Episode: Six
Date: 12th April 2008
Presenter: Phil Dudman
Story Title: Garden Express Offer- Hedging Plants

Hedging plants not only decorate the garden with colour and fragrance but also serve as a natural and attractive security and privacy boarder. The team visits a suburbia house and shows you how a small block with little or no garden can still have lots of green and create an impressive 3D effect with ease. Listing a handful of great varieties you can use and invaluable tips.

Featured Plant- Japanese Box (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)

• Deriving from Central America, the West Indies and Southern Africa
• Evergreens of cool climate gardens
• Small, neat, leathery leaves and dense long lived growth
• Thrive in most soils in sun or shade and adapting well to warmer climates
• Pruning is essential to keep their shape

Featured Plant- Orange Jessamine (Murraya paniculata)

• Deriving from India and Southeast Asia, it is an evergreen and also has small, oval berries
• Aromatic foliage and creamy white flowers which are strongly scented and closely resembles their relative the orange
• Flourishes in warm, frost free climate in full sun or part shade, keep in humus rich and well drained soil
• Clipping and pruning are essential to keep their shape

Featured Plant- Dwarf Sacred Bamboo (Nandina domestica ‘Nana’)

• Originating from China and Japan, it is an evergreen shrub which has strong upright cane like stems and grows to 1.8 meters high
• 45 cm in height and width. The elliptical leaves are red when young, becoming green and then developing to a rich yellow, orange and red tones when the cold weather arrives
• Moderately frost hardy species likes some shade, fertile soil and a warm temperate or subtropical climate
• Pruning is essential to keep their shape

Garden Express Offer of the Week 

Garden Express has a fantastic offer to get you started with hedges in your own garden. These 50mm landscaping pots are perfect for planting as they settle in the ground better then your larger plants not only that, they grow fast and will save you money!

• 20 Hedging Plants in 50mm Landscaping Pots
• 10 Varieties to choose from

Valued at $60, this week for Gurus viewers it’s just $36. That’s a $24 saving, AND it includes free postage if you order before Monday, so be quick and order yours now.

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