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Green & White – The Classic Combo

Written by coldev on 07/11/2019. Posted in Garden Ideas, Garden Makeovers, Plant Sales & Plant Specials.

When it comes to creating a colour scheme for your garden, you can have such an overwhelming choice! But if you want something that is really stylish and stunning in its simplicity, nothing beats the Green & White combo! It is such a easy combination of planting, you cannot go wrong! This easily compliments any property and gives it such a Classy look. We have put together a great list of specials for you to create your very own Green and White Classic garden. Take a look at these photos for inspiration:

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Rose ‘Iceberg’ 3ft Standard
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Susan and Leon Create a Magical Garden

Written by coldev on 11/07/2018. Posted in Customer Stories, Garden Ideas, Garden Makeovers.

We first met the lovely Susan and Leon in May, they came to Hello Hello Plants with dreams of creating their own beautiful gardens, and we were more than happy to help these angels make their wants a reality! We love seeing the end result of the hard work our customers put into creating their own little piece of paradise.

These guys now have the best garden in their street and it would have saved thousands of dollars by getting a free garden design from us and doing all the planting themselves.

Thank you Susan and Leon for your kind words and positive nature, customers like you make things a breeze!

Susan & Leon:

To everyone in the team at Hello Hello Plants, we are thrilled with our new front and rear gardens and want to express our gratitude for all of your help and support throughout the process.

We had no idea how to achieve it, all we knew is that we wanted a Japanese garden with a red maple, and you delivered!

From the initial design and plant selection, to the advice, the follow up phone calls helping to keep us on track with preparing the soil and finishing with the personal delivery, including set out of the plants from Chris himself, the service has been second to none.

This was our first time landscaping, it hasn’t been easy, but with your support we have gotten through it with 2 absolutely beautiful gardens that we are proud of.

Thank you to all of the team, we couldn’t have done it without you all!

King regards,

Susan and Leon

We have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to designing gardens and we are here to help you! Come down to the store at 1477 Sydney Rd Campbellfield, with some photos and measurements and let’s get started on your new garden

Introducing The Balcony Beasties Range

Written by coldev on 07/06/2018. Posted in Garden Ideas, Plants.

Hello Hello!

Is your balcony a place where plants go to die?

Really hot? High winds?

We know you want a beautiful balcony with none of the responsibility! That’s why we’ve created THE BALCONY BEASTIES RANGE!

Plants that can grow in a pot and are tough as nails! Go on a holiday and relax knowing your plants will be happy when you get back!

It’s a easy as 1,2,3!

1. Grab a big pot that tickles your fancy. 2. Grab two plants from the Balcony Beasties range. Yuccas! Succulents! Flax! 3. Grab a bag of bright pebbles to top it all off.

And there you have it!

The balcony beasties range. Tough as nails mate!

Teeny Tiny Weeping Cherry

Written by coldev on 31/05/2018. Posted in Garden Ideas, Garden Makeovers, Plants.

The weeping cherry for everybody!

Weeping cherries have a beautiful cascading shape, gorgeous Autumn colour and fab Spring blossom.

But sometimes the large size and high price of weeping cherries means it’s not an option for everyone, but right now at Hello Hello Plants we have Teeny Tiny Weeping Cherries!

Standing at just 3ft tall, these little beauties can be kept in a small garden bed or popped in a pot and kept on your balcony.

For even more fierce colour you can plant underneath these little cuties!

We suggest some pink or white Bacopa, these are covered in itty bitty flowers, and come spring time your garden will look like fluffy bright fairy floss.

The Teeny Tiny Weeping Cherry comes in Pink, Falling Snow and White (Subatela Alba).

Our Bare Rooted 3ft Cherries are $59.99ea (while stock lasts)

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Beautiful Semi Trailer Load of Lush Tropical Stock!!

Written by coldev on 22/12/2016. Posted in Garden Ideas, News, Plant Sales & Plant Specials.

Get in now to see our beautiful selection of lush tropical stock, fresh off the Semi Trailer.

Selected by Chris the “Plant Detective”

We’ve just received a huge semi trailer load of beautiful lush tropical stock, with wonderful reduced prices just for you! Take a look below to see the full list.

Chris the “Plant Detective” has personally flown to a secret location and hand selected some beautiful stock just for this sale.

Come visit us or call to find out more! CALL: (03) 9359 3331 VISIT: 1477 Sydney Rd, Campbellfield

Chris the Plant Detective sees all!!!

Have a look below to see the Plant detective’s (Chris) selection of beautiful Lush stock fresh off the semi trailer this week just in time for Christmas. Everything is reduced to clear and perfect for adding a touch of lushness to your garden.

Keep in mind Chris is 6’ 2” tall so some of this stock is very big indeed.

