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Our fruit tree growers have been incredibly busy this season, producing some fabulous stock of all your favourite fruit trees! Apples, pears, cherries, apricots not to mention all that zesty citrus! The nursery is choc-a-block FULL of fruit trees and we need to clear them out.

So, if you’ve been thinking of starting your very own backyard or potted orchard, what better time than now with our huge range of delicious fruits!

Exotic Fruits

No fruiting forest is complete without a quirky and delicious fruiting shrub or tree that’s just a little different from the regular types. There are many varieties of exotic fruits available that will grow immensely well in the Melbourne or Victorian climate, reducing your spend at the supermarket and expanding your range available fruit varieties.

Double-grafted Fruit Trees!

That’s right – two fruits grown on the one tree. How cool is that?! Affectionately called fruit salad trees, many varieties of fruit can be grafted onto the same tree making them incredibly space and time efficient. There is a catch. The fruits have to be from the same family to be grafted onto the same tree. So that’s Citrus with citrus, apples only with other pomme fruits and stonefruits with stone fruits!

Citrus

Fresh, zesty citrus trees can grow in pots or in the garden bed. They make wonderful shade trees in the summer and provide delicious fruit through the cooler months.

Dwarf Citrus

Perfect for pots or a back patio! Dwarf citrus make light work, requiring much less maintenance than their bigger siblings.

Dwarf Fruit Trees

Even in the smallest of spaces you can grow a variety of fruit trees, and dwarf fruit trees make that not only possible but incredibly easy! They require much less maintenance due to their small growing habits and can be grown in pots and containers, not only in a garden bed.

Apples & Pears

Heavy fruiting and a regular lunchbox staple, apple and pear trees are suitable for both small and large properties. They’re not only a bearer of delicious fruits but make wonderful shade trees and espalier artworks.

Stone Fruits

A wide variety of apricots, plums, nectarines, peaches and cherries to choose from, there’s sure to be something for your new orchard!

Christmas Trees Selection!

If you prefer the look, feel, and smell of a real tree and if you can’t bear the thought of cutting down a tree just to use it for a few weeks, why not use a live potted Christmas tree and keep it for many years!!

Christmas Gift Vouchers – Give the gift of choice!

Here are some tips for your potted live Christmas trees on how to take care of them so as they can be used over and over again for the next 10 years!

• Sunlight –  It’s recommended that you keep your potted tree near a window that receives sunlight but has protection from the hot afternoon heat.

• Lack of sunlight – If the spot for your Christmas tree does not receive any natural sunlight or reflected light, you should bring it indoors for Christmas as late as possible. The weekend before Christmas is ideal. They can survive indoors without direct sunlight for a little while, but we would advise not to keep them indoors any longer than 20 days. But if the spot receives some sunlight indoors, it can stay a bit longer.

• Watering – As with most houseplants, watering is the most important aspect of caring for them. Too much and your potted tree will die of ‘wet feet’, too little and the leaves will turn brown and fall. So water sparingly and do a simple moisture check by sticking your finger into the dirt up to your second knuckle and checking if the soil is dry. When you remove your finger, any soil sticking to it indicates moisture. When your finger comes out relatively clean, it’s time to water. Always check that the container has good drainage and some sort of saucer underneath to catch any excess water.

• Sunburn  (VERY IMPORTANT)– After Christmas, you should put your tree out in the shade for a couple of months, protected from the harsh summer sun, then slowly move it back into the sun in early Autumn. If you just put it back in the full summer sun directly after being indoors for a long time, the leaves will get sunburnt and turn brown.

• Root-Bound – After the Christmas period, check the roots of your tree. If the root-ball is getting too thick, loosen them up and plant your tree in a slightly bigger pot. If it is not a dense root-ball, they can be left in the same pot.

• Prune and shape your tree in winter to keep it neat and tidy. Be gentle with the pruning as they grow very slowly and bad pruning can take years to fix.

• Fertilise your tree at the start of spring with a balanced fertilizer to give it a good boost during its growing season and make it look lush for Christmas.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas (or Christmas in July) and a Happy New Year!

Conifers are a versatile and attractive addition to any landscape. They can easily transform an ordinary garden into a modern looking one when planted in the right combination with other plants.

Here are some excellent uses of Conifers:

1. Privacy – Being evergreen, they make great outdoor privacy screens year-round. You can choose tall-growing ones or dense ones.
2. Give life to the curb – Conifers provide an easy fix to front yard curbs, where it is sometimes very tricky to give year-round appeal to your entrance or driveway.
3. Visually excitement – With their dynamic contrast between colours and shapes, they can easily spruce up the garden.
4. Year-Round garden – Being evergreen, conifers will keep your garden lively and colorful even in a drabby winter.
5. Colour combinations – Conifers come in various shapes and colours that combine very well with a whole lot of other plants to give a striking contrast or to create emphasis on other plants or also to create harmony.
6. Architectural interest – From modern homes to Japanese Zen garden styles, you can easily complement the surrounding architecture by choosing the right conifer varieties.
   
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There are several reasons to plant a conifer garden:

1. They are very low maintenance – Some conifers are usually slow growing and require very little care.
2. They add structure and shape to the garden – Most conifers with a moderate growth rate are easy to trim and shape as desired.
3. They tolerate frost – The most prolific plants in cold regions are pines and cedars, so if your area is prone to frost, Conifers are the best choice.
4. They are drought tolerant – When established, conifers need very little water and will grow beautifully.
5. They grow in a wide range of soil – For most conifers, slightly acid soil that is loamy and well-drained is ideal. Unless the soil is very compacted or so light and porous that it retains very little moisture, you will not need to add organic matter.
6. They are sturdy and tolerate windy spots – Unlike trees, pines and cedars are not disturbed or damaged by strong winds.
7. Part- Shade to Full Sun – They grow just as well in shaded areas and in full sun.
   

New Stock- Rare Dwarf Grafted varieties

We have just received stock of pines and cedars and they look absolutely gorgeous. These plants are perfect for pots or put right in the garden. They are rare grafted varieties that do not grow too big. They are an essential part of the Japanese/ Zen garden or even modern gardens. You can also plant them as a feature or specimen plant.

Taller Pines

Companion Plants

Here is some inspiration :

We love the great outdoors so much that we wish we could live out there somewhere in a beautiful forest! As that is not always possible, how about we invite some greenery into our lives and home, to create the great indoors.

Besides creating beautiful and vibrant spaces, house plants have so many great benefits such as purifying the air, making oxygen and reduce your stress! Hurry up as stocks are limited!