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I have discovered why my new Correa rootlings were not growing as they should. Other plants which like alkaline conditions were just sittting also, despite the warm weather we had. My potting mix is not the pH it should be. It is way too acid at pH 5.5. It was only after hearing the tale […]

This is the first list of plants for dry and alkaline soils. They need to be watered regularly for the first few months at least.

Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) Australia’s floral emblem. 4-8m high in ideal conditions.
Acacia saligna (Golden Wreath Wattle) 3-8m high.
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle) to 6m. Amazingly, this does well here.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon forms
Eucalyptus diversifolia
Eucalyptus […]

I have been finding plants in the nursery that need to be planted out while the soil is still reasonably warm. There are quite a few, including some very neglected Eucalypts. Thought I would do a list in the blog of plants for our dry situation here. The average rainfall here is 330mm or 13 […]

I was looking at blogs to do with gardening last night and came across a site called the Golden Gecko written in California (the name attracted me). That’s not too amazing in itself. What hit me in the face were the photos of Grevillea ‘Molongolo’ and Grevillea lavandulacea ‘Penola’.
These were being recommended as suitable plants […]

I own my own small scale nursery and there always seems to be too much to do. I decided that I had had enough one day and thought I would just propagate for myself. Trouble is I can’t walk past a plant with cutting material on it and one packet of seed provides many more […]