Friday 21st March, 2014
Harry Larry or Lloyd.. Whats in a name ?
Hi
I had to laugh when Harry told me that a customer called him Larry, Harry corrected him (probably in usual Harry style) saying that he was Harry. To which the client replied saying, yes I know but can never remember which one is Harry or Lloyd and so now we both can be Larry. To be honest I just answer to both.... and now Larry too LOL.
Its a bit like using common names of plants which, can often be the same name for several plants, where if you use it's proper name then there will be no mistake, well shouldn't be, but they wont correct you or answer back...
Autumn is the best planting time
Its offically Autumn and this is the best time of year to be planting trees, roses and shrubs, well most things as the ground stays warm for quite some time as the air temperatures cool down and those new plants that you get into the ground make really good root growth. Nothing really happens to see on top side of the things except for the fact that trees will continue to loose their leaves. But you wait till next spring, will they ever just go off and grow and all because their roots got going in the Autumn.
New seasons plants of the deciduous kind are usually ready for sale in June and July and this is because the plants have lost their leaves and have gone into winter dormancy. Once the plants have lost their leaves, growers can lift the plants heel them in and dispatch them off to all the retailers. Some seasons are later than others because the Autumn is dry and the poor growers need soil moisture before they can start lifting, but we still have heaps of stunning stock
Wairere's Awesome Autumn Sale, Roses , Trees, Natives I know that its still early in the week but I had to let you all know first, before the radio and TV adverts hit the airwaves starting this weekend. We are going to need the space so have now put all our existing
roses at half price. Now you know that I will have looked after them all season with food and spraying and they are looking pretty sharp for this time of year and so they are a great bargain. I'm sure that they will just fly out so be in quick and have some second choices in mind just in case that last one isn't there for some reason or other. These can be couriered as per normal but normal freight applies.
Now we couldn't just have the
roses on sale so have been going through our trees stock and have sorted out fruit trees, flowering Cherries, Maples, Cercis and other ornamental s and put them out there from just $20.00. Sorry but we are unable to courier these, but bring on out a trailer and load up.
Day lilies are all reduced to clear and make space for the new season and to just
$10 a plant,. nearly half price!
Hemerocallis or mostly known as
Day lilies are really hardy and will just about grow anywhere. Mass plant a bank or a dry garden with them.
Raspberries all Just $3.00 These are great established plants with fruiting size canes on them. Train a few of them along a fence and pick your own berries
OMG but when H Thinks that he gunna have a sale well its a real sale and he has been busy shopping up a storm for other bargains to really make it well worth coming out for a good gander.His sister works for a Native supplier of ours and the two of them have had their heads down bantering and bartering over prices and there are some pretty cool natives in there for some good prices,. I mean who could go past a
Pseudopanax called Moa's Toes or another one with attractive goldish foliage called
GoldfingerHe hasn't stopped there and hit many a supplier up for some deals so if you are looking to do some planting or want some roses then come out and check the place out
Here are some of Harrys buys, check them out
Ajuga Black Scallop, This is a little cutie ground cover with dark scallop like foliage, great for a semi shade to quite high light position $16.99 these just $6.99 each
Ajuga Jungle Beauty I love this one with its huge green leaves, great as a drama ground cover and quite spectacular in flower $14.99 reduce to $9.99
Gerbera Sylvana These are the latest in Gerberas and priced so cheap. A neat plant for a pot on the table or plant in the garden. would look pretty cool mass planted $14.99, gotta go out at $6.00
Michelia Gracipes A popular plant for hedging with olive green leaves and gorgeous cream flowers. Good plants at $14.99 these to go at $12.99, grab some for hedging!!
Hebes Choose from Azure, Diosmifolia, Elliptica, Icing Sugar, Mokohinau These are big and bushy and some even in flower. Normally $19.99 these all at 50% off
Ribbonwood and
Hoherias Nice tall grade at appros 1.2//1.5 metres Ribbonwoods look great planted in groups of threes and fives. A $26.99 grade going for just $12.99
Ligustrums They dont come much hardier than this plant, solid green foliiage that looks good as a foliage foil in the garden or would make for a tidy hedge to approx 1m to 1.2m Growers had ot many so these are going out at $7.50.
Ladys Mantle Classic plant for those that love their perennials and roses, famous for those photos with droplets of moisture held by flowers and leaves, green flower look prettty cool when picked with flowers. $10.99 these just $6.99
Feijoas Apollo and Mammoth Both really good cultivars just !12.99. If you are looking out for either Ramsey or Tulls Supreme, these will be arriving in next week.
Pittosporum Golfball take a leaf out of Paul Bangays designs and use Pitto. Golfballl mass planted as a series of clipped balls $19.99 , a great buy at $14.99
Grasses include Comans, Comans red,
Festucca coxii and Carex testacea, Always look good mass planted. All reduced $50%
Rengas rengas, 3 cultivars Avalance, Matapouri Bay, both big grade plants normally $14.99 sale atjust $10 and Te Puna at half price. I love these mass planted especially around the trunk of a large tree, quite suitable for a dry and semi shade position
Heuchera Amethyst. I have been meaning to mass plant some of these in my own garden for that rich red foliage
Tamarillos excellent eating and famous for tamarillo chutney and rich sauces to go with venison$14.99 these just $10.99
Sophora Dragons Gold quite shrubby in form and a small compact Kowhai with typical flower s to suit those smaller sections !14.99 now $11.99
Viburnum Eve Price A plant suitable for the garden or will clip as quite a tidy hedge $16.99 reduce to $10.99
Ake ake If you are after a filler for a shrubbery the look no further as these will do the trick Both purple and the green forms $19.99 to $14.99 and $14.99 to 9.99 respectively