Nursery Crawl Gloat

[Chookie]

Just wanted to gloat about my Friday purchases to people who understand...

Hit Annangove Grevillieas first.

Acacia myrtifolia (myrtle wattle)
Adiantum aethiopicum (Maidenhair fern)
Astoloma humifusum (native cranberry)
3 Bursaria spinosa (I want somewhere that wrens might be tempted to nest)
2 Dodonaea triquetra (Large-leafed hop-bush)
Eucalyptus haemastoma (scribbly gum)
Leptospermum polygalifolium (Tea-tree)
Patersonia
2 Pultenaea villosa (Eggs & bacon)
"Summer Beauty" grafted gum
2 Callistemon viminalis "Hannah Ray"

One Hannah Ray and the maidenhair fern have already been planted down in the
boggy back corner.

Lunch at the Mother Earth nursery (recommended by the AG people). Lovely
food, and a fascinating building (mud-brick, turf and waterfall on roof) but
the stock was terribly dull, unless you like box hedges and mondo grass. I
suspect it was built by hippies and taken over by yuppies. Bought some
oregano and thyme.

Next off to Swane's. Bought some sage, dill and marjoram, and got what I have
wanted for some time... a QUINCE TREE!

This afternoon will be spent moving some sandstone rubble and planting my
natives into it.

To cap it all, my brown boronia is in exquisite full bloom! Happy gardening,
all!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

[rapdor]

Just a tip on you "Summer Beauty" gum: keep an eye on the weight of the
gumnuts. Two years ago, our two year old tree flowered so prolifically that
the weight of the nuts caused one of its major branches to break off at the
trunk, badly damaging the tree. It's OK now, but I make sure to cut nearly
all the nuts off these days.

[Wanda]

Congratulations on your successful nursery crawl. Do you know anything much
about the hop bush? I bought one several months ago & would like to know a
little more than what was described on the attached label, such as when to
prune.

It sounds like you have, or will have, a gorgeous garden. I like your
selection. You'll have to put together a homepage with some happy snaps ;)
"Chookie" > wrote in message
...
> Just wanted to gloat about my Friday purchases to people who understand...
>
> Hit Annangove Grevillieas first.
>
> Acacia myrtifolia (myrtle wattle)
> Adiantum aethiopicum (Maidenhair fern)
> Astoloma humifusum (native cranberry)
> 3 Bursaria spinosa (I want somewhere that wrens might be tempted to nest)
> 2 Dodonaea triquetra (Large-leafed hop-bush)
> Eucalyptus haemastoma (scribbly gum)
> Leptospermum polygalifolium (Tea-tree)
> Patersonia
> 2 Pultenaea villosa (Eggs & bacon)
> "Summer Beauty" grafted gum
> 2 Callistemon viminalis "Hannah Ray"
>
> One Hannah Ray and the maidenhair fern have already been planted down in
the
> boggy back corner.
>
> Lunch at the Mother Earth nursery (recommended by the AG people). Lovely
> food, and a fascinating building (mud-brick, turf and waterfall on roof)
but
> the stock was terribly dull, unless you like box hedges and mondo grass.
I
> suspect it was built by hippies and taken over by yuppies. Bought some
> oregano and thyme.
>
> Next off to Swane's. Bought some sage, dill and marjoram, and got what I
have
> wanted for some time... a QUINCE TREE!
>
> This afternoon will be spent moving some sandstone rubble and planting my
> natives into it.
>
> To cap it all, my brown boronia is in exquisite full bloom! Happy
gardening,
> all!
>
> --
> Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
> (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
>
> "...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
> or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

[Wanda]

Congratulations on your successful nursery crawl. Do you know anything much
about the hop bush? I bought one several months ago & would like to know a
little more than what was described on the attached label, such as when to
prune.

