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Hi to all
I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard lawn area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage garden of varying height layers with wander stepping stones. Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones that flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull street. |
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*Princess* wrote:
Hi to all I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard lawn area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage garden of varying height layers with wander stepping stones. Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones that flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull street. Callistemons: http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html Cheers Don |
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"Don" wrote in message . au... *Princess* wrote: Hi to all I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard lawn area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage garden of varying height layers with wander stepping stones. Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones that flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull street. Callistemons: http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html Cheers Don I have a callistemon little john. Birds love it Regards, Mitch |
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I am not much into natives but I inherited with the house a red flowering
callistemon and I think it is "Dawson River" from what I saw at my local nursery. It is giving a lovely show at my mailbox and hopefully will continue to if I keep it lightly pruned so it doesn't get that neglected leggy native plant look that you see so much around Perth. Thanks for the web link .... helpful Bemoaning the heavy weather predicted for Perth this weekend as it limits planned gardening projects. "Mitchell" wrote in message ... "Don" wrote in message . au... *Princess* wrote: Hi to all I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard lawn area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage garden of varying height layers with wander stepping stones. Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones that flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull street. Callistemons: http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html Cheers Don I have a callistemon little john. Birds love it Regards, Mitch |
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*Princess* wrote:
I am not much into natives but I inherited with the house a red flowering callistemon and I think it is "Dawson River" from what I saw at my local nursery. It is giving a lovely show at my mailbox and hopefully will continue to if I keep it lightly pruned so it doesn't get that neglected leggy native plant look that you see so much around Perth. Thanks for the web link .... helpful No problem. Remember that the bottlebrush comes in all sizes and colours. Something for everyone. Bemoaning the heavy weather predicted for Perth this weekend as it limits planned gardening projects. Actually both Saturday and Sunday will be good for gardening, with only a show or two forecast. Besides, the rain is *really* needed. Don |
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Dawson River is one of the great Callistemon. Make sure you prune it after
flowering as with most Callistemon as they use a lot energy in forming the seed pods. As an aside this was discovered by a great friend of mine George Trapnell (long dead sadly) on the Dawson River in Queensland. My dad Sid, propagated many of these on return from his travels and we still have some of the original plants. You can tell his plants because he named them after where they were found or by the colour using the international Colour chart. George won an Order of Australia for his work. You might like to try some of his other plants Callistemon Rose Opal, Capt Cook, Injune, Lustre Creek and many more Robert "*Princess*" wrote in message ... I am not much into natives but I inherited with the house a red flowering callistemon and I think it is "Dawson River" from what I saw at my local nursery. It is giving a lovely show at my mailbox and hopefully will continue to if I keep it lightly pruned so it doesn't get that neglected leggy native plant look that you see so much around Perth. Thanks for the web link .... helpful Bemoaning the heavy weather predicted for Perth this weekend as it limits planned gardening projects. "Mitchell" wrote in message ... "Don" wrote in message . au... *Princess* wrote: Hi to all I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard lawn area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage garden of varying height layers with wander stepping stones. Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones that flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull street. Callistemons: http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html Cheers Don I have a callistemon little john. Birds love it Regards, Mitch |
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"*Princess*" wrote in message ... I am not much into natives but I inherited with the house a red flowering callistemon and I think it is "Dawson River" from what I saw at my local nursery. It is giving a lovely show at my mailbox and hopefully will continue to if I keep it lightly pruned so it doesn't get that neglected leggy native plant look that you see so much around Perth. Thanks for the web link .... helpful Bemoaning the heavy weather predicted for Perth this weekend as it limits planned gardening projects. If you are looking for plants, I am currently taking apart a front garden that measures 40 x 20 metres. Buggered if I will leave it for the developers. Reply by email if interested. Regards JB "Mitchell" wrote in message ... "Don" wrote in message . au... *Princess* wrote: Hi to all I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard lawn area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage garden of varying height layers with wander stepping stones. Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones that flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull street. Callistemons: http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html Cheers Don I have a callistemon little john. Birds love it Regards, Mitch |
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