LAMBLEY NURSERY WINTER 2015 LAMBLEY Lambley NurseryN andURSERY Gardens www.lambley.com.au AND GARDENS www.lambley.com.au ORDERING Orders may be placed by phone, fax, post or on-line through our shopping cart facility. The website also has a full catalogue of plants and seeds which are currently in stock. Payment may be made using a credit card without opening a PayPal account. PACKING & CHARGES We take a great deal of care in growing, selecting, packing and dispatching our plants, bulbs and seeds. Our policy is to replace items which do not arrive in good condition. If there is a problem please let us know within 24 hours as we will not be able to take responsibility after that time. POSTAGE Free postage for all seed orders of $30 or more $5.50 postage for seed orders under $30 Mixed orders of plants and seeds postage is $11.00. Plant order postage is $11.00. DELIVERY TIME We will dispatch orders as quickly as possible but we do get a lot of orders during the first few weeks of us sending a catalogue out so there may be a short delay. Please let us know if you need your order delivered by a certain time. NURSERY AND GARDEN OPENING TIMES Open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Lambley Nursery, 395 Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria, 3364 Phone: (03) 5343 4303 Fax: (03) 5343 4257 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lambley.com.au ASCOT is 12km north of the Western freeway, which by-passes Ballarat, on the C287, the Clunes-Maryborough Road, about halfway between Miners Rest and Clunes. This catalogue has been printed using soy based inks on environmentally sustainable paper. Cover: Papaver ‘Danish Flag’ Back cover: Autumn colour reaches its height in David Glenn’s Flower Picking Garden 2 Plants and Seeds for Home Delivery Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ The best of the yellow flowered yarrows first sold in the year of the Queen’s coronation. It makes well behaved evergreen mounds of feathery silvergrey leaves. During late spring and summer 120cm tall leafy stems support tiers of whitish, cotton-wool like buds which open in a long succession to flat plates of clear light yellow flower heads. Awarded the coveted Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. Sun. 120cm x 90cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’ This Californian bred plant is one of the best ground covers for shade. Large glistening bronze leaves form a dense carpet all year. 35cm tall spires of rich violet flowers are produced in spring. ‘Catlin’s Giant does need a little extra watering during dry periods. $10.00 each Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ 3 Ajuga reptans ‘Silver Carpet’ Silver Bugle Carpet Ajuga Silver reptans green ‘Silver leavesCarpet’ form a dense Silver Bugle Carpet Ajuga reptans ‘Silver evergreen carpet all Carpet’ year round. Spires Silver greenCarpet leaves are formproduced a dense Bugle of violet-blue flowers in evergreen carpet all year round. Spires Silver Will green leaves form a or dense spring. grow happily in sun light of violet-blue flowers aredoesn’t produced in evergreen carpet all year round. Spires shade as long as the soil parch. spring. Will grow happily in sun or light of xviolet-blue flowers are produced in 35 40cm. shade long as happily the soilor doesn’t parch. spring. as Will grow in or light $10.00 each 3sun for $27.00 35 x 40cm. shade as long as the soil doesn’t parch. 35 x 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Artemisia stelleriana ‘Morris Strain’ Beach Wormwood Artemisia stelleriana ‘Morris A low growing form of Strain’ wormwood Beach Wormwood Artemisia stelleriana ‘Morris Strain’ making prostrate mats of beautiful silver A lowleaves. growing oftolerant wormwood Beach Wormwood –white This form drought plant making prostrate mats of of beautiful silver A lowbest growing formwell wormwood grows in a sunny drained spot. –white leaves. This drought tolerant plant making prostrate mats of beautiful silver 15 x 40cms . grows leaves. best in$10.00 aThis sunny wellordrained spot. –white drought tolerant plant each 3 for $27.00 15 x 40cms . a sunny well drained spot. grows best in 15 x 40cms . $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Arthropodium cirrhatum ‘Matapouri Bay’ One of the best evergreen plants for Arthropodium ‘Matapouri Bay’ shade, even cirrhatum dry shade, this superb One of the best evergreen plants for Arthropodium cirrhatum ‘Matapouri clone has wider, longer, waxier Bay’ and shade, even dry shade, One ofarching the best evergreen plants for more leaves thanthis thesuperb type. clone has wider, longer, waxier and shade, even dry shade, this superb Masses of white shooting star, lily like more arching leaves thanwaxier the type. clone has wider, longer, flowers are produced during spring and Masses of white shooting star, lily like more arching leaves than the type. summer. The foliage gets burnt by frost flowers are produced during spring and Masses of so white shooting star, its lily best like below –3°C in very cold areas summer. gets burnt by frost flowers during spring and to plant are itThe inproduced afoliage sheltered spot. Clumps below so foliage inFlower very gets cold areas its frost best summer. The burnt by 70cm. –3°C X 80cm. stems to100cm. to plant it in ainsheltered below –3°C so veryeach coldorspot. areas its best $10.00 3 forClumps $27.00 70cm. X 80cm. stems to100cm. to plant it in a Flower sheltered spot. Clumps $10.00 each or 3to100cm. for $27.00 70cm. X 80cm. Flower stems $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 4 Buddleja Buddleja crispa crispa This drought tolerant Buddleja crispa This drought tolerant shrub shrub is is grown grown as as much for foliage as its This tolerant shrub is grown muchdrought for its its handsome handsome foliage as for for as its flowers. In our dry climate garden it has much forInitsour handsome foliage as for its flowers. dry climate garden it has made an upright shrub some 200cm flowers. In our dry climate garden it has made an upright shrub some 200cm xx 200cm. new leaves are white made anThe upright 200cm x 200cm. The new shrub leavessome are like like white felt which as they age will turn grey. This 200cm. The new leaves are like white felt which as they age will turn grey. This Buddleja 50cm long panicles felt which produces as they age will turn This Buddleja produces 50cm longgrey. panicles of pink flowers during spring and any Buddleja produces 50cm long and panicles of pink flowers during spring any pruning should be done after that. We of pink flowers during spring and pruning should be done after that. any We cut it down about a third every two or pruning should be adone that. cut it down about thirdafter every twoWe or three years. This Buddleja doesn’t cut it down about a third every two or three years. This Buddleja doesn’t tolerate wet feet so a sunny dry spot three years. This Buddleja doesn’t tolerate wet feet so a sunny dry spot suits it it best. best. tolerate wet feet so a sunny dry spot suits $10.00 each suits it best. $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Buddleja Buddleja davidii davidii ‘Dartmoor’ ‘Dartmoor’ Huge branching branching heads of of rich rich lilac lilac Buddleja davidii ‘Dartmoor’ Huge heads flowers are produced quite late in the Huge branching heads of late richin lilac flowers are produced quite the season on produced a medium medium sized well flowers are quite sized late in well the season on a branched shrub. We cut it back to about season on a We medium sized well branched shrub. cut it back to about 90cm in late winter or early spring. This branched shrub. We cut it back to about 90cm in late winter or early spring. This hard pruning encourages thespring. production 90cmpruning in late winter or early This hard encourages the production of large terminal flower panicles and hard pruning encourages production of large terminal flower the panicles and good sideterminal panicles.flower Tolerant of heat heat and and of large panicles good side panicles. Tolerant of and drought. Grows 3m tall by 2.5m wide. good sideGrows panicles. of heatwide. and drought. 3mTolerant tall by 2.5m Recognised as one of the best by the drought. Grows 3m tall by 2.5m wide. Recognised as one of the best by the Royal Horticultural Society which has Recognised as one Society of the best by has the Royal Horticultural which given this plant an Award Of Garden Royal Horticultural Society which has given this plant an Award Of Garden Merit. $10.00 or for $27.00 given this plant an each Award Merit. $10.00 each or 3 3Of forGarden $27.00 Merit. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Buddleja Buddleja davidii davidii ‘Pink ‘Pink Delight’ Delight’ The pink Buddleja davidii ‘Pinkflowered Delight’ of The clearest clearest pink flowered of all all the the Buddlejas. It produces very large The clearest pink flowered of all the Buddlejas. It produces very large trusses long and has Buddlejas. very trusses over over Ita a produces long season season andlarge has handsome grey leaves. One of our trusses overgrey a long season handsome leaves. Oneand of has our favourites and a mainstay in our double handsome grey leaves. One of our favourites and a mainstay in our double borders cut 80cm favourites and awe mainstay in ourto borders where where we cut it it down down todouble 80cm each winter. 200cm x 180cm. Sun loving borders where we cut it down to 80cm each winter. 200cm x 180cm. Sun loving and each winter. tolerant. 200cm x 180cm. Sun loving and drought drought tolerant. $10.00 and drought tolerant. $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 5 Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri is one of the best Cotoneaster dammeri is one of the best of all evergreen ground covers. It makes of all evergreen ground covers. It makes a mat of small dark glossy green a mat of small dark glossy green leathery leaves and its prostrate stems leathery leaves and its prostrate stems root where they touch the soil. Its small root where they touch the soil. Its small flowers are fragrant and are followed by flowers are fragrant and are followed by showy bright red berries. A native of showy bright red berries. A native of China and Tibet it is happy in any sunny China and Tibet it is happy in any sunny or lightly shaded spot and will soon or lightly shaded spot and will soon make a dense carpet. 25cm tall by 80cm make a dense carpet. 25cm tall by 80cm wide. wide. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Ceratostigma ‘Dryspell Sapphire’ Ceratostigma ‘Dryspell Sapphire’ Sapphire Chinese Plumbago Sapphire Chinese Plumbago Masses of dark true blue flowers are Masses of dark true blue flowers are produced during summer and autumn produced during summer and autumn atop twiggy stems dressed in dark atop twiggy stems dressed in dark green foliage. The foliage turns red , green foliage. The foliage turns red , pink and orange during late autumn. It pink and orange during late autumn. It gets by with very little extra irrigation gets by with very little extra irrigation when once established and is happy in when once established and is happy in full sun or part shade. It will grow 80cm full sun or part shade. It will grow 80cm tall by as much across. tall by as much across. