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Friday 6th May, 2011

Hmmmm Lime Sulphur !

Hi

Who Farted???
It smells like Rotorua here at the nursery and that's being polite, we have been out there giving our remaining roses a good dose of old fashioned Lime Sulphur. For me, it's the start of putting them to bed for the winter. Fantastic stuff to help the roses lose their leaves and really knocks that white scale for a six, not too mention cleaning up any fungal spores that may think that they are going to last the winter out, here at our nursery. I'm pretty liberal with the smelly stuff, spraying the paths and the matting and anything else in my way. You do have to be careful though as it can burn the leaves on evergreen plants and it can stain things that you may not want to be a sulphur yellow colour.  There is still plenty of time to spray your roses with such stuff but aim for the end of the month to make a start. If you not keen on a sulphur smell lingering around your home then stick to Copper oxychloride and Conqueror Oil and do a few of them, remember to let 2 weeks lapse between lime sulphur and  copper oxy spray if you do both. I usually aim to prune once we have frosts happening so that its too cold for the roses to regrow. Some leave it to as late as late July early August but dont do it now as the roses will just try to flower again.

Back to hedging
There are so many cool plants that you can use for a hedge. Griselinia with its limey green wavy leaf is quite a popular one. I adore Camellias with their classic dark green leaves and the bonus of pretty flowers.  Now, not so well known are the Corokias and these are just awesome for medium to taller hedges. Now just to hedge (name) drop, but the beehive in Wellington is surrounded by a very tidy Corokia hedge. Now Corokias are quite tough and hardy and well suited to most spots. They will make a very dense and quite solid hedge and respond well to that motorised hedge trimmer. Grey green probably describes their colour though there are varieties that go warm bronzy brown tones like Frosted Chocolate and Bronze King. LOL the names are a dead giveaway!!. Now the bargain hunter that Harry is, he just couldn't go past these to add to our autumn celebration sale.  Corokia Baby Prince, Bronze King, Cheesemanii, Cotoneaster, Mangatangi and the new one out, Tutti Frutti.  These plants are amazing large chunky and very bushy, almost an instant hedge. Plant from 70cm to 100cm

Corokia Bronze King       Corokia Green Form       Corokia Frosted Chocolate

Just to spice the sales area up for another week are these Gazanias, excellent groundcover like plants suited for those hot sunny areas and hot sunny colours as well. These are the latest special ones that seem to have that extra large and lush flowers at a really hot price. Normally $14.99 now just 6.99  Choose from Krakatoa, Sahara, Vesuvius and that really cool one Takatu Red
Gazania Takatu Red       Gazania Krakatoa     Gazania Sahara       Gazania Vesuvius

Mums Day
Gerbera Lisa       Gerbera Orangina      Gerbera Piroska      Gerbera Sylvana

I never know where the year goes but mothers day is looming fast and Mums are always pretty special. Gerberas have always been a favourite flower of mine and I used to buy the fancy ones from the florist for my mum. These are new outdoor Gerberas go on and on flowering especially if you keep removing the spent flowers and foliage. We planted a whole heap of white ones in the garden and they have been amazing, but I must confess I haven't been that good at the flower removal thing. Get one sent for mothers day!

Daffodils
Last year we had banana boxes of Daffodils and we have very limited numbers of them again this year. Its definitely first in first served. Daffodils Mixed only $80.00 per box
WHATS NEW IN THIS WEEK
Lily of the Valley shrubs (Pieris) I didnt realise that there were so many differing ones and there is a great collection here.
Azaleas, the evergreen ones alway delight at this time of year with their showy blooms
WHATS COMING IN: Lily of the valley, the real thing Convallaria majus.
Enjoy the last offical month of autumn  Spring is just around the corner. Whatever youre up to this weekend make sure that its fun.
Have a great weekend

Cheers, Lloyd and Harry

Make it a Wairere weekend where gardenings not a drag

Wairere Nursery
826 Gordonton Road, RD 1, Hamilton
07 824 34 30
www.wairere.co.nz


 

 

 

 

 

 

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2011 Newsletters...

Plums (17th February, 2011)

Friends in need (27th February, 2011)

Feijoas Roses Pears (5th March, 2011)

Pear Puddings (13th March, 2011)

Figs and Things (22nd March, 2011)

Hips and Hedges (1st April, 2011)

Lemons and things (7th April, 2011)

Camellias (15th April, 2011)

Hedges (29th April, 2011)

Blueberries (21st April, 2011)

..... and more hedges

Garlic Asparagus Roses (20th May, 2011)

New Roses (27th May, 2011)

The Rose Story (4th June, 2011)

HT Floribundas and Austins (11th June, 2011)

Winter Solstice (18th June, 2011)

Grapes (25th June, 2011)

Plums and more (2nd July, 2011)

Flowering Cherries (9th July, 2011)

Squally weather and potting (23rd July, 2011)

Key Lime Pie (16th July, 2011)

Bird Seed Cake (30th July, 2011)

Changes in the garden (6th August, 2011)

Magnolias (13th August, 2011)

Fruit tree pruning (20th August, 2011)

Daphne (27th August, 2011)

Lily of the Valley Shrubs (3rd September, 2011)

Judas Trees or Cercis (11th September, 2011)

Chook Sequel (17th September, 2011)

Weeping Trees (24th September, 2011)

Shade trees (1st October, 2011)

Roses start to flower (13th October, 2011)

Hostas (21st October, 2011)

Azaleas and Clematis (29th October, 2011)

Garden Visits (6th November, 2011)

Hydrangeas (12th November, 2011)

Dagwood (19th November, 2011)

Melbourne Garden Tour (25th November, 2011)

Tools, Books and Melbourne (5th December, 2011)

Xmas lilies and Lemon Granita (16th December, 2011)

Merry Christmas (24th December, 2011)



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