It sounds like you have, or will have, a gorgeous garden. I like your
selection. You'll have to put together a homepage with some happy snaps ;)
"Chookie" > wrote in message
...
> Just wanted to gloat about my Friday purchases to people who understand...
>
> Hit Annangove Grevillieas first.
>
> Acacia myrtifolia (myrtle wattle)
> Adiantum aethiopicum (Maidenhair fern)
> Astoloma humifusum (native cranberry)
> 3 Bursaria spinosa (I want somewhere that wrens might be tempted to nest)
> 2 Dodonaea triquetra (Large-leafed hop-bush)
> Eucalyptus haemastoma (scribbly gum)
> Leptospermum polygalifolium (Tea-tree)
> Patersonia
> 2 Pultenaea villosa (Eggs & bacon)
> "Summer Beauty" grafted gum
> 2 Callistemon viminalis "Hannah Ray"
>
> One Hannah Ray and the maidenhair fern have already been planted down in
the
> boggy back corner.
>
> Lunch at the Mother Earth nursery (recommended by the AG people). Lovely
> food, and a fascinating building (mud-brick, turf and waterfall on roof)
but
> the stock was terribly dull, unless you like box hedges and mondo grass.
I
> suspect it was built by hippies and taken over by yuppies. Bought some
> oregano and thyme.
>
> Next off to Swane's. Bought some sage, dill and marjoram, and got what I
have
> wanted for some time... a QUINCE TREE!
>
> This afternoon will be spent moving some sandstone rubble and planting my
> natives into it.
>
> To cap it all, my brown boronia is in exquisite full bloom! Happy
gardening,
> all!
>
> --
> Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
> (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
>
> "...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
> or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

[Chookie]

In article >,
"rapdor" > wrote:

> Just a tip on you "Summer Beauty" gum: keep an eye on the weight of the
> gumnuts. [...] I make sure to cut nearly
> all the nuts off these days.

Cut its nuts off? Sounds like all my sick fantasies have come true!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

[Chookie]

In article >,
"Wanda" > wrote:

> Congratulations on your successful nursery crawl. Do you know anything much
> about the hop bush? I bought one several months ago & would like to know a
> little more than what was described on the attached label, such as when to
> prune.

Not a clue -- it was an endemic around here, which is why I bought it. They
look a bit leggy and have big eucalypt-like leaves. I would guess that prune
after flowering holds true (though that would remove some of the hops, of
course). If in doubt, I would prune in bushfire season -- I consider that
pruning is what bushfires and grazing animals do in nature.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

[Wanda]

"Linda" > wrote in message
...
> Ummmmm, missed the start of this. Are we talking about Dodonea
> purpurea or similar? NZ Hop Bush????

That's the one, although I think it was called Purple Hop Bush on the label.

>
> Hops are a sticky, clingy vine.
>
> If we are talking the 'orrible D. purpurea I THINK it is a native of
> NZ, seeds everywhere (with those hop-like-things) and is relatively
> short-lived????
Interesting, I bought mine from Zanthorrea, a fantastic local nursery that
specialises in Australian natives. Maybe it has a relative in NZ, similar to
the way America has Eucalypts (?) & Africa has Acacia.

> Linda
>
> Chookie > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > "Wanda" > wrote:
> >
> >> Congratulations on your successful nursery crawl. Do you know anything
much
> >> about the hop bush? I bought one several months ago & would like to
know a
> >> little more than what was described on the attached label, such as when
to
> >> prune.
> >
> >Not a clue -- it was an endemic around here, which is why I bought it.
They
> >look a bit leggy and have big eucalypt-like leaves. I would guess that
prune
> >after flowering holds true (though that would remove some of the hops, of
> >course). If in doubt, I would prune in bushfire season -- I consider
that
> >pruning is what bushfires and grazing animals do in nature.
>

[Jane VR]

Linda wrote:

> Ummmmm, missed the start of this. Are we talking about Dodonea
> purpurea or similar? NZ Hop Bush????
>
> Hops are a sticky, clingy vine.
>
> If we are talking the 'orrible D. purpurea I THINK it is a native of
> NZ, seeds everywhere (with those hop-like-things) and is relatively
> short-lived????
>

Dodonea viscosa 'Purpurea'. It's native to both countries.

jane

[lgckdmhn@search26.com]

http://www.ardice.com/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Plantae/Polypodiophyta/Polypodiopsida/Adiantaceae/Adiantum/Adiantum_aethiopicum/