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ Lilium Lilium ‘Black ‘Black Beauty’ Beauty’ 6 Clematis ‘Elsa Spath’ Clematis ‘Elsa ‘Elsa Spath’ is Spath’ one of the easiest of the Clematis ‘Elsa ‘Elsa large Spath’flowered is Spath’ one of the easiest the very Clematis. Theofdeep ‘Elsa Spath’flowered is one of the easiest ofdeep the very large Clematis. The blue-mauve flowers can be up to 20cm very large flowered Clematis. deep blue-mauve flowers upThe to 20cm across although mostcan arebe a little smaller. blue-mauve flowers up to 20cm across established although mostcan arebe a little When cut back tosmaller. about across although mostcut are back a littletosmaller. When during established about 30cm winter and again after the When established cut back to about 30cm during winter and again after the first flowers have finished in mid30cm during winter and again after the first flowers have pruning finished will in give midsummer. The second a first flowers have pruning finished will in give midsummer. The second a further display of slightly smaller flowers summer. The second pruning will give a further display of slightly flowers during late summer andsmaller autumn. Will further display of slightly smaller flowers during tolate Will climb 2m summer in heightand withautumn. a spread a during late summer and autumn. Will climb to 2m in height with a spread metre or so. $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00a climb to so. 2m$15.00 in height metre or eachwith or 3aforspread $42.00a metre or so. $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 Clematis ‘Huldine’ Clematis ‘Huldine’ This was raised by the French Clematis ‘Huldine’ This was raised by the nurseryman, Morel, before WorldFrench War I This was raised by the French nurseryman, Morel, before World War and is surely one of the most elegant ofI nurseryman, before and is surely Morel, one the most ofI all Clematis. We ofgrow it World onelegant a War trellis and is surely one of the most elegant of all Clematis. growdunny. it on Clematis a trellis which hides anWe outside all Clematis. We grow it on amonths trellis which hides an outside dunny. ‘Huldine’ flowers for months andClematis which hides an outside dunny. Clematis ‘Huldine’ flowers for months and months from spring until autumn. Exquisite white ‘Huldine’ flowers for months and months from spring until autumn. Exquisite white flowers have a rosy violet bar on the from until autumn. flowers apetal. rosy violet bar onwhite the back spring of have each A Exquisite vigorous plant flowers have a rosy violet onplant the back of 2each petal. tall. A vigorous growing – 3 metres Cutbar back hard back petal.rather A vigorous plant growing 2each – 3 earlier metres tall. Cut back hard duringof winter, than later. growing 2 – 3 metres tall. Cut back hard during winter,$15.00 earliereach ratherorthan 3 forlater. $42.00 during winter,$15.00 earliereach ratherorthan 3 forlater. $42.00 $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 Clematis ‘Ernest Markham’ Markham’ Clematis This old ‘Ernest cultivar has been growing Clematis ‘Ernest Markham’ This oldin cultivar has borders been growing happily our double for 20 This old hasErnest beenMarkham, growing happily in cultivar our double borders for 20 years. First raised by happily in our double borders for 20 years. First raised byhead Ernest Markham, William Robinson’s gardener at years. First raised by Ernest Markham, William Robinson’s head the gardener at Gravetye Manor, between two world William Robinson’s head gardener Gravetye Manor, between the two world wars, it was given the coveted Award at of Gravetye Manor, between the two world wars, it was given theRoyal coveted Award of Garden Merit by the Horticultural wars, it was given theRoyal coveted Award of Garden Merit by the Horticultural Society. In our garden it grows 2 metres Garden the Royal Horticultural Society. Inmetre ourby garden it grows 2 metres tall by aMerit wide and carries 12cm Society. In our garden it grows 2 metres tall by a metre wide and carries 12cm rich magenta flowers for months during tall by a metre wide and carries 12cm rich magenta flowers for months during summer. rich magenta flowers for months during summer. $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 summer. $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 7 Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ (White Flowered Japonica) (White Flowered Japonica) This is the pure white flowered form of This is the purewinter white flowering flowered form of the beautiful shrub. the beautiful flowering shrub. Growing 150cmwinter tall by as much across it Growing 150cm tall by as much across it produces a mass of five petalled flowers produces a mass petalled flowers along bare blackof five stems during late along bare black stems during late winter and early spring. As well as being winter spring. Asmakes well asabeing a joy inand theearly garden it also long a joy in the garden it also makes a long lasting cut flower. Happy in any sunny or lasting cut flower. in anyjust sunny or lightly shaded spotHappy and needs a little lightly shaded spot and needs just a little supplementary irrigation during dry supplementary irrigation during dry periods. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 periods. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Coreopsis auriculata Coreopsis auriculata ‘Schnittgold’ (Coreopsis Cutting Gold) ‘Schnittgold’ (Coreopsis Gold) in A famous German strainCutting well known A famous German strain well known in Europe for its mass floral display. As its Europe for its itmass As as its name implies is asfloral gooddisplay. in a vase name implies it is as good in a vase as in the garden. From handsome in the garden. handsome evergreen rosettes ofFrom large glossy green evergreen rosettes of large glossy green leaves 60cm tall naked stems carry rich leaves 60cm tall naked stems carry rich yellow single flowers for many months yellow single flowers many months during late spring andforsummer. Does during late spring and summer. Does best in a sunny spot. Drought tolerant best inonce a sunny spot. Drought tolerant when established. Basal rosettes when once established. Basal rosettes grow to 20cm tall by 40cm across and growleafless to 20cm tall by 40cm across and the flowers stem reach 60cm in the leafless flowers stem reach 60cm in height. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 height. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Summer Borders Summer Borders Summer Borders 8 Deutzia ‘Magicien’ Raised ‘Magicien’ by the venerable Lemoine Deutzia Deutzia ‘Magicien’ Nursery in Nancy in NortheastLemoine France Raised by the venerable Raised by this the exquisite venerable Lemoine before 1925 hybrid of the Nursery in Nancy in Northeast France Nursery in Nancy in Northeast France western1925 Chinese species hybrid D. longifolia before this exquisite of the before 1925 this exquisite hybrid ofedge the has rich lilac flowers with a white western Chinese species D. longifolia western Chinese species D. longifolia around each petal. It flowers duringedge late has rich lilac flowers with a white has rich lilac flowers with a white edge spring. each It makes It a flowers deciduous shrub around during late around each petal. petal. It 150cm flowers across during and late some 160cm tall by spring. It makes a deciduous shrub spring. It makes a deciduous shrub is happy in any sunny or lightly shaded some 160cm tall across and some 160cmdoesn’t tall by by 150cm 150cm across and spot which parch in summer. is happy in any sunny or lightly shaded is happy in any sunny or lightly shaded $12.00 each spot spot which which doesn’t doesn’t parch parch in in summer. summer. $12.00 $12.00 each each Euonymus alatus Burning Bush Euonymus alatus Euonymus alatus Shrubs from China and Japan don’t Burning Bush Burning Bush generally do well hereand at Lambley. Our Shrubs from China Japan don’t Shrubs from China and Japan don’t summer’s do hotwell dry here winds are too much generally Our generally doThe well deciduous here at at Lambley. Lambley. Our for them. Euonymus summer’s hot dry winds are too much summer’s hot dry winds are too much alatus is anThe exception. I planted one for them. deciduous Euonymus for them. The deciduous Euonymus some years ago and it has never had a alatus is exception. II planted one alatus is an an exception. planted one burnt leaf and always puts on a really some years and it never had some years ago ago and with it has has neverturning had a a good autumn display foliage burnt leaf and always puts on a really burnt leafcrimson and always puts onThis a really pink and during April. form good autumn display with foliage turning good autumn display with foliage turning is more graceful than the more normally pink and crimson April. This pink and‘Compactus’ crimson during during April.200cm This form form found form. x is more graceful than the more normally is more graceful than the more normally 200cm. $12.00 each found found ‘Compactus’ ‘Compactus’ form. form. 200cm 200cm xx 200cm. $12.00 200cm. $12.00 each each Euphorbia robbiae ‘Mrs Robb’s Bonnet’ This is onerobbiae of the best groundcovers for Euphorbia ‘Mrs Robb’s Bonnet’ Euphorbia robbiae ‘Mrs Robb’s Bonnet’ dry shade where it will make suckering This is of groundcovers for This is one one of the the best best stems groundcovers for 40 cm tall where evergreen clothed in dry shade it will make suckering dry shade where it will make suckering handsome blue-greenstems foliage. During 40 cm tall evergreen in 40 cm the tall whole evergreen stemsbyclothed clothed in spring is covered heads of handsome blue-green foliage. During handsome blue-green foliage. During lime green flowers. it grows in dry spring the whole whole is Whilst covered by heads heads of spring the is covered by of shade it is also happy in other parts of lime green green flowers. flowers. Whilst Whilst it it grows grows in in dry dry lime the garden whether sunny or not. 40cm shade it is also happy in other parts of shade itcm. is also happyfirst in other partsinto of X 60 It was brought the garden garden whether whether sunny sunny or or not. not. 40cm 40cm the cultivation from its Turkish haunts in Mrs X 60 cm. It was first brought into X 60 cm. It early was last firstcentury. brought into Robb’s hatfrom box cultivation its Turkish haunts in Mrs cultivation from its Turkishorhaunts in Mrs $10.00 3 for $27.00 Robb’s hat hat box box earlyeach last century. century. Robb’s early last $10.00 each $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 9 Eucomis ‘Tall Purple Leaf’ Eucomis ‘Tall Purple Leaf’ Eucomis ‘Tall Purple Leaf’pineapple lilies The grandest of all the The grandest of all the pineapple lilies The grandest of all the pineapple lilies making handsome basal rosettes, about making handsome basal rosettes, about making across, handsome basal rosettes, about 80cm of long, wide, glossy 80cm across, of long, wide, glossy 80cm across, of long, wide, glossy purple leaves. leaves. During During mid mid to late late purple purple leaves. During midtall,to to stiffly late summer a meter or more summer a or tall, stiffly summer a meter meter purple or more more stiffly upright stems, stems, andtall,glossy, glossy, upright purple and upright stems, purple and glossy, densely packed packed on on the upper upper third third with densely densely packed on the the upper flowers. third with with white stained purple star-like It white stained purple star-like flowers. It white stained purple star-like flowers. It makes an an excellent commercial commercial cut cut makes makes an excellent excellent commercial cut flower. Grow in a sheltered position flower. Grow in a position flower. Growthe in western a sheltered sheltered position shaded from from sun and and allow shaded the western sun allow shaded from the western sun and allow some extra summer irrigation. A superb some extra summer irrigation. A superb some extra summer irrigation. A superb plant for sun or light shade. 