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Friday 5th September, 2014
Hi
This weeks email is really last weeks that got started but ran out of time as there were so many plants to put away and of course we fitted in Harrys Birthday clebration , well that really meant a glass or two to celebrate and that was the end of last weeks emaill
Its officially Spring now being September, The mornings are heaps lighter and the days are way longer which means that we all have stacks more time to do stuff. If you happen to have a nursery and a garden centre then the pace just gets faster as we move into the prettiest phase of the year. Too bad if you have a birthday as there is no time to pamper yourself for the day like have the day off, If you are lucky you might get your favourite brekky cooked of bacon and eggs and dinner out with friends and thats H's day today as he edges closer to that next big decade birthday..... and there has been a few LOL..
I remissly thought that H was closer to that big birthday than he is in reality which made me feel really good as I had thought I was older than what I really was going to be shortly.
There is no time to worry about birthdays but more about getting all this weeks plants away before the weekend and there has been a few.
I'm sure that we have labeled and put down some few thousand and I have to say that we have finally manged to get some leucospermums and its the first time that we have ever had these. I really like these brightly coloured pin cushion like flowers and they are just awesome on a sunny sandy bank. Another plant that we havent ever had mush selection of are the Banksias and there are a few of these candlestick like flowers and lastly the proteas and I never realised that there was such a range and even a few of the red warotah... Telopea seciosissima
There are a few points to remember with those of the Protaceace family and they are best cut back after flowering to keep the shrub in shape and looking its best and the other quite important point is that you cant feed them with normal general ferts. You must use one that is low in phosphates
the more that you think you know well the more that you dont and I guess that is what always keeps me fascinbated in plants and horticulture
Time to learn about some new plants
I hardly even know these plants that we have bought in and the names look foreign and while I kinda have some idea about them I have to do some home work to share them here in this email newsletter
Berzelia lanuginosa Button Bush is the common name and probably the one that you are all going to remember... we have had these before and they are really cute in flower with their cream white clusters of round button like flowers. Wiry green foliage this one needs adequate moisture, full sun and a good light soil
A great cut flower.
Acmadenia Pink Butterflies, Now this one is a cutie with masses of starry pink flowers, I reckon would suit a small narrow sunny garden or rockery as they say its a good one for coastal areas. Means that it will like full sun and good drainage too. A plant to attract the bees to your garden
Actinodium Cunninghamii ... a quick look a google and find this one is call Albany daisy and find that it belongs to the Myrtaceae (Myrtle) family.. Native to across the ditch and also known as swamp daisy as the plant naturalises on the swamp plains of the Fitzgerald river of southwest
Aussie. A compact plant of around 50cm with pretty pink flowers and as tolerant of being wet at times as in a flood plain Micromyrtus Ciliata..... Goodness another one from our neighbours and as its names suggests amongst the smallest of garden plants foliage and flowers and they are just so tiny but masses of them. This one also belongs to the myrtle family and has quite arching growth and can respond well to a light trimming. Full sun and can be quite tolerant of being drier but will respond with fresh growth with adequate water
Dessert must include a good ole Pav
My niece made this pav the other night using her great grandmas recipe and it was delicious. I reckon that she made a stunning effort on the decoration with lots colour and well thought out design
Have a great weekend!
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
Make it a Wairere weekend where even GNOMES know that gardening's not a drag.
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