Flowers are all about sex!!

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Autumn projects

Have you noticed that all the autumn flowering plants have started to do their thing, well all said and done; flowering is all about sex. The species Camellias are amongst my fav plants and have started flowering with their beautiful simplistic flowers. Even some of the early sasanquas have opened up their flowers with their delicate fragrance. The winter roses (Helleborus) have started to push out with their new season's leaves. Next it will be their flowers.  They will look so much better if you remove last years leaves before too many of their new leaves come through. While you are at it, get in there and do a whole heap of general tidy up jobs. Perennials and annuals that have finished can be cut back, old spent foliage removed.  I call it putting the garden to bed but don't be tempted to touch those roses. I must confess though, to a vase of hips in the shop! We have weeded and mulched and planted annuals (Iceland poppies, calendulas and even a pansy or three) to give us some winter colour.

How did we get the Lemonade
I was looking for a lemon tree the other day and saw that we had these awesome looking Lemonade plants all laden with fruit. Not ripe yet lol but certainly will give great colour in the garden  not to mention eating.  Now I knew that a Meyer lemon wasn't a true lemon but rather some hanky panky between a lemon and an orange resulting in what we now call a Meyer Lemon discovered by a Mr Frank Meyer.  I have never known whether you say Meyer or Meier, but the Lemonade is a sport of the Meyer, Now what's a sport?, well nothing naughty but rather one original Meyer lemons that grew a different branch with different fruit for some reason or other. Someone must have discovered this decided it was delicious and reproduced it without any, well sexual activity going on. The fruit is refreshing and delicious and great for eating and juicing and I'm sure good for you. Now whilst on about lemons we have also some damn fine plants of the Meyer and they are on a deal, normally $19.99 now just $14.00 each. We have managed to find some rather cool Meyer lemon standards as well and I havent seen these for some time either.

            

Moving right along to other fruity plants there are also some really nice  NZ Cranberrys or to those that want to know Myrtus ugni. Now these are not the cranberries that you get dried and in the packets from the supermarket ( we have those as well)  but rather a very delicious berry that really is quite tasty. In line with our April sale these are normally $16.99 now $11.00. I just have to mention that these cranberrys come as standards as well, ideal for that potager!

New Experience

Harry and Tony had a new experience this week. They were judges at the local Gordonton school Giant pumpkin night . They had to judge various takes on different vegetable. The winner was a pumpkin made into a fairy house. they had even carved furniture to sit inside the house. Another was penguins made from Aubergines and I m sure that there were many other very cool creations. The standard was very high and they thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

 

New in this week

Evergreen Kurume Azaleas and lily of the valley shrubs

The latest in Coprosmas Midnight Martini, Scarlett Ohara, Te Quila Sunrise. These have really nice foliage colours that just keep getting better as the weather cools off.

 

APRIL SALE DEALS

Lonicera Nitdia Spirals

        

These awesome Spirals Normally $89.99 just $50.00. What a neat plant to have in a pot as a sculptural statement. For those that think that they are Edward Scissorhand then these are just the topiary to practice your skills on. they grow quickly enough so its not long before a bad hair job can be fixed. LOL

                           

Perennials from $3.00 includes penstemons Geums Ajuga Thrift Oregano, Golden Oregano Symphytum grandiflora Asters ruby and  lady in Blue

Cordyline Purple Hybrids normally $14.99 just $9.99

NZ Native Iris $9.99  now $7.99

Moss like plant Scleranthus biflorus $9.99 now $7.99

Black Mondo Grass $9.99 now just $7.99

NZ flax just $4.00

Ornamental trees from just $10.00

Yuccas $19.99 now just $9.99

Jade plants $5.00

Call in and check them all out, we are open 7 days 8.30 to 5pm or order on line. Any other enquiries just drop our friendly Teresa an email.

 

Mutabilis roses, big bushy plants in next week!!

Its been a blustery day, Hope that the weekend is good, what ever you're doing

Have a great weekend!!

 

Cheers Lloyd and Harry

Make it a Wairere weekend where gardening's not a drag!