100cm plant for sun or light shade. 100cm xxx plant for sun or light shade. 100cm 80cm. $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 80cm. $8.00 80cm. $8.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $21.00 $21.00 Genista sagittalis Genista sagittalis sagittalis Genista Broom Winged Broom Winged Winged Broom Found growing wild on the mountains of Found growing wild on mountains of Found growing wild the on the the mountains of southern Europe winged broom southern Europe the winged broom southerna prostrate Europe the wingedmat broom makes evergreen with makes prostrate evergreen mat with makes a a green prostrate evergreen mat with flattened stems taking the role of flattened green stems taking the role of flattened green stems taking the role of leaves. During spring yellow pea-like leaves. During spring yellow pea-like leaves. During spring yellow pea-like flowers are held upright on 12cm tall flowers held upright on 12cm tall flowers are are heldgrow upright on tall 12cm tall stems. It will 10cm by as stems. will grow tall by stems.as It It90cm will across grow 10cm 10cm tall by as as much and is happy in much as 90cm across and is happy in much as 90cm across and is happy in any sunny spot. Once established it will any sunny spot. Once established it will any sunny spot. Once established it will only need watering a few times during only need watering onlydry need watering a a few few times times during during the months. the the dry dry months. months. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Helenium autumnale 'Zimbelstern' Helenium autumnale 'Zimbelstern' Helenium autumnale F o rr m a n yy yy e a rr ss'Zimbelstern' n ow G e rr m an F o m a n e a n G F o r m a n y yhave e a r s been no ow w selecting Ge erm ma an n nurserymen nurserymen have been selecting nurserymen have been selecting Heleniums that flower for a long time, Heleniums that flower for a long time, Heleniums that flower for a long time, have good strong colours and, most have good strong colours and, most have good strong colours and, most importantly self-supporting stems. importantly self-supporting stems. importantly self-supporting stems. Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’ is one of the Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’ is one of the Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’ is one oflarge the best examples of this work. It has best examples of this work. It has large best examples of this work.slightly It has large heads of yellow flowers and heads of yellow flowers slightly and heads of yellow flowers slightly and faintly streaked red. Reasonable soil faintly streaked red. Reasonable soil faintly streaked red. Reasonable soil and full sun suit it. It needs some and full sun suit it. It needs some and full irrigation. sun suit125cm it. It xneeds some summer summer 125cm xx 60cm 60cm summer irrigation. irrigation. 125cm 60cm $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 10 Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’ Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ Purple leafmicrantha Coral Bells Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’ Purple leaf Coral Bells Raised by the late Alan Bloom, one of Purple leaf Coral Bells Raised by the latenurserymen, Alan Bloom, ‘Palace one of England’s finest Raised by the late Alan Bloom, of England’s finest nurserymen, ‘Palace purple’ was the first and still one one of the England’s finest nurserymen, ‘Palace purple’ was the first and still one of the best of the coloured leaved Heucheras. purple’ was theevergreen first and still one aof fine the best the coloured leaved Heucheras. This of vigorous makes best of the coloured leaved Heucheras. This vigorous evergreen makes awhich fine groundcover for a shady spot This vigorous evergreen makes a fine groundcover a shady spotmonths. which doesn’t parchforduring the dry groundcover forduring a shady spot which doesn’t parch thearedry months. Small white bell flowers carried on doesn’t parch during the dry months. Small white bell flowers are carried on 30cm tall purple stems. Small white bellstems. flowers are carried on 30cm tall purple . $12.00 each 30cm tall purple stems. . $12.00 each . $12.00 each Iris cretensis ‘Starker’s Pink’ ‘Starker’s Iris Onecretensis of the toughest of Pink’ evergreen plants Iris cretensis ‘Starker’s Pink’ One of the toughest of giving so much reward evergreen for so littleplants effort One of the toughest of evergreen plants giving so much reward for any so little effort and thriving in almost position giving so much reward for so little effort and almost position exceptthriving dense inshade. Theany loveliest of and thriving almost position except dense Theany loveliest of fragrant soft inshade. lavender-pink flowers except dense shade. The thin loveliest of fragrant soft lavender-pink flowers nestle in clumps of long arching fragrant lavender-pink flowers nestle in soft clumps of long arching dark green leaves from thin May until nestle in clumps of long thin dark green leaves from May September. The flowers last arching welluntil in dark green leaves from May until September. The flowers last well in water if they are gathered in bud just September. flowers welljust in water they The are gathered in one bud before if they unfurl. Limit last of per water if they are gathered in bud just before they unfurl. Limit of one per customer. 30cm x 30cm. before they unfurl. Limitor of one per customer. 30cm x 30cm. $12.00 each 3 for $33.00 customer. 30cm x 30cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Iris foetidissima ’Variegata’ Iris foetidissima One of the best ’Variegata’ evergreen foliage plants Iris foetidissima ’Variegata’ One of the best evergreen plants for dry shade, Iris foliage foetidissima One of the best evergreen foliage plants for dry shade, Iris foetidissima ‘Variegata’ is suited to difficult and not for dry shade, Iris foetidissima ‘Variegata’ is suited to difficult and not so difficult areas under trees tolerating ‘Variegata’ is suited to difficult and not so difficult areas under trees tolerating drought well when once established. so difficult areas under trees tolerating drought well when once established. The deep green broadly sword shaped drought well when oncesword established. The deep green broadly shaped leaves are boldly striped cream. The The deep green broadly sword leaves are boldly striped cream. The flowers which are rarely producedshaped whilst leaves are boldly striped cream. The flowers which rarelyatproduced whilst beautiful whenare looked closely are not flowers which are rarely produced whilst beautiful when looked at closely are not particularly showy. 60cm x 60cm. beautiful when looked at closely are not particularly showy. 60cm x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 particularly showy. $9.0060cm eachxor60cm. 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 11 Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ We were given bulbs of this lily many Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ We were bulbs this lily many years agogiven by that fineofplantsman, the We were given bulbs of this lily many yearsBrian ago Tonkin. by that Lilium fine plantsman, the late ‘Black Beauty years ago by that fine plantsman, the late proved Brian Tonkin. Beauty has to be aLilium tough,‘Black reliable, free late Brian Tonkin. Lilium ‘Black Beauty has proved to disease be a tough, reliable, free flowering and free lily. We grow has proved to be a tough, reliable, free flowering and disease free lily. We grow it in our double borders where during flowering and disease free lily. We grow it in summer our double borders where during late 2 metre tall self supporting it in our double borders where during late summer 2 metre tall self supporting stems produce 30 or more dark crimson late summer 2 metre tall self supporting stems produce 30 orduring more a dark crimson flowers which open period of 4 stems produce 30 or more dark crimson flowers which openreasonable during a period of a 4 weeks. It enjoys soil in flowers which open during a period of 4 weeks.position. It enjoys reasonable soil in a sunny weeks. It enjoys reasonable soil in a sunny position.2 for $9.00 or 5 for $20.00 sunny position. 2 for $9.00 or 5 for $20.00 2 for $9.00 or 5 for $20.00 Lilium ‘Lambley Trumpet Strain’ Lilium is ‘Lambley Trumpet Strain’ This our own strain of drought Lilium ‘Lambley Trumpet Strain’ This is self-supporting our own strain drought tolerant, liliesofranging in This is our own strain of drought tolerant, self-supporting liliessome ranging colour from cream to lemon with in a tolerant, self-supporting lilies ranging in colour claret from cream to lemon some withas a faint reverse, each one colour from cream to lemon some with a faint claret reverse, each one as beautiful as the next. In our dry garden faint claret reverse, each one as beautiful the next. In ourtall drywith garden they growasnearly 2 metres the beautiful as the next. In our dry garden they grow nearly 2 metres tall with the merest extra watering. they grow nearly 2 metres tall with the merest extra watering. 2 for $9.00 or 5 for $20.00 merest extra watering. 