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Good Nurseries in Perth
I am emigrating to Perth in January 2005 and have just passed my Garden Design exams in the UK.
Most of the plants will be new to me and I wonder if any one can give the low down on good nurseries in Perth and the surround to contact, preferably ones with a web site. Cheers Al |
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"curlycook" wrote in message ... I am emigrating to Perth in January 2005 and have just passed my Garden Design exams in the UK. Most of the plants will be new to me and I wonder if any one can give the low down on good nurseries in Perth and the surround to contact, preferably ones with a web site. Cheers Al -- curlycook Hi Al, Low down on nurseries here in Perth is that most are supplied by wholesalers. Those wholesalers will not sell to the public but will sell to people in the trade. By far the biggest is Benara Nurseries which puts out around 300000 plants a day. They are the biggest in Australia and located in Wanneroo north of Perth. When you say landscaping it says to me advanced plants. There is a nursery here called Advanced Trees which sell container grown plants or trees grown in planter bags. There are some Nurseries that grow their own plants like Landsdale Nursery in Landsdale. Another Is Plant World in Landsdale which offer a discount card for people in the trade. Native Australian plants can be purchased either at Lullfitz Nursery or Zanthorrea Nursery. TreesaGreen is an interesting nursery as it sells relatively cheap plants. I have a theory it is mainly Benara Nurseries dumping ground for not so good looking stock. Also I think they buy stock from growers and they pot them up themselves for sale. Not sure if any of these have a website. A lot of wholesalers will require you to have membership so you can access plants on their sites. But I am unable to say what that is exactly. A lot of landscapers will buy small plants and tend them for a few years and sell them at a premium as an advance plant. I have done that with some of my own jobs. Just remember in Perth the temperature can pass 40 C or 105 F in summer. This makes working that little more interesting with early starts to miss the daytime extremes. Mulches, blended soil mixes and the likes are readily available and usually it is only a matter of finding the most convenient to the job. The "Sandman" delivers and helped me on one job by offering stuff at cheaper rate to get it off the truck. Because someone wanted a different soil mix next. Also I have got extra than was ordered most of the time which always comes in handy. It will be handy to get an ABN (Australia Business Number) so that you can get trade discounts. I hope this helps. Richard |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:47:59 +0100, in aus.gardens
curlycook posted: I am emigrating to Perth in January 2005 and have just passed my Garden Design exams in the UK. Most of the plants will be new to me and I wonder if any one can give the low down on good nurseries in Perth and the surround to contact, preferably ones with a web site. If you're going to be working with roses, it's hard to go past Roworth's. With their help and advice, I've managed to resurrect some so-so rose bushes into stunning growers. I've also planted a few varieties 3 weeks ago which are in flower now. http://www.roworth.com.au/ A couple of pics from my garden: http://ii.net/~gr0mit/files/pics/gar...1017-1139a.jpg http://ii.net/~gr0mit/files/pics/gar...1019-0913a.jpg -- Phil To reply delete "NOTHANKS" |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:58:06 +0800, "Loosecannon"
wrote: By far the biggest is Benara Nurseries which puts out around 300000 plants a day. They are the biggest in Australia and located in Wanneroo north of Perth. 300,000 a day? I can't see the entire Australian market absorbing over a billion plants per year. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:22:45 +1000, Ken Oaf wrote:
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:58:06 +0800, "Loosecannon" wrote: By far the biggest is Benara Nurseries which puts out around 300000 plants a day. They are the biggest in Australia and located in Wanneroo north of Perth. 300,000 a day? I can't see the entire Australian market absorbing over a billion plants per year. Whoops, 100 million ;-) |
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"Loosecannon" wrote in message
... "curlycook" wrote in message ... I am emigrating to Perth in January 2005 and have just passed my Garden Design exams in the UK. Most of the plants will be new to me and I wonder if any one can give the low down on good nurseries in Perth and the surround to contact, preferably ones with a web site. Cheers Al I just spent an afternoon trundling around some Nurseries, today, in Melville on Leach Hwy You might want to specify a suburb or two to give ppl an idea of where you're going. Perth's a big place, you know, and to say either Joodalup or Mandurah makes a biggggggggg difference. Was going to go to Vision Splendid Gardens and nursery for a day out last weekend as the nursery is quite nice.....so's the one at Mandurah and Bibra Lake's Dutch Windmill. Anyhow, I took a left turn and went to Dwellingup instead. Raelene xxx --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 22/10/04 |
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"Ken Oaf" wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:22:45 +1000, Ken Oaf wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:58:06 +0800, "Loosecannon" wrote: By far the biggest is Benara Nurseries which puts out around 300000 plants a day. They are the biggest in Australia and located in Wanneroo north of Perth. 300,000 a day? I can't see the entire Australian market absorbing over a billion plants per year. Whoops, 100 million ;-) Speaking of lots of plants......... you've reminded me of the research paper I did on Princess Diana's funeral, etc and remember reading there was a 'flowers' in England and they ended up having to import from some other country. Can't remember, now. Raelene xxx --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 22/10/04 |
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wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:47:59 +0100, in aus.gardens curlycook posted: I am emigrating to Perth in January 2005 and have just passed my Garden Design exams in the UK. Most of the plants will be new to me and I wonder if any one can give the low down on good nurseries in Perth and the surround to contact, preferably ones with a web site. If you're going to be working with roses, it's hard to go past Roworth's. When I work with roses, I find it hard to go past the Roundup! Sorry, couldn't resist (not exactly a rose lover). -- Andy D. |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:47:59 +0100, in aus.gardens curlycook posted: I am emigrating to Perth in January 2005 and have just passed my Garden Design exams in the UK. Most of the plants will be new to me and I wonder if any one can give the low down on good nurseries in Perth and the surround to contact, preferably ones with a web site. The Zanthorrea Nursery (there is one of our more intriguing species for you to learn about right away) is great for native flora. They are a little way out of town (in łthe hills˛ to the east) but are well worth a visit. http://www.zanthorrea.com.au/ .... |
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