Ozbreed
Episode: # 11 16/06/07
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Neville’s garden is getting into planting mode. In the front garden the goal is to have a water-wise garden with geometric lines to complement the house design mainly using Aussie plants with an architectural look.
Grass trees (Xanthorrhoea preissii) all in a line give the theme an Aussie character. They are stylish old timers that were used for a myriad of purposes in aboriginal times from medicines produced from the gum to food from the young leaves. Neville uses rescued plants from areas of housing development.
Ready to go in are Gymea lily (Doryanthes excelsa) it has a similar landscape role and comes from the coastal areas north of Sydney. These plants can get to 2 metres high and the flower stalk an impressive crimson tipped spear to 4 metres high.
Out the back another bulbous plant from the east coast from Newcastle to New Guinea is the crinum or spider lily (Crinum pedunculatum) which matures at around 1.5 metres and produces a lovely crop of perfumed white starry flowers in maturity.
To complement these Neville decides to inter-plant stripes of two types of lomandra. These Aussies from the grass tree family grow naturally up the eastern seaboard from South Australia to Cape York peninsular and even into New Guinea.
Tanika (Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’) is a green foliage selection with perfumed flowers and a reputation for being bullet proof; a real tough customer for full sun or semi-shade, as Neville needs, under the wide eave.
Nyalla (Lomandra longifolia ‘Nyalla’) has a slightly blue look to the foliage and can be contrast planted to give a contemporary strappy appearance in the bed.
Both plants will be watered from grey-water delivered from the purple Netafim dripline hose.
Everything has been planted out with compost to build the soil and to hang onto moisture.
Stay tuned for the next developments in Neville’s dream garden when we get into the veggie patch.
Ozbreed
www.ozbreed.com.au
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Neville’s garden is getting into planting mode. In the front garden the goal is to have a water-wise garden with geometric lines to complement the house design mainly using Aussie plants with an architectural look.
Grass trees (Xanthorrhoea preissii) all in a line give the theme an Aussie character. They are stylish old timers that were used for a myriad of purposes in aboriginal times from medicines produced from the gum to food from the young leaves. Neville uses rescued plants from areas of housing development.
Ready to go in are Gymea lily (Doryanthes excelsa) it has a similar landscape role and comes from the coastal areas north of Sydney. These plants can get to 2 metres high and the flower stalk an impressive crimson tipped spear to 4 metres high.
Out the back another bulbous plant from the east coast from Newcastle to New Guinea is the crinum or spider lily (Crinum pedunculatum) which matures at around 1.5 metres and produces a lovely crop of perfumed white starry flowers in maturity.
To complement these Neville decides to inter-plant stripes of two types of lomandra. These Aussies from the grass tree family grow naturally up the eastern seaboard from South Australia to Cape York peninsular and even into New Guinea.
Tanika (Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’) is a green foliage selection with perfumed flowers and a reputation for being bullet proof; a real tough customer for full sun or semi-shade, as Neville needs, under the wide eave.
Nyalla (Lomandra longifolia ‘Nyalla’) has a slightly blue look to the foliage and can be contrast planted to give a contemporary strappy appearance in the bed.
Both plants will be watered from grey-water delivered from the purple Netafim dripline hose.
Everything has been planted out with compost to build the soil and to hang onto moisture.
Stay tuned for the next developments in Neville’s dream garden when we get into the veggie patch.
Ozbreed
www.ozbreed.com.au
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