Call now to order yours on (03) 9359 3331

Or Visit us in store at 1477 Sydney Rd Campbellfield

Hymenosporum Flavum in 7″ pots for only $19.99 each

Hymenosporum Flavum in 12″ pots for only $99.99 each

Corymbia ‘Wildfire’ in 45L bags for only $89.99 each

Corymbia ‘Baby Orange’ in 45L bags for only $89.99 each

Magnolia ‘Little Gem’ in 10″ pots for only $79.99 each

Magnolia ‘Exmouth’ in 12” pots $120 each

Ficus ‘Flash 12″ pots only $89.99 each when you buy 10 or more

Syzygium Australe ‘Big Red’ in 12″ pots for $99.99 each

Syzygium Australe ‘Big Red’ in 16″ pots for $169.99 each

Syzygium ‘Big Red’ Lilly Pilly 16″ Pot
$249.99 Read more

Syzygium Australe ‘Aussie Southern’ in 12″ pots for only $99.99 each

Syzygium ‘Aussie Southern’ Lilly Pilly 12″ Pot
$119.99 Read more

Syzygium Australe ‘Elite’ in 12″ pots for $89.99 each when you buy 10 or more

Very tall Tristaniopsis Laurina ‘Water Gums’ in 8″ pots for only $12.99 each

Dracaena Draco ‘Dragon Blood Tree’ in 16″ pots for $299 each

Acmena Smithii ‘Firescreen’ 10″ pots for only $44.99 each when you buy 10 or more

Prima Donna ‘Blueberry Ash’ in 10” pots for only $49.99 each

Yucca Elephantipes in 7” pots only $16.99 each

Lagerstroemia (3 x types) “Sioux”, “Tuscarora”, “Natchez” in 10″pots for only $59.99 each

Mandevilla (3 x types) “Aloha Red”, “Aloha White”, “Aloha Bright Pink” in 10″pots for only $44.99 each

Get Pleached in the garden today!!

Written by coldev on 24/05/2016. Posted in Garden Ideas, News, Plant Sales & Plant Specials.

Get Pleached in the garden today!! Pleached Ficus are perfect for creating beautiful lush green privacy whilst allowing for something small and beautiful to be grown underneath them. They make a great hedge and look absolutely stunning once established. We have 3 sizes available right now.

10″ pot Pleached Ficus (Now 1.5m tall) only $49.90 each, or buy 10 @ only $44.90 each, or buy 50 or more $39.90 each.

12” pot Pleached Ficus (1.6m tall) only $99.90 each, or buy 10 @ only $89.90 each.

(Hurry stocks are limited on all sizes)

To order, call us on: (03) 9359 3331

Pleaching Standard Ficus

Written by coldev on 10/03/2016. Posted in Garden Ideas, Garden Makeovers, Plant Sales & Plant Specials, Plants.

Pleaching = (Hedging with a small trunk – like this picture)

Pleached Standard Ficus is a hot item this season, with customers doing some really cool designs and landscaping with their pleached hedges. nadina-with-ficus The secret with pleaching is that ficus are evergreen and pleach very easily. These particular ficus are the Emerald Green Ficus Flash Hilii and are very lush and are fantastic for doing a pleached hedge. Also as Ficus have been renowned for growing an aggressive root system, the pleaching effect actually keeps the roots under control and allows for you to grow these Ficus in very confined spaces and gardens. These days with the rapid growth of our cities, lots of people are having smaller and smaller gardens! The beauty of the pleach hedge is it is very good for small gardens as you can do 2, or even sometimes a 3 layer effect. It allows for a garden bed underneath the hedge, maximising your gardens beauty, colour and depth. It’s like having a 2 or 3 story garden as you really get the 2 story effect which is becoming more and more stylish in the modern garden. Pleaching creates another dimension to your garden! Make the best use of your confined space this summer and come and check out our Pleached Standard Ficus for only $29.90 each in an 8” pot, thats up to 40% off the regular price in our 80% off plant clearance sale this weekend. They are ranging from 3-4ft tall in height and pleaching from 1-2ft tall.

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A pot filled with a bunch of pink and white Crepe Myrtle flowers.

Get Amazing Colour With Crepe Myrtles

Written by coldev on 04/01/2016. Posted in Garden Ideas, Plant Sales & Plant Specials, Plants.

Crepe myrtles are a lovely small growing tree. Perfect for confined spaces. They have fabulous colours as you can see here.

They blossom for weeks and weeks throughout the Summer and in autumn they have a lovely deep maroon autumn colour. Then in winter, when they are bare, it’s a beautiful tree with a smooth bark and spectacular structure.

These trees flower with masses of vibrant colour for several weeks in summer. They have beautiful burgundy autumn color for many weeks in autumn all year round. The Crepe Myrtle has a smooth beautifully patterned bark that makes the bare tree very attractive in Winter. They come in a range of colors, reds, brilliant pinks, soft pinks, whites, and Lavender – just look at our catalog.

Best of all the Crepe Myrtle is a small growing tree ideal for a confined area. They are extremely low maintenance very hardy and with an inoffensive root system.

Crepe Myrtle is the perfect small feature tree for colour year round, beauty and interest.

