Great Features
Episode: Seven
Date: 19 April 2008
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Story Title: Great Features
The foundation to great plant growth starts with the soil. Using top quality soils and mulches have a critical effect to the amount of water absorbed by the plants. Using a low grade soil could cause a lot of run off and evaporation, which is precious water wasted. Not only that but great soil also offers plants essential nutrients for healthy growth. Join Trev as he takes you through some soil facts as he creates a window garden with some very special new plants from a Western Australian garden centre Waldecks. All these great plants can be sourced at your local nursery all around Australia.
Featured Product- Biowise Mulch
Featured Plant- ‘Tanika’ (Lomandra longifolia)
- This genus of grass like rhizomatous perennials and shrubs consist of 50 species, this particular species is native to coastal eastern Australia
- It has tough, narrow, strap like, long leaves that are deep green to bluish green with yellow and cream blossoms that smell like honey
- Growing over 1 meter high and 1.2 meters wide, can withstand very dry conditions, but thrives in full sun or part shade where heat is extreme, in well drained soil
Featured Plant- ‘Destiny’ (Dianella tasmanica)
- This genus of small flowered lilies is named after Dianna, the ancient Roman goddess of hunting consisting of 25 to 35 species of evergreen
- This particular species is native to southern Australia including Tasmania, it has cane like arial stems that can grow to 60 cm long with starry blue/white flowers in summer and purple blue berries in Autumn, with grass like leaves which can grow to 1 meter long
- Preferring full sun or part shade in moderately fertile, humus rich, well drained, neutral to acidic soil but naturalize well in mild climates
Featured Plant- ‘Utopia’ (Dianella prunina)
- Is a selected form of a wild species which grows throughout the Sydney Basin on sandstone country
- This species grows up to 50 cm tall by 50 cm wide, particular attention is made to the red/purple/blue green foliage, leaves grow sporadically in twisted directions, flower stems reach over 1 meter in height
- Tolerates a wide variety of climate conditions but thrives in full sun to part shade, to remove dead leaves and flowers just tear away as they appear, once established does not need much water
Featured Plant- ‘White Tiger’ (Dietes iridiodes)
- This genus is native to southern Africa and to Lord Howe Island off eastern Australia and has 6 species of evergreen perennials
- This species grows to a height of 1.2 meters and is 30 am to 60 cm wide, it has branching, wiry stems that carry 6 cm to 8 cm wide, iria looking flowers that are white with central yellow marks
- Can serve as a low hedge but thrives in part shade under an open tree in humus rich, well-drained soil that does not dry out too quickly
Contact
Biowise Mulch
Address: McLaughlin Rd Kwinana 6167
Phone: (08) 9410 0477
Fax: (08) 9410 0488
http://www.biowise.com.au/
Waldecks Stores Located in Perth
- Kalgoorlie
cnr Lionel & Forest Street
Kalgoorlie WA
Ph: +61 8 9021 8477
Fx: +61 8 9091 2570
Email: Kalgoorlie
- Melville
cnr North Lake Rd and McCoy Street
Melville WA 6156
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- Middle Swan
Waldecks on Vine
506 Great Northern Highway
Middle Swan WA 6230
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Fx: +61 8 9274 1097
Email: Middle Swan
- Osborne Park
cnr Karrinyup Road and Hamilton Street
Osborne Park WA 6017
Ph: +61 8 9345 5033
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Email: Osborne Park
- Subiaco
cnr Hay St and Railway Road
Subiaco WA 6008
Ph: +61 89381 8977
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