new plants pick for its huge clusters of showy until twice daily watered. flowers and also for its dense foliage and light pretty bark. Grows to 5m. Eucalyptus rudis - Lorretta’s choice as it supports a massive amount of insect life and grows really well in winter wet areas. 9m - 15m. * Trees literally act as the earth’s Agonis flexuosa - This one lungs supplying oxygen and reminds Amy of summer holidays removing pollution. Productivity at her favourite camp spot on the has been found to increase in work Blackwood River. A great dense, environments with greenery, one weeping shade provider. 5m - 6m. study cited a 17% increase. * Cover the soil with chunky mulch to reduce evaporation and cool the * Contact with nature has soil while inhibiting weed growth. been found to have health and psychological benefits: reducing * Check for water repellence. Pour stress, improving attention, having a a bucket of water on the soil, then positive effect on mental restoration watch how long it takes to soak in. and increased longevity. If longer than a few minutes, then apply a soil wetter such as Ecowet. These are just some of the reasons Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special’ that cities and towns of Australia Summer planting is rewarding - Alec’s favourite as it fits in small are joining the quest for 20% provided you have time to watch spaces, and is easily pruned to more greenery by the year 2020. over the new plants. Have fun and shape. A beaut bird attractor with http://202020vision.com.au stay cool in your summer garden! showy red flowers. 3m - 4m. - Jackie 2 Zanthorrea Nursery Bush Telegraph No 108 Summer 2015-16 Summer Delights match and complement what you • Another option for the patient already have in the garden. There gardener is to make topiary plants are many plants that will fit in to the out of slow growing hedging plants scheme and to add extra definition like the Baeckea virgata miniature you can paint old pots or benches or some of the lilly pillys. to match. • Climbers on a piece of structure, arch or artwork will also create Creating a ‘Centre Piece’ interest. Try the hardenbergia for the Creating a centre piece in your biggest splash of colour. - Ross garden is a great way to add Kangaroo Paws definition and interest. They are Summer is an amazing time for special features that are well worth Kangaroo Paws in the watered the extra effort in creating them. garden. The large flowering forms of ‘Big Red’, ‘Yellow Gem’ and ‘Orange Cross’ flower all the way through to February, so it is not too late to get them in now. The dwarf varieties like ‘Bush Ballad’, ‘Bush Gold’ and ‘Bush Pizzazz’ Spirit of the Anzac can flower for most of the year. Just We have new stock of Grevillea prune away the old flowers to make RSL ‘Spirit of Anzac’ in 14cm pots way for the new ones. Improve the bred by Kings Park and released soil and water well over summer, Here are a few ideas: this year on Anzac Day. It is a cross ideally keeping the water off the • Metal garden art is an easy between 3 grevilleas: foliage to reduce disease. option, and there are plenty to Grevillea banksii prostrate from choose from. Install on a block of Queensland, Grevillea treueriana stone or wood for extra impact. from the Flinders Ranges and • Large pots are perfect for Grevillea asparagoides from WA’s making a statement. They can be Wheatbelt. - Diana planted up with single special trees or arrangements of succulents, kangaroo paws or ground covers for an attractive show. Anigozanthos ‘Yellow Gem’ Working with colour palettes Gardens are a lot about colours and Desert Delight vibrancy, and it is worth giving some thought as to what type of colour The Ptilotus ‘Joey’ is a selected scheme you want to work with. One form of Ptilotus exaltatus or Mulla Mulla, and is native to the north of way you can do this is to choose a • Tropical grevilleas like the paint brochure as they show which WA. We have a beautiful batch of Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ and Grevillea these plants in full flower and they colours work well together. Then ‘Pink Surprise’ make fantastic centre you can match them in with the look stunning. They are not long pieces as they flower most of the lived, but will be a pretty performer colours of your house. Otherwise year and respond well to pruning. you can choose the plants that will in a pot or a rockery. Zanthorrea Nursery 3 Bush Telegraph No 108 Summer 2015-16 Christmas Cheers! “Tis the season to be jolly and to “Children’s books: there are so get cracking on those Christmas many fantastic titles available!” presents!” *Kim Wallace Ceramics: Special Australian hand-made ceramic New Christmas decoration in stock: vases, platters, plates and mini Gorgeous and a little different! bowls. Starting at $7.95 Here are some of my favourite gift ideas new to our gift shop: *Blue wren Robert Gordon plates and vases are made in Australia! From $26.95 Fair trade brass & leather bird ornaments $7.45 *Fair Trade 75m hemp twine in Fair trade star lantern tealights in various colours for the garden or antique bronze and silver glass, decorating presents.