Potted Colour for Spring
Presenter: Dean Boone
Episode: 19
1st September 2007
Spring is here so have a play and let the Garden Gurus show you how to have the best looking pot plants in the street. This little project is dead simple, totally indulgent and just loads of fun to do.
Colour, colour and more colour. Everyone can do with a little bit of a lift coming out of winter and potted colour is the perfect way to do it. All your local nurseries are going to be stocking up and getting ready for a mass rush from gardeners coming in to get that some special.
Now whether you are in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin or Perth, there is something that you can be planting this weekend.
In colder climates you may still be able to get flowering cyclamen (cyclamen persicum cv.) and they are just dead easy to grow.
If you are in milder climates, why not take a look at some of the new little varieties of Brachyscome Daisy (Brachyscombe, Hybrid Cultivar). They are a native daisy and they do brilliantly in pots.
Just about everyone is going to be able to grow gorgeous annuals of one sort of another, regardless of climate. Take your pick.
There are also four new releases of a great plant, Heuchera, which is from the café club series. There are four colours, caramel, mocha, citronella and a brownie. They do not like full sun and only need a little but of moisture to get them established. They do well to brighten a dark corner or in a pot.
Now here is a tip for getting your potted plants looking absolutely perfect. It is all in the mix so to speak. What ever you put into this pot is what the plants are going to get out of it. So you absolutely must start with the right ingredients. No shortcuts just use a premium potting mix of the very best quality.
Waterwise Premium Potting Mix contains dynamic lifter, a slow release fertiliser, water storage crystals, a wetting agent and coir peat to retain moisture in the mix. Basically everything a plant could ever want.
All that is left for you to do is pick up your favourite plant in your favourite colour and go get planting. Have fun.
Eden Gardens Centre
301-307 Lane Cove Road,
North Ryde NSW
Waterwise Premium Potting Mix
This mix is the Rolls Royce of potting mixes. Wetting agent and water crystals help water penetrate into the mix and retain moisture in containers or in garden soil for release over time. Contains Nutricote controlled release fertiliser to feed for 9 months. Contains coir peat which stores water and nutrients and improves the structure of the mix.
Features
Composted pine bark, sand, trace elements, 9 month Nutricote controlled release fertiliser, Waterwise Water Storage Crystals, wetting agent, coir peat, Dynamic Lifter Organic plant food.
Precautions
Health Warning. This product contains micro-organism that may be harmful to your health. Avoid breathing dust or mists. Wear particulate mask if dusty. Wear gloves and keep product moist when handling. Wash hands immediately after use. Read detailed warning label on the bag.
BRACHYSCOME
Providing a spectacular display of daisy-like flowers throughout the year, brachyscomes, or
native daisies, are versatile plants that are an ideal choice for a wide range of garden styles.
Whether you want to fill gaps in your garden, plant a border along a path or garden bed or add
colour to rockeries, brachyscomes are fantastic. You can also grow them in window boxes,
hanging baskets and mixed patio pots. Fabulous for early and continuous colour.
City Lights* with its masses of large, soft mauve flowers and Country Lights*, bearing deeper
mauve blooms are two hybrid varieties bred in Australia for local conditions. The plants have a
compact, rounded growth habit and feature fine, dense green foliage. … an ideal weedsuppressing
groundcover. Frost tolerant.
New in 2007 – The Pacific Series
The Pacific series Brachyscomes are delightful Australian native daisies that all have a compact
habit, good flower form and size, healthy foliage and contrasting flower colours including pink,
yellow and mauve. These easy-to-grow plants are ideal for containers, gardens and
landscaping uses. Their quick, low-growing, spreading habit makes them equally suited to
ground cover and hanging basket usage, plus they’re a natural in combination plantings.
Pacific Island#
Smaller, bright candy pink flowers adorn this compact plant. Its restrained growth habit makes
Pacific Island equally suited to patio pots and garden borders.