2 for $9.00 or 5 for $20.00 2 for $9.00 or 5 for $20.00 Lilium ‘Leslie Woodriff’ Liliumof‘Leslie Woodriff’ One the best lilies in our garden, L. Lilium ‘Leslie Woodriff’ One of Woodriff’ the best produces lilies in our L. ‘Leslie 2 garden, metre tall, One of the best lilies in our garden, L. ‘Leslie Woodriff’stems produces metre tall, self-supporting each2 carrying a ‘Leslie Woodriff’ produces 2 metre tall, self-supporting a couple of dozenstems flowers,each whitecarrying with dark self-supporting stems each carrying a couple of dozen flowers, white with dark cherry-red centres. It flowers with us couple of dozen flowers, white with dark cherry-red centres. and It flowers with us during late January February. It will cherry-red centres. It flowers with us during late January February. It will take a year or so to and reach two metres in during late January and February. It will take a year so to reach metres in height but orflowers well two even when take a year or so to reach two metres in height but flowers well even when smaller. height but flowers well even when smaller. $7.00 each smaller. $7.00 each $7.00 each 12 Lilium Lilium longiflorum longiflorum ‘White ‘White Fox’ Fox’ longiflorum ‘White Fox’ Lilium White Christmas Lily White Fox Fox Christmas Lily White Foxfine ChristmasofLily This This is is a a fine strain strain of Lilium Lilium longiflorum longiflorum This is a fine strain of Lilium longiflorum which seems to have usurped which seems to have usurped the the name name which seems to have usurped the name Christmas Lily from L. regale. Christmas Lily from L. regale. ‘White ‘White Christmas Lily from L. regale. ‘White Fox’ Fox’ does does generally generally flower flower here here around around Fox’ does generally flower here around Christmas Christmas time. time. Large Large beautifully beautifully formed formed Christmas time. Large beautifullytall formed white trumpets are carried white trumpets are carried on on tall self self white trumpets are carried on tall self supporting stems. It increases well and supporting stems. It increases well and II supporting stems. It increasesgarden well and I grow grow a a bed bed in in the the vegetable vegetable garden for for growflowers a bed as in well the vegetable garden for cut as some drifts in the cut flowers as well as some drifts in the cut flowers as well as some drifts in the cottage cottage garden. garden. cottage garden. 5 5 for for $9.00 $9.00 5 for $9.00 Lilium Lilium regale regale Lilium regale The The Regal Regal Lily Lily The Regal Lily This is the true, true, old old fashioned fashioned This is the This is the true, old fashioned Christmas Lily Lily with with exquisite exquisite fragrant Christmas fragrant Christmas Lily with exquisite fragrant flared trumpets of crystalline white, flared trumpets of crystalline white, flared trumpets of crystalline claret backed backed flowers. flowers. Generally Generally white, starts claret starts claret backed flowers. Generally starts flowering with us during the second flowering with us during the second flowering with us and during the early second week of December finishes in week of December and finishes early in week of December and finishes early in the new new year. year. It It is is pretty pretty drought drought tolerant tolerant the the new year. had It is itpretty drought too as we’ve we’ve growing in a a tolerant garden too as had it growing in garden too as we’ve had it growing in a bed near near the the house house which which is is garden rarely bed rarely bed nearSun the orhouse which 120cm is rarelyx watered. light shade. watered. Sun or light shade. 120cm x watered. Sun or light shade. 120cm x 30cm. 3 for 30cm. 3 for $9.00 $9.00 30cm. 3 for $9.00 10 for 10 for $25.00 $25.00 10 for $25.00 Leucanthemum Leucanthemum x x superbum superbum ‘Becky’ ‘Becky’ Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’ Becky Becky Shasta Shasta Daisy Daisy Becky Shasta Daisy imported from the This This variety variety was was imported from the This variety waswhere imported isfrom the United States United States where it it is widely widely United States where it isDaisy widely regarded regarded as as the the best best Shasta Shasta Daisy for for regarded as the best Shasta Daisyuse. for landscape and garden landscape and garden use. landscape and garden use. Leucanthemum Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ ‘Becky’ produces produces large large Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ produces large single single white white flowers flowers on on self self supporting supporting single white flowers on self supporting stems stems from from early early summer summer until until well well into into stems from early summer until well into the autumn. Tough drought tolerant the autumn. Tough drought tolerant sun sun the autumn. Toughx drought tolerant sun loving plant. 90cm 70cm. loving plant. 90cm x 70cm. loving plant. 90cm x 70cm.or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 13 Virginia Creeper (Parthenossisus quinquifolia) VirginiaVirginia Creeper (Parthenossisus quinquifolia) Creeper (Parthenossisus quinquifolia) Nepeta ‘Dropmore’ Nepeta ‘Dropmore’ Dropmore Catmint Dropmore Catmint Almost identical in its grey leaves and Almost identical in its grey leaves and ethereal mauve flowers to Nepeta ‘Six ethereal mauve flowers to Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ but the habit of this plant Hills Giant’ but the habit of this plant makes it so different and so desirable. It makes it so different and so desirable. It is very neat, upright and tidy in growth is very neat, upright and tidy in growth not at all lax. It would make a good plant not at all lax. It would make a good plant to grow with roses and it did well for to grow with roses and it did well for years in our dry garden. 50cm x 70cm. years in our dry garden. 50cm x 70cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Walkers Low catmint has been growing Walkers Low catmint has been growing in our double borders for a dozen years in our double borders for a dozen years or so. Forty cm tall, upright stems, or so. Forty cm tall, upright stems, clothed in greyish leaves, carry spikes of clothed in greyish leaves, carry spikes of lavender-blue flowers of a similar colour lavender-blue flowers of a similar colour to N. ‘Six Hills Giant’ except the bracts to N. ‘Six Hills Giant’ except the bracts of ‘Walker’s Low’ are darker making the of ‘Walker’s Low’ are darker making the flower spikes appear deeper in colour. flower spikes appear deeper in colour. This plant was named for a garden in This plant was named for a garden in Ireland not the height of the plant. Great Ireland not the height of the plant. Great as a border or as a companion to roses. as a border or as a companion to roses. 40cm by 80cm. Sun. 40cm by 80cm. Sun. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 14 Panicum Panicum virgatum virgatum ‘Autumn ‘Autumn Glory’ Glory’ Autumn Autumn Glory Glory Prairie Prairie Switch Switch Grass Grass We have grown this in our We have grown this in our stock stock beds beds for ten years or more and for ten years or more and it it has has consistently made a terrific display consistently made a terrific display of of autumn autumn colour colour turning turning crimson, crimson, pink pink and and lemon lemon during during April. April. Neat Neat and and tidy tidy in in growth and a little shorter than other growth and a little shorter than other varieties varieties at at 70cm 70cm tall tall and and has has a a good good separation between the flower heads separation between the flower heads and and the the foliage. foliage. ‘Autumn ‘Autumn Glory’ Glory’ is is happy happy in in any any sunny sunny spot spot and and needs needs very very little little extra watering during dry periods. 70cm extra watering during dry periods. 70cm xx 60cm. 60cm. First First Release Release $12.00 $12.00 each each 3 3 for for $33.00 $33.00 Parthenocissus Parthenocissus quinquifolia quinquifolia Virginia Creeper Virginia Creeper Virginea Virginea creeper creeper is is one one of of the the great great joys joys of autumn here at Lambley when of autumn here at Lambley when the the Virginia Virginia Creeper Creeper sets sets the the vegetable vegetable garden garden fence fence on on fire fire as as the the green, green, five five fingered leaves turn intense scarlet red. fingered leaves turn intense scarlet red. Fast Fast growing growing and and happy happy in in sun sun or or light light shade it can climb up to 30 or shade it can climb up to 30 or 40 40 metres. metres. In In some some places places it it is is used used to to keep keep buildings buildings cool cool during during summer. summer. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Pistachia Pistachia chinensis chinensis (Chinese (Chinese Pistachio) Pistachio) This is one of the best of all This is one of the best of all trees trees for for a a brilliant brilliant display display of of autumn autumn colour colour even even in in warmer warmer climates. climates. The The pinnate pinnate leaves leaves turn brilliant reds and oranges turn brilliant reds and oranges during during mid-autumn mid-autumn and and hold hold well well on on the the tree. tree. In In the Ballarat region it grows about the Ballarat region it grows about 9 9 metres metres tall tall by by 6-8 6-8 metres metres across. across. Very Very tough tough and and drought drought tolerant tolerant when when established and hardy down established and hardy down to to -25C.It -25C.It needs needs to to grow grow in in full full sun sun to to be be happy happy Pot grown plants Pot grown plants $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 15 Phlomis lanata ‘Pygmy’ Phlomis Phlomis lanata lanata ‘Pygmy’ is itself quite a compact Phlomis lanata ‘Pygmy’ Phlomis lanata is itself compact evergreen shrub withquite thea Phlomis lanata is itself quite a smallest compact evergreen shrub with the smallest leaves in the genus. ‘Pygmy’, a very, evergreen shrub with the smallest leaves in the genus. ‘Pygmy’, very, very clone, has ‘Pygmy’, the samea leavessmall in the genus. a greyvery, very small clone, has the same greygreen, deeply veined leaves as the greytype. very small clone, has the same green, deeply veined leaves as the This lovelyas foilthe fortype. the green,foliage deeplymakes veinedaleaves type. This foliage makes a lovely foil for the rich golden flowers, large for the size of This foliage makes a lovely foil for the rich golden flowers, largeheld for the size of the plant, which are in whorls rich golden flowers, large for the size of the plant, which are held in whorls above the foliage. Phlomis is the plant, which are held ‘Pygmy’ in whorls above the foliage. Phlomis ‘Pygmy’ is small enough for the rock garden (I grow above the foliage. Phlomis ‘Pygmy’ is small for the rock garden (I grow it in a enough dry climate scree bed) as well as a small enough for the rock garden (I grow it in a dry climate scree bed) as well as a frontal spot in a sunny well drained it in a dry climate scree bed) as well as a frontal spot $12.00 in a sunny border. each orwell 3 for drained $33.00 frontal spot in a sunny well drained border. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 border. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Salvia nemorosa ‘Lubecca’ Salvia Salvia nemorosa ’Lubecca’ ‘Lubecca’ is one of the smallest Salvia nemorosa ‘Lubecca’ Salvia ’Lubecca’ is one thenemorosa smallest and neatest growing of of Salvia ’Lubecca’ is one ofthe the smallest and neatest growing of the nemorosa types of salviagrowing makingof30cm spikes and neatest the tall nemorosa types of salvia making 30cm tall spikes of richofviolet-blue flowers during types salvia making 30cm tall spring, spikes of rich violet-blue flowers during spring, summer and autumn. Weduring cut it spring, to the of rich violet-blue flowers summerafter andthe autumn. Weofcut it to are the ground first flush flowers summer and autumn. We cut it to the ground after the first flush of flowers are spent getthe a first good second autumn groundto after flush of flowers are spent to get a good second autumn flowering. It needs cutting back again spent to get a good second autumn flowering. It needs cutting again during winter. Like all of itsback kin Salvia flowering. It needs cutting back again during winter. Like all of its kin Salvia ‘Lubecca’ is Like a sun loving during winter. all of its kindrought Salvia ‘Lubecca’ is 30cm a sun loving drought tolerant plant. x 30cm. ‘Lubecca’ is a sun loving drought tolerant plant.