NEW OUTDOOR INSPIRATION
Summer Colour
Lavenders Princess & Sensation Blue, 14cm, very free-flowering, compact, full sun.
Gauras So White & Ballerina Rose (the Butterfly Bush), 45cm (70cm in flower), no-fuss, disease-free, attracts butterflies, full sun.
Gypsophilas Festival White & Festival Pink, 50cm, compact mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial, large panicles tiny white flowers, sun.
Rose Flower Carpets Pink Splash, Apple Blossom, & Amber, 60cm, full sun, hardy, prolific flowering & easy-care.
Helianthemum Ben Vane & Wisley Primrose (pictured) – 30cm, shrubby perennial, full sun, good drainage, tolerates drought when established, tolerates poor sandy soil.
Pretty Nemesias Ayana, Coral Kiss, Vanilla, & Raspberries & Cream (pictured), 30cm, bi-colour, lightly fragrant, well-drained rich soil, morning sun, afternoon shade, prune post-flowering & feed.
Penstemons Cha Cha Lavender, Charles Rudd, & Grape Taffey (pictured), 75cm, full sun, reliable, average well-drained soil.
Dianthus Candy Floss (pictured), Coconut Sundae, Scarlet Delight, 30cm, highly fragrant, pick well, long flowering season, remove spent flowers, use slow-release fertiliser.
Angelic Argyranthemum Daisy Series, 5 varieties in baby pink, burgundy, dark pink, white, 50cm, full sun, good for picking.
Big batch of Peonies, 5 varieties already well into leaf & showing bud, full sun, well-drained soil, feed w iCan Potato Food.
MADE in NZ - CERAMIC FLOWERS
Bright and cheerful ceramic daisies, echinacea and lillies all created here in NZ by two talented ceramic artists.
Needing colour for shade?
Corydalis Blue Heron, 20cm, fragrant, damp soil but well-drained.
Heucheras Peppermint Spice (picture), Plum royale, Heucharella Brass Lantern, and
Tiarella Neon Lights, all grow to 30cm, great foliage, flower heads in Spring, great combination with Hostas, damp but well-drained soil.
Bacopas in 4 colours, all doubles, 25cm, light shade/semi-shade, good cascading habit for pots, baskets, groundcover, feed monthly w liquid fertiliser, trim lightly, damp but well-drained soil/potting mix.
Upgrading the Shrubbery.
First of the new season’s Hydrangeas, Bridal Bouquet, 1.2m, light shade to avoid sunburnt flowers, damp but not soggy soil.
Heads up for next week: maximise your vertical space with Climbers: Clematis Paniculata (evergreen), Clematis Snowflake (deciduous), plant root area in cool shade, tops of plants in sun.
Hardenbergia Violacea (evergreen), mauve flowers, hot sun, sheltered site, well-drained soil.
Jasminum Polyanthum (Pink Jasmine) – well-scented, pink buds open to white, hardy.
Banksia Roses (Alba & Lutea), very hardy, very free-flowering.
Hebe Red Edge, 60cm, full sun, well-drained soil, mauve-pink flowers age to white.
Teucrium Silver Box, 1m, compact, clear blue flowers, full sun, more upright than Teucrium Fruiticans.
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