Pacific Sun#
An enigmatic plant that produces mid-sized yellow flowers that turn to a marmalade mix of
lemon and orange with varying light and temperature levels. Great for hanging basket
combinations.
Pacific Breeze#
Beautifully formed, large mauve flowers cover attractively shaped foliage that is surprisingly
tough. Pacific Breeze is a highly versatile plant that suits container and garden applications.
Pacific Tide#
The compact, mounding form of Pacific Tide makes it ideal for pot and garden border
application. Light mauve flowers that fade to white, cover the entire plant for long periods.
# PBR eligible
Flowers
Flowers throughout the year.
Height
These varieties are quick and easy to grow, growing to approximately 25cm in height and up to
1m diameter
Use
Brachyscomes are ideal for pots, gardens, hanging baskets and large landscape sites.
Planting
Brachyscomes have a dainty appearance but are remarkably hardy. They thrive in full sun or
dappled shade and prefer well-drained soil and are equally at home in the open garden or
containers. Once established, the plants will tolerate both hot dry conditions and light frosts.
They will also withstand coastal conditions. For mass planting, plant 75-100cm apart, depending
of speed of cover required,
Watering
Although they will tolerate dryness, the plants will reward you with brilliant floral displays if they
are kept moist in hot, dry weather.
Fertiliser
An application of slow release fertiliser specially formulated for Australian native plants will also
help promote vigour and health.
Pruning
A light trim after each major flower flush will help encourage strong, compact growth but is not
vital for success.
Pests and Diseases
The plants are seldom attacked by pests, but if aphids appear they can be hosed off the plants
with a strong jet of water. Alternatively, apply an appropriate insecticide at the rate
recommended by the manufacturer.
Mites can be an issue, Miticidi can be used for best results.
(© Copyright The Ramm Botanicals Trust 2005)
Episode: 19
1st September 2007
Spring is here so have a play and let the Garden Gurus show you how to have the best looking pot plants in the street. This little project is dead simple, totally indulgent and just loads of fun to do.
Colour, colour and more colour. Everyone can do with a little bit of a lift coming out of winter and potted colour is the perfect way to do it. All your local nurseries are going to be stocking up and getting ready for a mass rush from gardeners coming in to get that some special.
Now whether you are in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin or Perth, there is something that you can be planting this weekend.
In colder climates you may still be able to get flowering cyclamen (cyclamen persicum cv.) and they are just dead easy to grow.
If you are in milder climates, why not take a look at some of the new little varieties of Brachyscome Daisy (Brachyscombe, Hybrid Cultivar). They are a native daisy and they do brilliantly in pots.
Just about everyone is going to be able to grow gorgeous annuals of one sort of another, regardless of climate. Take your pick.
There are also four new releases of a great plant, Heuchera, which is from the café club series. There are four colours, caramel, mocha, citronella and a brownie. They do not like full sun and only need a little but of moisture to get them established. They do well to brighten a dark corner or in a pot.
Now here is a tip for getting your potted plants looking absolutely perfect. It is all in the mix so to speak. What ever you put into this pot is what the plants are going to get out of it. So you absolutely must start with the right ingredients. No shortcuts just use a premium potting mix of the very best quality.
Waterwise Premium Potting Mix contains dynamic lifter, a slow release fertiliser, water storage crystals, a wetting agent and coir peat to retain moisture in the mix. Basically everything a plant could ever want.
All that is left for you to do is pick up your favourite plant in your favourite colour and go get planting. Have fun.
Eden Gardens Centre
301-307 Lane Cove Road,
North Ryde NSW
Waterwise Premium Potting Mix
This mix is the Rolls Royce of potting mixes. Wetting agent and water crystals help water penetrate into the mix and retain moisture in containers or in garden soil for release over time. Contains Nutricote controlled release fertiliser to feed for 9 months. Contains coir peat which stores water and nutrients and improves the structure of the mix.
Features
- Ideal for all container grown and garden plants.