$10.00 30cm each x 30cm. or 3 for $27.00 tolerant plant. 30cm x 30cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’ Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’ A stunning German bred plant with Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’ A stunning German bred plant with dozens of spikes of glowing rich deep A stunning German bred plant with dozens of spikes of glowing rich deep violet beginning in late dozensflowers of spikes of glowing richspring. deep violet about flowers beginning late spring. After weeks ofin violet flowers10beginning inextraordinary late spring. After about 10 weeks of extraordinary beauty the flowers passoftheir prime and After about 10 weeks extraordinary beauty the flowers pass their prime and we cut the whole plant to the ground. beauty the flowers pass their prime and we cut the whole plant to the ground. After 2 or 3 weeks this ruthlessness is we cut the whole plant to the ground. After 2 orby 3 another weeks this ruthlessness is rewarded display which goes After 2 or 3 weeks this ruthlessness is rewarded by summer another display whichHappy goes on from late until winter. rewarded by another display which goes on from late summer until winter. Happy in double borders until which are watered onour from late summer winter. Happy in our double borders which are watered regularly as well as our dry climate in our double borders which are watered regularly as 50cm well as our dry climate garden. regularlySun. as well xas40cm. our dry climate garden. Sun.$10.00 50cm xeach 40cm. or 3 for $27.00 garden. Sun. 50cm x 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 16 Salvia nemorosa ‘Tanzarin’ Salvia nemorosa ‘Tanzarin’ An import from Europe with particularly Salvia nemorosa ‘Tanzarin’ An import fromofEurope with particularly elegant spikes rich violet-blue flowers An import from Europe with particularly elegant spikes of rich violet-blue flowers enclosed in persistent purple bracts. elegant spikes of rich violet-blue flowers enclosed in persistent purple bracts. One of ourin best new plants. first enclosed persistent purpleThe bracts. One of flowers our best new plants. Theearly first flush is in the spring and One of our best new plants. The first flush of flowers is in the spring and once early summer. If cut back to the ground flush of flowers is in the spring and early summer. cut back has to the ground once the first If it gives summer. Ifflowering cut back to thepast ground once the first display flowering has past it gives another in late summer and the first flowering has past it gives another display in late summer autumn. x 60cm. Sun.summer and another 80cm display in late and autumn. 80cm x 60cm. Sun. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 autumn. 80cm x 60cm. Sun. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia nemorosa ‘Viola Klose’ Salvia nemorosa ‘Viola Klose’ bred plant Lambley bought this German Salvia nemorosa ‘Viola Klose’ Lambley bought this German bred plant from Bethbought Chatto’s in Lambley thisbeautiful German nursery bred plant fromUK Beth Chatto’s beautiful nursery in the a few years ago. Salvia ‘Viola from Beth Chatto’s beautiful nursery in the UK isa afew years ago. Salvia ‘Viola Klose’ relatively dwarf plant with the UK a few years ago. Salvia ‘Viola Klose’ is the a relatively dwarf plant with spikes darkest violet blue flowers. Klose’ of is a relatively dwarf plant with spikes of the darkest violet blue flowers. It is both early and long flowering. It spikes of the darkest violet blue flowers. It is both early and long flowering. It starts to flower October if cut to It is both earlyinand long and flowering. It starts to flower in October and if cut to the around Christmas startsground to flower in October and if itcutwill to the ground around Christmas it will flower again during February, March the ground around Christmas it will flower again during February, March and April. Sun. during 40cm x February, 50cm. flower again March and April. Sun. 40cmeach x 50cm. $10.00 or 3 for $27.00 and April. Sun. 40cm x 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia nemorosa ‘Wesuwe’ Salvia nemorosa This a very ‘Wesuwe’ dark, early flowering Salviaisnemorosa ‘Wesuwe’ This is It’s a very dark, flowering Salvia. in full flight early by October, a This is a very dark, early flowering Salvia.month It’s in full flight by its October, a good before most of kind. The Salvia. It’s in full flight by October, a good vertical month before most of blue its kind. The stiff deep violet spikes good month before most of its kind. The stiff vertical deep violet contrast wonderfully well blue with spikes limestiff vertical deep violet blue spikes contrastflowering wonderfully well with limegreen Euphorbias. I cut the contrast wonderfully well with limegreen flowering Euphorbias. I cut the whole downEuphorbias. to the ground twice a green plant flowering I cut the wholeonce plantindown to the ground twice a year, late autumn as it is under whole plant down to the ground twice a year, once in late autumn as itflowering is under planted with small winter year, once in late autumn as it is under plantedandwith small winter flowering bulbs, again in early summer to get planted with small winter flowering bulbs, and display again ininearly summer to get a second late summer bulbs, and again in early summer toand get a second display in late summer and autumn. x 40cm. Rarely offered a second45cm display in late summer and autumn. 45cm x 40cm. Rarely offered $12.00 each autumn. 45cm x 40cm. Rarely offered $12.00 each $12.00 each 17 Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’ An ornamental variety of the culinary Salvia officinalis Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’ ‘Berggarten’ sage making an evergreen subculinary shrub An of An ornamental ornamental variety variety of the the culinary with intensely silver-grey sage making an sub shrub sage large making an evergreen evergreen subleaves. shrub Salvia ‘Berggarten’, which rarely flowers, with large intensely silver-grey leaves. with large intensely silver-grey leaves. is one ‘Berggarten’, of the finestwhich of allrarely grey flowers, foliage Salvia Salvia ‘Berggarten’, which rarely flowers, plants, rarely if everof down is the all is one one of of the finest finest of having all grey greya foliage foliage season. Sun loving and drought tolerant. plants, plants, rarely rarely if if ever ever having having a a down down 60cm x 80cm. season. Sun loving and drought tolerant. season. Sun loving and drought tolerant. 60cm 60cm xx 80cm. 80cm.$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ Purple sage Salvia ‘Purpurascens’ Salvia officinalis officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ This is a purple leaved form of the Purple sage Purple sage culinary sage. It makesform a superb This of This is is a a purple purple leaved leaved form of the the ornamental for a sunny well drained culinary sage. It makes a superb culinary sage. It makes a superb spot. New leaves richwell purple and ornamental for sunny drained ornamental for a a are sunny well drained large showy heads of deep violet spot. spot. New New leaves leaves are are rich rich purple purple and and flowers are carried during spring and large showy heads of deep large showy heads of deep violet violet early Tough, sun spring loving and and flowers are during flowerssummer. are carried carried during spring drought tolerant.Tough, 70cm x80cm early sun early summer. summer. Tough, sun loving loving and and $10.00 each or 3 drought tolerant. 70cm x80cm drought tolerant. 70cm x80cm for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Salvia sclarea Archibald’s Clary Sage Salvia Salvia sclarea sclarea We offer aClary superb form of the Clary Archibald’s Sage Archibald’s Clary Sage Sage collected by Jim of We the Clary We offer offer a a superb superb form form ofand the Jenny Clary Archibald in Turkey about 20 years ago. Sage collected by Jim and Jenny Sage collected by Jim and Jenny It makes a mound of large, rough greyArchibald Archibald in in Turkey Turkey about about 20 20 years years ago. ago. green leaves which support enormous It makes a mound of large, rough greyIt makes a mound of large, rough greycolumns of lilac hooded white lipped green which support enormous green leaves leaves which support enormous flowers surrounded by large bracts of columns columns of of lilac lilac hooded hooded white white lipped lipped pink, and green. Although short flowers surrounded by bracts of flowerswhite surrounded by large large bracts of lived, a few self-sown seedlings are pink, pink, white white and and green. green. Although Although short short generally produced. It isseedlings an essential lived, self-sown are lived, a a few few self-sown seedlings are part of our dry garden. Sun. 120cm generally produced. It is an essential generally produced. It is an essentialx 75cm. $10.00 each Sun. or 3 for $27.00xx part garden. 120cm part of of our our dry dry garden. Sun. 120cm 75cm. $10.00 75cm. $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 18 Stachys thirkei Stachys thirkei Miniaturethirkei Lamb’s Ear Stachys Miniature Lamb’s Ear This beautiful littleEar plant will suit areas in Miniature Lamb’s This beautiful little plant will suit areas in the garden the will typical Lamb’s This beautifulwhere little plant suit areas in the garden where the typical Lamb’s Ears would grow too large. It has the the wheretoo thelarge. typical Lamb’s Earsgarden would grow It has the usual felted silver Lamb’s Ear Itleaf but is Ears would grow too large. has usual felted silver Lamb’s Ear leaf butthe is smaller in allsilver its parts thanEar theleaf typebut and usual felted Lamb’s is smaller in all its parts than the type and there is no time during the summer smaller all its parts than the the type and there isinno time during summer when itiswillnolook scruffy. Drought tolerant there time during the summer when it will look scruffy. Drought tolerant and sun loving. Foliage when will look scruffy. Droughtmounds tolerant and itsun loving. Foliage mounds make10cm xloving. 30cm. Foliage mounds and sun make10cm x 30cm. or 3 for $27.00 make10cm x $10.00 30cm. each $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Stipa gigantea Stipa gigantea Golden Giant Oat’s Grass Stipa gigantea Golden Giant Oat’s Grass We’ve finally good quantities of Goldenfinally Giant built Oat’sup Grass We’ve built up good quantities of this grass when We’veornamental finally built up goodwhich quantities of this ornamental grass which when flowering in late grass springwhich and when early this ornamental flowering in late spring and early summer flowering is in the late most spring dramatically and early summer is the most dramatically beautiful with most 210cmdramatically tall wands summer ofis allthe beautiful of all with 210cm tall wands carrying huge heads of golden beautiful of all with 210cm tall oat-like wands carrying huge heads of golden oat-like flowers over low tussocks of evergreen carrying huge heads of golden oat-like flowers over low tussocks of evergreen leaves. The low mature heads are good flowers over tussocks of evergreen leaves. The mature heads are good throughout the summer and autumn. leaves. The mature heads are good throughout the summer and autumn. 