Behind the Scenes in our nursery
We love to see all the photos and videos of your garden plants that you email to us, and share on social media!
We thought we'd share some of ours with you in return, so you can see what's flowering at our place right now. Tap the images to jump to the product page.
The weather has continued hot and sunny alternating with warm and wet here on the Sunshine Coast QLD, so everything is growing fast. This month is brought to you by the letter C, for crepe myrtle, callistemon, and curcuma...
The party continues - local crepe myrtle bushes are completely covered in HUGE clusters of flowers, and our dark-leaved Ozbreed crepe myrtle varieties are full of colour and dazzling in the sunshine. Bess are having a feast!
The foliage of these new dark-leaved crepe myrtles is pretty spectacular too, once those showy flowers fade.
If you're more of a traditionalist in your tstes, the green-leaved varieties like the white-flowering Acoma here will turn spicy warm shades of orange and red in autumn before the leaves fall.
The bees are busy all over the late-flowering callistemon bushes - Candy Pink and Dawson River are enjoying the sunshine
Curcumas - aka siam tulips - are well named for their exotic tulip-like flowers, some neat and petite, some big and showy. They bloom from tubestock size so you can unpack an instant garden! Right now they are creating a spectacular sight in our shadehouse - you could be enjoying this at home
Tibouchinas are joining the festivities; it's a spectacular sight to round a corner and see a tibouchina tree in full purple bloom against a bright blue sky! If you've no space for a tree, several of our varieties are small enough for pots on the patio
Tibouchinas like the pink tree above aren't the only game in town at the end of summer. Our oleanders are looking schmick - tree sized or petitely perfect for hedging.
And the first of the Encore azaleas are joining in the party, with their first flowering of the year. They do it all again in Spring (and on the quiet, some of them never stop all year round)
If you're hanging out for colour all year, have a go of grevillea. Local honeyeaters love the nectar and the taller bushes provide great perches for singing . These three are Moonlight, an old favourite; Orange Marmalade, ideal for subtropical climates; and our exclusive new variety Coral Shore.
...and these three are Cooroora Cascade, a mounding groundcover; Alex Pink, which clips to the cutest round waterfalls; and Amber Blaze, creating a river of honey gold on our nursery banks
Society garlics are blooming - but like the grevilleas, when are they never? Such fantastic value for such dainty plants. Portulaca is still pumpinkg out those bee-friendly blooms; and the last of the fairy floss flowers brightens up the Pink Poodle calliandras.
Bright blanket flowers are blooming strongly until frost - this red-yellow one is Arizona Sun; red cyclamen are in flower at tubestock size; and even the succulent echeverias are joining in, with long stems of coral bells.
Sweet scents abound at the end of summer - gardenias, mock orange, and angelwing jasmine
Something a little different to end this month - if you see a tree bark like this one, look up! You'll see some fine feathery foliage, and at this time of year, beautiful bright yellow flower closuters. This is the leopard tree - well named for its spotted bark. It's a big tree, not for everyone, but if you have the space, well worth planting.
There's always something to see and enjoy in a garden, every day of the year.
We hope this has inspired you to take a fresh look at your outdoor space - and maybe add a new plant or two!