Lagerstroemia ‘Comanche’ Crepe Myrtle 8″ Pot
$49.99 Read more

Flowering gums in front of a restaurant.

Wonderful Flowering Gums

Written by coldev on 29/12/2015. Posted in Garden Ideas, News, Plants.

Traditionally Flowering Gums were grown from seed and you had to wait 10-20 years for them to flower and when they do they may turn out the wrong colour!

Grafted trees are specially hybridized, selected trees with fabulous colours. Choose a tree in a colour you love now and start enjoying vibrant coulorful summers in the garden.

A mother holding a basket of flowers, a perfect Mother's Day garden gift.

Mother’s Day Garden Gift Ideas

Written by coldev on 01/05/2015. Posted in Garden Ideas, Plant Sales & Plant Specials.

Mother’s Day is coming on Sunday the 10th of May. Whether mum is a green thumb or needs some help in the garden, we have some great gift ideas. Plus we will be providing home delivery on Saturday the 9th & Sunday the 10th for timely arrival. We suggest you order now, before Tuesday the 5th of May, to ensure your gift arrives in time.

Mother’s Day Garden Gift Ideas

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Mother’s Day Gift Vouchers: 20% off

$50 Mother’s Day gift voucher ONLY $40

$100 Mother’s Day gift vouvher ONLY $80

Discounted gift vouchers are valid for 6 months for both our online store and Ascot Vale & Campbellfield nurseries, and can be used to purchase anything we sell including delivery.

You can choose an email gift voucher to send straight to mum, or to yourself to print, or we can also mail her a physical voucher. If you need your voucher mailed, please order by 12pm Wednesday 6th May to ensure arrival and put your request in your order notes in the cart.

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Two-for-One Weeping Cherry Tree

Take care of both mum and mother-in-law with this outstanding offer. Get two 6ft Weeping Cherry Trees for the price of one, and we’ll even throw in two-for-one on delivery in metro Melbourne! Pay one delivery price and get each one delivered to two separate addresses if required. Please note the second address in your order notes if needed.

A Bunch of Roses that Lasts

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A bunch of roses is nice, but mum might forget that you love her when they die after a few days! Give her the gift of a rose bush and she’ll be rewarded with blossoms for decades.

We have a huge selection of roses in various shapes and sizes. Browse our Rose Guide for help choosing. Please order by Tuesday 5th of May to ensure delivery by Mother’s Day.

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A Garden Makeover for Mum

Why not splash out, or chip in with the rest of the family, and give mum the gift of a whole garden makeover. We can help design the garden for free, deliver the plants and arrange landscaping too. Prices start at around $500 for a complete small garden. Call (03) 9375 7741 for a free quote.

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Hardy Standards for Modern Stylish Gardens

Written by coldev on 20/02/2015. Posted in Garden Ideas, Plants.

If you want to add a formal and stylish touch to a garden, using standards is a great way to do it.

Standards are plants that have been specially grafted to grow in a ball-on-a-stick shape, with a tall straight trunk and a big bushy head. This can be done with many shrubs and trees, including roses, ficus, lilly pilly, english box, mop top robinias, lilacs, maples, crab apples, bay trees, olive trees and cumquats just to name a few.

However, because of the specialized techniques required to create a strong, high quality and long-lived standard, they are often expensive. Big, mature standards are one of the most expensive but very sought after plants we sell, simply because of the instant wow factor and value they add to a garden.

Our two most popular standards after 3ft Standard Roses are 3ft Standard Ficus and 3ft Standard Lilly Pillies. Both are hardy and require trimming only once or twice a year, making them perfect for a stylish yet low maintenance garden. They look great planted in rows lining a drive, wall or pathway, or in medium to large pots.

The problem we have in supplying Melbourne’s appetite for these great standards is that we have a tough time getting a Standard Ficus for less that $50, and Standard Lilly Pillies simply disappear for large periods of the year when they sell out completely.

To solve the problem, we’re bringing down 3ft Standard Ficus and 3ft Standard Lilly Pillies by the pallet load from NSW, and passing the savings on to you. Our newest batch has arrived in store and you can get them for only $24.90 each, while they last!

Here are some examples of 3ft Standard Ficus and 3ft Standard Lilly Pillies used in landscaping around Melbourne:

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Standard Lilly Pillies line the path to the front entrance.

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Standard Ficus combined neatly with a box hedge.

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Popular Standard Plants:

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Robinia ‘Mop Top’
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Plants for Winter Colour in the Garden

Written by coldev on 20/06/2014. Posted in Garden Ideas, Plants.

The weather outside might be dull, but that doesn’t mean your garden needs to be! This Winter, you can have your garden looking vibrant and lush with our Winter Colour selection. These include colourful evergreen and Winter flowering plants.

From the powerful red of the Nandina and the many vibrant coloured Coprosmas, to the striking ‘Golden Diosma’, the range of stunning colours you can add to your garden today is plentiful.