210cm x 90cm. An Award Garden throughout the summer andof autumn. 210cm x 90cm. An Award of Garden Merit Winner. $9.00 or 3 of for Garden $24.00 210cm x 90cm. Aneach Award Merit Winner. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Merit Winner. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Tunica saxifraga Pink Form Tunica saxifraga Pink Form (syn Petrorhagia Tunica saxifraga saxifrage) Pink Form (syn Petrorhagia saxifrage) Pink Petrorhagia Tunic Flowersaxifrage) (syn Pink Tunic Flower A matTunic forming perennial with short grass Flower Pink A mat forming perennial with short grass like leaves. In perennial late spring summer A mat forming withand short grass like leaves. In late spring and summer 30cm stems are covered with tiny, pink like springwith andtiny, summer 30cmleaves. stems In arelate covered pink Gypsophylla likecovered flowers. Cut 30cm stems are tiny,spent pink Gypsophylla like flowers.withCut spent flower stems back new foliage Gypsophylla like to flowers. Cut during spent flower stems back to new foliage during winter to keep the plant tidy. A during good flower stems back to new foliage winter to keep the plant tidy. A good plant for rockthegarden tunic winter to the keep plant the tidy.pink A good plant for the rock garden the pink tunic flower is drought tolerant and prefers plant rock garden pink tunic flowerforis the drought tolerantthe and prefers sun. 10cm x 30cm. tolerant and prefers flower is drought sun. 10cm x 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 sun. 10cm x 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 19 Thymus ciliatus Thymus Thymus ciliatus ciliatus Lambley is slowly building up a Lambley is slowly building up Lambley slowly thymes building up a a collection ofis unusual especially collection of unusual thymes especially collection thymes those that of areunusual native to hot dryespecially areas of those that are native to hot dry areas of those that are native to hot dry of the world. We imported Thymusareas ciliatus the world. We imported Thymus ciliatus thefew world. Weago imported ciliatus a years and it Thymus has done well a few years ago and it has done well a few years ago and it has done well here. It makes low ground covering here. It makes low ground covering here. ofIt hairy makes low 5cm ground covering mats leaves, tall by 50cm mats of hairy leaves, 5cm tall by 50cm mats of hairy leaves, 5cm tall by 50cm or more across, which are covered in or more across, which are covered in or more are flowers coveredset in spring by across, heads ofwhich soft pink spring by heads of soft pink flowers set spring by heads of soft pink flowers set in purple calyces. The foliage will often in calyces. The will often in purple purple calyces. The foliage foliage willspot often turn red during winter. Needs a in turn red during winter. Needs a spot in turn red during winter. Needs a spot in full sun. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 full sun. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 full sun. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Thymus hirsutus Thymus hirsutus Thymus hirsutusnew import from Olivier This is another This is another import from This is another new import from Olivier Olivier Filippi’s fabulousnew French nursery. In one Filippi’s fabulous French nursery. In one Filippi’s fabulous French nursery. one year it has made a dense mat, In about year it has made a dense mat, about year it across, has made dense mat, green about 70cm of asmall glossy 70cm small 70cm across, across, of small glossy glossy green leaves, which is of smothered by cleargreen pink leaves, smothered pink leaves, which which isjust smothered by clear pink flowers held is above by theclear foliage flowers held just above the foliage flowers held just above the foliage during October. It has proven to be a during October. It proven to a during October. It has has for proven to be be a fine new groundcover a sunny well fine new groundcover for a sunny well fine newspot. groundcover for a sunny well drained 8cm by 90cm. drained 90cm. drained spot. spot. 8cm 8cm byeach 90cm. or 3 for $24.00 $9.00by each $9.00 or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each or Thymus leucotrychus Thymus leucotrychus Thymus leucotrychus Moonlight Thyme Moonlight Moonlight Thyme A native Thyme of dry steppes and rocky A native of dry steppes and rocky A native dry Greece steppes and andTurkey, rocky hillsides in ofCrete, hillsides in Crete, Greece and Turkey, hillsides in Crete, Greece thyme and Turkey, this beautiful little shrubby makes this beautiful little shrubby thyme makes this beautiful little shrubby thyme a neat mound of grayish leaves makes which a neat mound of grayish leaves which a neat mound of grayish leaves which are covered during summer with heads are covered during summer with heads arepink covered during with heads of flowers. Onesummer of the joys of the of pink flowers. One of the joys of of pink flowers. One of the joys of the the race, Thymus leucotrichus prefers full race, Thymus leucotrichus prefers full race, and Thymus leucotrichus prefers sun is drought tolerant. 15cmfullx sun and is drought tolerant. 15cm x sun and is drought tolerant. 15cm 30cm. $12.00 eachx 30cm. $12.00 30cm. $12.00 each each 20 Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii Cretan Thyme Cretanthyme Thymewas imported from Beth This This thyme was imported Chatto’s wonderful nursery infrom the Beth U.K. Chatto’s wonderful nursery in the U.K. Making a prostrate carpet of tiny glossy Making a prostrate of tiny glossy dark green leaves carpet it is covered with dark green leaves it is covered with showy rose pink flowers held in clusters showy rose pink flowers held spring in clusters above the plant during late and above the plant during late spring early summer. This Greek native is and one early summer. This Greek native is one of the best of its kind and needs very of theextra bestwater. of its We kindhave and planted needs very little it in little extra water. We have planted it in the Dry Garden as a ground cover the DryIrisGarden as aCrocus groundspecies cover where reticulata, where Iris reticulata, Crocus species and wild tulips are planted. 15cm x and wild tulips areeach planted. 40cm. $10.00 or 3 for15cm $27.00x 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Thymus neiceffii Thymus neiceffii thyme with grey-green A mat forming A mat leaves formingwhich thyme withbegrey-green needle could mistaken needle leaves which could be mistaken for a juniper. Native to Central Turkey it for a juniper. Native to Central Turkey is happy in our torrid summers and coldit is happy Itin produces our torrid summers cold winters. clear pinkand flowers winters. It produces clear pink flowers along the length of its shoots. Very along length its shoots. differenttheand lovelyofgrowing here Very with different and lovely growing here with dwarf Phlomis and dwarf Santolina. 4cm dwarf and dwarf Santolina. tall by Phlomis 50cm across. Wants a spot in4cm full tall sun.by 50cm across. Wants a spot in full sun. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii: the best of groundcovers Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii: the best of groundcovers Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardil: the best of groundcovers 21 Verbascum densiflorum Verbascum densiflorum Verbascum This speciesdensiflorum put on an amazing display This species put amazing display This put on on an an amazing display in ourspecies Mediterranean garden last season in our Mediterranean garden last season in our Mediterranean garden last season when it flowered from November until when it flowered from November when it flowered from November until March. It produces multiple spiresuntil of March. It produces multiple spires of March. produces multiple of densely Itpacked lemon yellowspires flowers densely packed lemon yellow flowers densely packed lemon yellow flowers perhaps the largest individual blooms in perhaps the largest individual blooms in perhaps thefrom largest individual in the genus a grand greyblooms foliaged the genus from a the genus fromgarden a grand grand grey foliaged rosette. In our the grey flowerfoliaged stems rosette. In our garden the flower stems rosette. In our the flower stems were 150cm or garden more tall and the foliage were 150cm or and foliage were 150cm or more more tall and the the foliage rosettes up to 90cm tall across. Happy in rosettes up to 90cm across. Happy in rosettes up to 90cm across. Happy in any sunny well drained spot and is very any sunny well any sunny well drained drained spot spot and and is is very very drought hardy. drought hardy. drought hardy. $12.00 each $12.00 $12.00 each each Viola cornuta Viola cornuta cornuta species of Viola which Viola A perennial A perennial species of our Violaborders which A perennial species of Viola which weaves its way through weaves its way through our borders weaves its waya through borders covering many bare spotour from early covering many a bare spot from early covering many a bare spot from spring until autumn with its lilac, early long spring until autumn with its lilac, long spring until autumn with its As lilac,other long faced pansy flowers. faced pansy pansy flowers. Asoverother other faced perennials grow flowers. around andAs this perennials grow around and over this perennials around and over Viola it will grow scramble up through to this the Viola it will scramble up through to the Viola A it will throughintowhat the light. plantscramble from hotuphillsides light. to A plant plant fromYugoslavia hot hillsides hillsides in much what light. A from hot in what used be called it is used to be called Yugoslavia it is much used tosun be and calledheat Yugoslavia is much more tolerant itthan the more sun and heat tolerant than the more sun and heat tolerant than the bedding violas which give up at the first bedding violas which give up at the first bedding violas which give up at the first blast of hot weather. blast of of hot hot weather. weather. blast $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Viola ‘Lady Hume Campbell’ Viola Hume Campbell’ Viola ‘Lady Hume Campbell’ Parma‘Lady Violets have been cultivated in Parma Violets have been cultivated in Parma Violets have beentwo cultivated in Europe for more than hundred Europe for more than two hundred EuropeEmpress for more than two years. Josephine grewhundred at least years. Empress Josephine at years. Empress Josephine grew at least least one variety in her garden atgrew Malmaison. one variety in her garden at Malmaison. one variety in her garden at Malmaison. V. ‘Lady Hume Campbell’ with its V. ‘Lady Hume Hume Campbell’ with its its V. ‘Lady with beautiful doubleCampbell’ lavender-mauve beautiful double lavender-mauve beautiful intensely double fragrantlavender-mauve flowers was intensely fragrant flowers was intensely fragrant was introduced into Englandflowers from Milan in introduced into England from Milan in introduced into England Milan in 1875. It flowers from latefrom autumn until 1875. It and flowers from late late autumn until 1875. flowers from until spring It is happy in autumn any lightly spring and is happy in any lightly spring in any lightly shaded and spot isin happy the garden. 