| Description | Grevillea Lanigera "Mt Tamboritha"
Mt Tamboritha is a thick, dense, ground-covering Grevillea that has a spread of around 1-2m and a height of 40cm. It bears narrow foliage that is grey-green, and these leaves have small fine hairs which give off a soft look. This plant produces flowers in clusters that are a vivid red or pinkish-cream colour.
Grevilleas are very hardy plants that thrive in a sunny position and well drained soil. It is frost, drought, coastal and part shade tolerant. Pruning will maintain its shape. Perfect for use in rockeries.
6" pot size. | Ulmus parvifolia
The bark of the Chinese Elm is a real stand out feature, as the tree sheds it in patches, creating the effect of a tapestry of varying browns and greys. Foliage is lush, shiny and green, and the tree is semi deciduous, turning golden in autumn, and keeping its leaves in warmer areas. It has also been noted by many Aussie gardeners in recent years that native birds enjoy the fruit of the Chinese Elm. | Decorative Terracotta indoor and outdoor use for feature plants. Great alone or try clustering different sizes to make an attractive feature.
- Waterproof and frost-tolerant
- Lightweight
- Ideal for plant pot sizes 8″/20cm pot
Approximate weight: 4.3kg. | Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia
Golden Robinia has beautiful yellow Spring leaves which deepen in colour to a fresh lime-yellow during Summer, then turn golden-yellow in Autumn, before falling.
A visual standout amongst other trees, this Robinia tree is an all round tough plant suitable for many different landscape uses. Whether as a magnificent specimen or a street tree in polluted and industrial areas, it grows with vigor and strength. | Citrus sinensis
Citrus Valencia is commonly referred to as a juicing orange, the fruit it produces are medium in size. One of this tree's best traits is that the fruit will hang on the tree for months, becoming sweeter the longer it is left.
This tree is ideal for the garden at home as the fruit begins to ripen in winter and goes all the way through to summer. This plant is evergreen and can produce scented flowers, it grows best in full sun and well drained soil.
16''/40cm pot - Espalier (Weaved onto Lattice) | Rosa hybrid tea
Blue Moon produces large silvery blue flowers on long stems that are highly fragrant! The lavender coloured blooms are perfect for mass planting, cut flowers, rose & cottage gardens! Blue Moon is hardy, vigorous and repeat flowering. Available in more variations.
8"/20cm pot - Bush form | Ceropegia woodii
Chain or String of Hearts vine has gorgeous, waxy, purple silver leaves in the shape of hearts. Once established, it will also produce flowers. It is a low maintenance plant that is easy to propagate, drought tolerant however not frost tolerant. An extremely versatile plant, you can plant it in pots, hanging baskets as well as in the ground, indoor or outdoor.
Mature ground growth: 3x3m - may be smaller in pots.
5''/12cm pot |
| Content | | Video: Chinese Elms as a beautiful, medium size feature tree for a tough spot
| | | | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last twu centuries, although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renowned for their flowers and beauty, they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit. The rose hip can be made into an old fashioned jam. Roses range in size and variety from your standard and bush roses to climbers and weeping varieties. Amongst all their beautiful colours, varieties and fragrances there is bound to be the perfect rose out there for your garden. For more information on selecting and growing roses, visit our Rose Factsheet. | |
| Additional information | |
| botanical name |
Ulmus parvifolia
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| height x width |
8m x 8m
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| features |
Small glossy dark-green leaves with silvery serrated edges, they are semi evergreen with the leaves turning yellow and staying on the tree until late winter, the bark is very attractive and mottled grey, green, orange and brown
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| conditions |
Very hardy, prefers full sun in well-drained soil, good for planting in poor soil
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| landscape use |
Street planting, avenues, urban planting, specimen, group planting, avenues
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| features |
Large golden-green pinnate leaves that intensifies to a deep gold during autumn, few creamy-white wisteria like flowers are produced in spring
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| conditions |
Full sun in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, avenues, street trees, urban planting, color contrast,
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