- Contains Dynamic Lifter Organic plant food for plant nutrition & to encourage beneficial soil mico-organisms and earthworms.
- Contains Nutricote controlled release fertiliser to feed for up to 9 months.
- Waterwise Water Storage Crystals store water and release it to the plant over time.
- Wetting agent allows the mix to absorb water quickly and thoroughly.
- Contains coir peat which stores water and nutrients and improves the structure of the mix.
Composted pine bark, sand, trace elements, 9 month Nutricote controlled release fertiliser, Waterwise Water Storage Crystals, wetting agent, coir peat, Dynamic Lifter Organic plant food.
Precautions
Health Warning. This product contains micro-organism that may be harmful to your health. Avoid breathing dust or mists. Wear particulate mask if dusty. Wear gloves and keep product moist when handling. Wash hands immediately after use. Read detailed warning label on the bag.
BRACHYSCOME
Providing a spectacular display of daisy-like flowers throughout the year, brachyscomes, or
native daisies, are versatile plants that are an ideal choice for a wide range of garden styles.
Whether you want to fill gaps in your garden, plant a border along a path or garden bed or add
colour to rockeries, brachyscomes are fantastic. You can also grow them in window boxes,
hanging baskets and mixed patio pots. Fabulous for early and continuous colour.
City Lights* with its masses of large, soft mauve flowers and Country Lights*, bearing deeper
mauve blooms are two hybrid varieties bred in Australia for local conditions. The plants have a
compact, rounded growth habit and feature fine, dense green foliage. … an ideal weedsuppressing
groundcover. Frost tolerant.
New in 2007 – The Pacific Series
The Pacific series Brachyscomes are delightful Australian native daisies that all have a compact
habit, good flower form and size, healthy foliage and contrasting flower colours including pink,
yellow and mauve. These easy-to-grow plants are ideal for containers, gardens and
landscaping uses. Their quick, low-growing, spreading habit makes them equally suited to
ground cover and hanging basket usage, plus they’re a natural in combination plantings.
Pacific Island#
Smaller, bright candy pink flowers adorn this compact plant. Its restrained growth habit makes
Pacific Island equally suited to patio pots and garden borders.
Pacific Sun#
An enigmatic plant that produces mid-sized yellow flowers that turn to a marmalade mix of
lemon and orange with varying light and temperature levels. Great for hanging basket
combinations.
Pacific Breeze#
Beautifully formed, large mauve flowers cover attractively shaped foliage that is surprisingly
tough. Pacific Breeze is a highly versatile plant that suits container and garden applications.
Pacific Tide#
The compact, mounding form of Pacific Tide makes it ideal for pot and garden border
application. Light mauve flowers that fade to white, cover the entire plant for long periods.
# PBR eligible
Flowers
Flowers throughout the year.
Height
These varieties are quick and easy to grow, growing to approximately 25cm in height and up to
1m diameter
Use
Brachyscomes are ideal for pots, gardens, hanging baskets and large landscape sites.
Planting
Brachyscomes have a dainty appearance but are remarkably hardy. They thrive in full sun or
dappled shade and prefer well-drained soil and are equally at home in the open garden or
containers. Once established, the plants will tolerate both hot dry conditions and light frosts.
They will also withstand coastal conditions. For mass planting, plant 75-100cm apart, depending
of speed of cover required,
Watering
Although they will tolerate dryness, the plants will reward you with brilliant floral displays if they
are kept moist in hot, dry weather.
Fertiliser
An application of slow release fertiliser specially formulated for Australian native plants will also
help promote vigour and health.
Pruning
A light trim after each major flower flush will help encourage strong, compact growth but is not
vital for success.
Pests and Diseases
The plants are seldom attacked by pests, but if aphids appear they can be hosed off the plants
with a strong jet of water. Alternatively, apply an appropriate insecticide at the rate
recommended by the manufacturer.
Mites can be an issue, Miticidi can be used for best results.
(© Copyright The Ramm Botanicals Trust 2005)
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