10cm by shaded spot in the garden. 10cm by shaded spot in the garden. 10cm by 20cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 20cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 20cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 22 Seeds The seed we sell has all the benefits of the best of modern breeding that is good germination rates, good disease resistance, slow bolting and excellent flavour. Peony Poppy ’Double Coral’ The seed of this deep coral, fully double variety came originally from an old Ballarat garden. If planted in good soil during autumn it will grow to a metre or more tall and produce a half a dozen or so flowers. In very poor soil it may have single flowers. 100 seeds $4.00 Peony Poppy ‘Pink and Mauve’ Peony Poppy ‘Pink and Mauve’ is a mixture of soft mauve pink and soft mauve. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm. 100 seeds $4.00 Peony Poppy ’Double Red’ Peony Poppy ‘Double Red’ This is a fully double red flowered strain. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm. 100 seeds $4.00 Peony Poppy ‘Double White’ Peony Poppy ‘Double White’ has pure white fully double flowers. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm. 100 seeds $4.00 Papaver nudicaule ‘Excelsior’ Iceland poppy A tried and true garden strain with all the colours, white, pink, lemon, red, yellow each as beautiful as the next. Easily grown in any sunny garden bed. Broadcast seeds in situ during late autumn and winter for flowering from late winter until early summer. Iceland poppies are both showy in the garden and great in a vase. 300 seeds $4.00 23 d is best grown sprinkled straight out into a su or flowering the following spring. Seedlings s ork done by Europe’s leading seed growers. Poppy seed is best grown sprinkled straight out into a sunny spot in the garden from late autumn until is best grown sprinkledspring. straightSeedlings out into ashould sunny be spotthinned. in the garden from autumn until midPoppy winterseed for flowering the following We offer thelate best of recent seed is best sprinkled straight out into spot in the from late autumn until Poppy seed isflowering best grown grown sprinkled straight out into a a sunny sunny spot in the garden garden from late autumn until Poppy mid winter for the following spring. Seedlings should be thinned. We offer the best of recent seed is best grown sprinkled straight out into a sunny spot in the garden from late autumn until Poppy breeding workfor done by Europe’s leadingspring. seed growers. mid winter winter for flowering the following following spring. Seedlings should should be be thinned. thinned. We We offer offer the the best best of of recent recent mid flowering the Seedlings breeding work done by Europe’s leading seedSeedlings growers. should be thinned. We offer the best of recent mid winter for flowering the following spring. breeding work work done by by Europe’s leading leading seed growers. growers. breeding breeding work done done by Europe’s Europe’s leading seed seed growers. Papaver rhoeas ‘Angels Choir’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Angels Choir’ Choir Shirley Poppy Angels Papaver rhoeas ‘Angels Choir’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Angels Choir’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Angels Choir’ Poppy colours and types with Angels Choir Shirley Poppy A Angels blend of all the diverse Shirley Choir Shirley Poppy Angels Choir Shirley Poppy Angels Choir Shirley Poppy A blend of all the diverse Shirley flowers Poppy colours andwhich types are with double, semi-double and single many of A blend of all the diverse Shirley Poppy colours and types with A blend of all the diverse Shirley Poppy colours and types with double, semi-double and single flowers many of which are A blend of all the diverse Shirley Poppy colours and types with bicolors in pastel pink, apricot, peach, cream, salmon, rose, double, semi-double and single flowers many of which are double, semi-double semi-double and single peach, flowerscream, many salmon, of which whichrose, are double, and single flowers many of are bicolors in pastel pink, apricot, dove grey and lavender. 200 salmon, seeds $4.00 bicolors in pastel pink, apricot, peach, cream, rose, bicolors in pastel pink, apricot, peach, cream, salmon, rose, bicolors pastel pink, apricot, peach, cream, rose, dove greyinand lavender. 200salmon, seeds $4.00 dove grey and lavender. 200 seeds $4.00 dove grey and lavender. 200 seeds $4.00 dove grey and lavender. 200 seeds $4.00 Peony Poppy ‘Danish Flag’ Peony Poppy ‘Danish Flag’ One of the most exciting of all peony poppies carrying bright Peony Poppy ‘Danish Flag’ Peony Poppy ‘Danish Flag’ Peony Poppy ‘Danish Flag’ One of the most exciting ofa white all peony poppies redOne single flowers each with central cross.carrying Flowersbright are of the the most most exciting exciting of of all all peony peony poppies carrying bright One of poppies carrying bright One of the most exciting of all peony poppies carrying bright red single flowers each with a white central cross. Flowers are held on 100cm tall stems. Sow seed in situ from autumn until red single flowers each with a white central cross. Flowers are red single flowers each with a white central cross. Flowers are held on 100cm talleach stems. seedcentral in situ cross. from autumn red single flowers withSow a white Flowersuntil are late winter. held on 100cm tall stems. Sow seed in situ from autumn until held on 100cm tall stems. Sow seed in situ from autumn until held on 100cm tall stems. Sow seed in situ 100 fromseeds autumn until late winter. $5.00 late winter. late late winter. winter. 100 seeds $5.00 100 seeds $5.00 100 100 seeds seeds $5.00 $5.00 Papaver rhoeas ‘Bridal Silk’ Papaver rhoeasof‘Bridal Silk’ Poppy has white flowers rather This new strain Flanders Papaver rhoeas ‘Bridal Silk’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Bridal Silk’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Bridal Silk’ Poppy This new strain of Flanders white flowers rather than the usual red. Fleuroselect Noveltyhas Winner 2008. This new strain of Flanders Poppy has white flowers rather This new strain of Flanders has white rather This newusual strain ofFleuroselect Flanders Poppy Poppy has white flowers rather than the red. Novelty Winner 2008. 200 flowers seeds $4.00 than the usual red. Fleuroselect Novelty Winner 2008. than the usual red. Fleuroselect Novelty Winner 2008. 200 seeds $4.00 than the usual red. Fleuroselect Novelty Winner 2008. 200 seeds $4.00 200 200 seeds seeds $4.00 $4.00 s Choir’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Angel oppy Choirtypes Shirley Angels and se Shirley Poppy colours withP A blend of all the diver and single flowers many of which are double, semi-double a , apricot, peach, bicolors cream, salmon, rose, in pastel pink r. 200 seeds $4.00 dove grey and lavende Papaver rhoeas ‘American Legion’ A Papaver large flowered variety. The bright red poppies have rhoeasheirloom ‘American Legion’ Papaver rhoeas ‘American Legion’ Papaver rhoeas Legion’ a clear white cross‘American in the centre of each Papaver rhoeas ‘American Legion’ A large flowered heirloom variety. Theflower. bright red poppies have A large flowered heirloom variety. The bright red poppies have A large flowered heirloom variety. The red poppies have 200 $4.00 A large white flowered heirloom variety. The bright bright red seeds poppies have a clear cross in the centre of each flower. a clear white cross in the centre of each flower. a a clear clear white white cross cross in in the the centre centre of of each each flower. flower.200 seeds $4.00 200 seeds $4.00 200 200 seeds seeds $4.00 $4.00 Papaver rhoeas ‘Mother of Pearl’ This is the rhoeas strain that the Welsh artist Cedric Morris developed Papaver ‘Mother of Pearl’ Papaver rhoeas ‘Mother of Pearl’ in Papaver his Suffolk garden ‘Benton End’. A Cedric mixtureMorris of soft smoky rhoeas ‘Mother of Pearl’ This is the strain‘Mother that theofWelsh developed Papaver rhoeas Pearl’ artist This is the strain that the Welsh artist Cedric Morris developed colours, grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft orange and white. Many This is the strain that the Welsh artist Cedric Morris developed This the strain that the WelshEnd’. artist ACedric Morris developed in hisis Suffolk garden ‘Benton mixture of soft smoky in his Suffolk garden ‘Benton End’. A mixture of soft smoky of in the poppies are flecked and there are some picotees. This is his Suffolk garden ‘Benton End’. A mixture of soft in his Suffolk garden ‘Benton End’. mixture soft smoky smoky colours, grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft Aorange andofwhite. Many colours, grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft orange and white. Many one of the most subtle blends of poppies available. colours, grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft orange and white. Many of the poppies are flecked there someand picotees. is colours, grey, lilac, mauve,and pink, softare orange white.This Many of the poppies are flecked and there are some200 picotees. This is seeds $4.00 of the flecked and are picotees. This of the poppies are flecked andofthere there are some some picotees. This is is one of poppies the mostare subtle blends poppies available. one of the most subtle blends of poppies available. one most blends one of of the the most subtle subtle blends of of poppies poppies available. available. 200 seeds $4.00 commutatum ‘Ladybird’ Papaver 200 seeds $4.00 200 seeds 200Possibly seeds $4.00 $4.00 This alwayscommutatum causes excitement when it’s in flower. the ‘Ladybird’ Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’ Papaver most of all poppies. Broadcast seeds into the garden in commutatum ‘Ladybird’ Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’ Papaver Thispopular always causes excitement when it’s in flower. Possibly the This always causes when it’s Possibly the late autumn, winter or excitement very early spring forin a flower. mass spring early This always causes excitement when in Possibly This excitement when it’s it’s in flower. flower. Possibly the mostalways popularcauses of all poppies. Broadcast seeds into the gardenthe in most popular of all poppies. into garden summer display. Each plant Broadcast produces seeds dozens ofthe bright redin most popular of Broadcast into garden in late autumn, or very early springseeds for a mass spring early most popular winter of all all poppies. poppies. Broadcast seeds into the the garden in late autumn, winter or very early spring for a mass spring early flowers with a shining black blotch at the base of each petal. late autumn, winter or very early spring for a mass spring early late autumn, winterEach or very early spring for a massofspring summer display. plant produces dozens brightearly red summer plant dozens red 40cm tall bydisplay. as muchEach across andproduces happily self seeds.of bright summer display. Each plant produces bright red summer display. Eachblack plantblotch produces dozens of each brightpetal. red flowers with a shining at thedozens base ofof flowers with a shining black blotch at the base of each petal. 