Buddleia are a hardy vigorous deciduous shrub/small tree that grows up to 3 metres tall with grey/green foliage. They prefer full sun and fertile and well-drained soil but tolerates a wide range of (especially poor) soils, hot to cold (like frost), wet to moderately dry conditions, deep shade or open areas and wind. Assorted colours …
Strawberry Plants
If you want fresh seasonal strawberries by the end of the year, now is the ideal time to be planting them. Strawberries need plenty of water and sun, at least 6-10 hours of full sun to produce tasty berries. A good time for you to tuck mulch of straw in and around the plant is …
Penstemons (Pink, lilac and burgundy)
Penstemons are a herbaceous perennial, flowering from late spring through summer. Easy to grow in any fertile, reasonably moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. An attractive and popular flowering plant, flowers look like trumpet shaped blooms. Plants can grow from 60-90cm high and can spread to 45cm. Penstemons are perfect for growing …
Mini Agapanthus Baby Blue
Mini Agapanthus are a low maintenance perennial that produces colour clusters of purplish-blue trumpet-shaped flowers throughout the summer and a robust clump forming plant with long fleshy green leaves. They grow best in well drained soil and in a sunny site or semi shade. May need protection from heavy frosts but will come away again …
Dusty Miller (Senecio Cineraria)
Dusty Miller is grown for its stunning silvery-white foliage. This perennial shrub is an interesting landscape addition to your garden. It makes a nice edging for borders and is a great addition to a colourful container garden and the foliage would be great in cut flower arrangements. In summer the flowers are small yellow blooms …
African Bush Daisy (Euryops)
African Bush Daisy (Euryops) a perennial evergreen shrub, the yellow daisy flowers will bloom all season long or until cold temperatures appear. Best in well drained soil or can tolerate poor soil, full sun, heat and drought. Euryops are great in borders or in a container. Can grow to a height and spread of 1m. …
Purple Cootamundra Wattle (Purpurea Fernleaf Acacia)
This ornamental evergreen fast growing Wattle tree will grow from 6-9m high and provides good bee forage and attracts birds. A delightful foliage colour which varies from purple to blue and the tree is covered with sweetly fragrant bright golden-yellow small rounded flowers from late winter to early spring. Best in full sun, well drained …
Astelia Nervosa ‘Westland’ (Bronze Bush Flax)
This NZ native is evergreen and hardy and has stiffly arched ornamental foliage with an attractive grey-purple to red colouration, the red colour intensifies in the cold weather. Best in well drained soils and is tolerant to wind, frost, sun or part shade but not tolerant of wet feet. Grows to 80cm high and wide …
Cabbage Tree (Cordyline Australis)
Cordyline Australis commonly known as cabbage trees. An excellent plant for garden landscaping, being suitable for group planting or single specimen. They can grow up to 15-20m in height and 2m wide. The trunk resembles cork with a spongy yet tough texture. The leaves are long and narrow that may be up to 1m long. …
Flax (Phormium Tenax Purpureum Flax)
These flaxes are a very robust evergreen perennial. Easily grown in well drained soils and in full sun to part shade and drought tolerant once established. Leaves can grow to lengths of 2m and in summer a dramatic flowering stalk of red flowers which attract nectar seeking birds. This flax adds architectural height to the …