300 seeds $4.00 flowers with a shining black blotch at the base of each petal. flowers a shining black and blotch at the base of each petal. 40cm tallwith by as much across happily self seeds. 40cm tall by as much across and happily self seeds. 40cm 300 seeds $4.00 40cm tall tall by by as as much much across across and and happily happily self self seeds. seeds. 300 seeds $4.00 300 300 seeds seeds $4.00 $4.00 Peony Poppy ‘Danish F Flag’ One of carrying the mostbright excit ng of all peony poppies 24 unny spot in the garden from late autumn until should be thinned. We offer the best of recent Seeds Onions Onions Direct sow bulbing onions 1/2cm deep 2 cm apart in a well prepared bed. Thin to 4-5cm apart. Use in folded a well down. prepared Thin to 4-5cm apart.ofUse Direct sow bulbing onions 1/2cm apart thinning as scallions. Harvest whendeep 80%2ofcm tops have Thebed. following three varieties thinning as scallions. Harvest when 80% of tops have folded down. The following three varieties of onions are suited to areas south of mid NSW. Sow seed from late May to August. onions are suited to areas south of mid NSW. Sow seed from late May to August. Brown Onion Pukehohe Brown Onion Pukehohe Keeper Long Keeper Long (Cream and Gold Long Keeper) Gold Longfor Keeper) (Cream The bestand onion to grow storage. Harvested in January for storage. in January itThe willbest keeponion until to thegrow following OctoberHarvested if stored properly. it will keep until the following October 300 if stored seedsproperly. $4.00 300 seeds $4.00 ls Choir’ Poppy rse Shirley Poppy colours and types with and single flowers many of which are k, apricot, peach, cream, salmon, rose, er. 200 seeds $4.00 Red Onion ‘Red Shine’ Red Onion ‘Red Shine’ A good looking bright red globe shaped onion which A good looking brightreds. red globe shaped onion which stores better than most stores better than most reds. 200 seeds $4.25 200 seeds $4.25 White Onion ‘Callisto F1’ White F1’of the best white onions with a A new Onion variety‘Callisto and one A newflavour varietyand and onestoring of thecapability. best white onions with a gentle good gentle flavour and good storing capability. 200 seeds $4.50 200 seeds $4.50 Spinach Baby ‘Kookaburra F1’ F1’ round planting as resists Spinach Best babyBaby leaf ‘Kookaburra spinach for year Best baby leaf spinach for year round as resists summer tip burn and will germinate evenplanting in hot weather. summer tip burn and will germinate even in hot weather. Sow 1/2cm deep in 15cm wide bands, 40 seeds per Sow 1/2cm deep in wide leaf bands, 40 seeds per 30cm. Fast growing 2515cm days baby 35 days full size. 30cm. Fast growing 25 days baby leaf 35 days full size. Excellent silky flavour. Excellent silky flavour. 1000 seeds $5.00 1000 seeds $5.00 Flag’ ting of all peony poppies carrying bright Spinach ‘Tyee F1’ Spinach ‘Tyee Standard savoyF1’spinach for year round production. Standard savoy plant, spinach for isyear round than production. Makes a large flavour stronger baby Makes a large plant, flavour is stronger than baby spinach. Sow seed 1/2cm deep 5cm apart. spinach. Sow seed 1/2cm deep 5cm apart. 200 seeds $4.25 200 seeds $4.25 25 flavour. Broad Beans Broad Beans ar Both frosty and h rows 60 to 90cm LettuceBaby BabyLeaf Leaf ‘Encore’ Lettuce ‘Encore’ MixMix All organic mix of stunning colours, textures and green shapes. All organic mix of stunning colours, textures and shapes. Includes and Lettuce Baby Leaf ‘Encore’ Mix oakleaf, green andand red colours, cos, Rossa. Can be grown year and cut Includes green redLolo oakleaf, green andIncludes redround cos, Lolo Allred organic mix of stunning textures and shapes. green and several times. Plant 60red seeds 1/4cm deep, per 30cm in 15 m wide bands. Can red oakleaf, green and cos, Lolo Rossa. Can be grown year round and cut Rossa. Can grown year during round and cut several times. be harvested in 30be days; a little longer several times. Plant 60 seeds 1/4cm deep, perwinter. 30cm in 15 m wide bands. Can seeds $5.00 Plant 60 seeds 1/4cm deep, per 15 m600 wide bands. be harvested in 30 days; a little longer during 30cm winter. inOrganic Organicduring 600 seeds $5.00 Can be harvested in 30 days; a little longer winter. Organic 600 seeds $5.00 Lettuce Cos‘Helvius’ ‘Helvius’ LettuceCos Full sizeCos cos with good heat tolerance making it the choice for summer harvest Lettuce Full size ‘Helvius’ cos with good heat tolerance making it the although will good happily crop the whole yearit round. It makes heavyharvest dense Full size cosit with heat tolerance the choice for summer choice for summer harvestmaking although it will happily crop hearts. 100heavy seedsdense $4.25 although it will happily crop the whole year round. It makes the whole year round. It makes heavy dense hearts. hearts. 100 seeds $4.25 100 seeds $4.25 Lettuce Organic Iceberg ‘Crispino’ Organic Iceberg Lettuce‘Crispino’ An adaptable IcebergOrganic for planting the year round. It produces good solid crisp Lettuce ‘Crispino’ Iceberg An adaptable Iceberg for planting the year round. It even in summer when other fail. White interior, juicysolid and crisp mild Anheads adaptable Iceberg planting thevarieties year round. It produces good produces goodforsolid crisp heads even in summer when flavour. heads even in summer when other varieties fail. White interior, juicy and mild Organic 100flavour. seeds $4.25 other varieties fail. White interior, juicy and mild flavour. Organic seeds$4.25 $4.25 Organic 100100 seeds Broad Broad Beans Beans Broad Beans Broad Beans Broad Beans are are cool cool season season crops crops best best planted planted in in southern southern Australia Australia in in July July and and August. August. Broad are hot cool seasoninhibits crops best planted southern Australia and August. Both frosty pod Plant seeds deep, 10 to apart BothBeans frosty and and hot weather weather inhibits pod set. set. Plantinthe the seeds 3cm 3cm deep,in 10July to 15cm 15cm apart in in Both frosty and hot weather inhibits pod set. Plant the seeds 3cm deep, 10 to 15cm apart in rows 60 to 90cm apart. All broad bean varieties need staking. rows 60 to 90cm apart. All broad bean varieties need staking. rows 60 to 90cm apart. All broad bean varieties need staking. e cool season crops best planted in hot weather inhibits pod set. Plant the m apart. All broad bean varieties need Broad Bean ’Aquadulce’ ’Aquadulce’ Broad Bean Bean Broad This traditional This is is the the ’Aquadulce’ traditional variety variety which which can can produce produce up up to to 55 This is the up to 5 beans to each Our strain has been beans to traditional each pod. pod.variety Our which strain can has produce been rigorously rigorously beans to to each Ourwell strain selected give long filled with beans. selected to givepod. long pods pods well filledhas with been beans.rigorously selected to give long pods well filled with beans. 50 50 seeds seeds $4.00 $4.00 50 seeds $4.00 Shelling Shelling Pea Pea ‘Novella’ ‘Novella’ Novella is unique Shelling NovellaPea is aa‘Novella’ unique leafless leafless shelling shelling pea. pea. ItIt can can be be grown grown Novella a unique pea. It can instead be grown with as itit has of with no noissupport support asleafless has ashelling a mass mass of of tendrils tendrils instead of with no support it has a mass of tendrils instead of leaves. 70 to pick. leaves. 70 days days as to first first pick. leaves. days to first pick. Not Tasmania 150 Not for for70 Tasmania 150 seeds seeds $4.00 $4.00 Not for Tasmania 150 seeds $4.00 26 Peas Peas are a cool season crop and should be planted from June to September. The later plantings should be of powdery mildew resistant varieties. We are offering the best of modern pea breeding which combines excellent flavour with bountiful cropping and good disease resistance. Not for Tasmania re cool season crops best planted in hot weather inhibits pod set. Plant th m apart. All broad bean varieties need Shelling Pea ‘Super Gem’ Powdery mildew tolerant variety suited to planting from early until late in the season. It produces the largest pod of any dwarf variety, up to 13cm long with 11 peas to a pod making it as excellent a variety for the show bench as the kitchen. 5% of plants will not be true. 75 days to first pick. Not for Tasmania 150 seeds $4.00 Pea, Shelling ‘Willow’ Willow is a fabulous new variety of shelling pea. It produces a large number number of of attractive, attractive, long, long, dark dark green green pods. pods. Willow Willow is is large resistant to to powdery powdery mildew mildew so so a a late late planting planting is is worth worth a a try. try. resistant Plant seeds seeds 2cm 2cm deep deep in in a a 10cm 10cm wide wide band band approximately approximately 20 20 Plant seeds per 30cm. seeds per 30cm. Not for Tasmania 150 seeds Not for Tasmania 150 seeds $4.00 $4.00 Snow Pea Pea ‘Green ‘Green Devil’ Devil’ Snow An exciting An exciting new new variety variety of of snow snow pea pea with with excellent excellent disease disease resistance producing dark green, flat pods under resistance producing dark green, flat pods under a a variety variety of of weather weather conditions. conditions. An An October October or or November November planting planting would would be be worth worth a a try. try. Plant Plant seeds seeds 2cm 2cm deep deep in in a a 10cm 10cm wide wide band band approximately 20 seeds per 30cm. approximately 20 seeds per 30cm. Not Tasmania 150 seeds seeds $5.25 Not for for Tasmania 150 $5.25 ‘Yakumo’ Snow Pea ‘Yakumo’ Snow Pea A tall tall climbing climbing snow snow pea pea which which must must be be grown grown on on a a trellis trellis or or A tepee. Produces long straight pods, 14cm long by 2.8cm wide. tepee. Produces long straight pods, 14cm long by 2.8cm wide. 75 days days to to first first pick. pick. 75 Not for Tasmania 100 seeds $5.25 $5.25 Not for Tasmania 100 seeds Pea, Sugar Snap ‘Cascadia’ Pea, Sugar Snap ‘Cascadia’ Cascadia is a vigorous, climbing sugar snap and needs a trellis Cascadia is a vigorous, climbing sugar snap and needs a trellis or tepee to grow on. It has excellent flavour but is not resistant or tepee to grow on. It has excellent flavour but is not resistant to powdery mildew. Plant seed 10 to 12cm apart. to powdery mildew. Plant seed 10 to 12cm apart. Not for Tasmania 100 seeds $4.25 Not for Tasmania 100 seeds $4.25 Broad Bean ’Aqua Sugar Snap Pea ‘Sugar Bon’ Sugar Snap Pea ‘Sugar Bon’ The most popular dwarf sugar snap pea for both professional The most popular dwarf sugar snap pea for both professional farmers and home gardeners alike. Powdery mildew resistance farmers and home gardeners alike. Powdery mildew resistance makes it a good variety for all time slots. First pick 55-60 days. makes it a good variety for all time slots. First pick 55-60 days. Not for Tasmania 100 seeds $4.25 Not for Tasmania 100 seeds $4.25 27 “David Glenn’s extraordinary garden is overflowing with flowering perennials.” Better Homes and Gardens 28
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