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What's new
September 2003
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The Amgrow Organix RangeThe Amgrow Organix range includes organic fertilisers, soil improvers and plant protection products, collectively offering a natural means of balancing the mineral, biological and nutritional requirements of soil and plants. Organix products are ecologically sound and safe to use around people, pets and native animals.
Harvest is a totally natural liquid fertiliser prepared from whole fish, Tasmanian bull kelp and fulvic acid, providing natural plant nutrients and trace elements.It also contains seven growth stimulants.
Organix Fruit Care is a revolutionary organic fruit tree fertiliser and growth stimulant that doubles as an immune builder. It helps to build up resistance to insect and disease damage before it occurs.
Organix 4Vital is a combination of four essential minerals - calcium, boron, phosphorus, and magnesium that are essential for nutrient uptake and photosynthesis in plants. The extremely fine particle size ensures that the minerals are rapidly available for plant use.
Envirogreen
(02) 4729 3077
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Two new Additions to the 'Bambino' familySince their introduction in 1997, the 'Bambino' family has revolutionised the use of bougainvilleas.
Now Bambino is pleased to announce the release of 'Bilas' and 'Arora', two worthy additions to the family. They are both variegated and are ideal for courtyard planting, large containers, hanging baskets and for the open garden.
'Bilas' is cream in colour with heavy overtones of pink which fades through to cream and then on to variegated green and cream as the leaves mature. The flowers are brilliant reddish purple.
'Arora' has heavily variegated leaves of cream, white and green. The flowers are pink blush all over fading to white as they age.
Lots of flowers, outstanding foliage colour and ease of growth make these two new additions to the `Bambino' family most welcome.
Redlands Nursery
(07) 3206 7611
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New Dwarf BlueberryAfter countless years of being the passion fruit experts, the Nellie Kelly people have introduced a blueberry to their range, the 'Nellie Kelly Blue'. It is an evergreen bush that grows to 1 metre high and has delightful red flowers from early winter. The fruit sets in early spring and ripens in late November/early December. A healthy bush will produce 2-3 kgs of fruit per year. Being an evergreen bush, unlike most blueberries, it makes a wonderful container plant or looks lovely when planted in the garden.
A row of 'Nellie Kelly Blue' blueberry plants would look quite spectacular and would be successful in all regions that have cold overnight winter temperatures.
Nellie Kelly Nurseries
(03) 9551 7677.
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Nemesia `Confetti' SeriesPGA is pleased to announce the release of Nemesia 'Confetti Series', a medley of Australian-raised nemesias bred from the popular perennial, Nemesia 'Confetti', an RHS Award of Merit winner.
`Purple Confetti' and `White Confetti' released last August, are now proven garden performers. Following in their footsteps, PGA has now released a sparkling quartet of nemesias including `Violet Confetti', with violet-purple flowers accented with a yellow eye; `Bright Pink Confetti' sprinkled with bright, clear pink blooms; `Blue Confetti' which produces masses of mid-pink flowers and `Rose' Confetti' pronounced 'Rose-a', just like the wine.
Home gardeners will find the Nemesia `Confetti' series simple to grow in a sunny position. When planted in groups of three or five, the visual impact is striking.
Plant Growers Australia
(03) 9722 1444.
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New Drippa Clippa How do you halve the time it normally takes to fit out an inline watering micro system that has no leaks? Simple, use the new patented tool called the Drippa Clippa from HR Products. This efficient, low cost tool is fast and easy to use. It simultaneously punches a hole in poly pipe and inserts the dripper adaptor in one effortless action.
The Drippa Clippa was invented by a top landscape gardener, George Nikolaidis, to eliminate the hit and miss when fitting micro irrigation adaptors. Apart from eliminating bruised fingers, the fit is neat and secure with no water leaks.
The Drippa Clippa is available in two sizes HRDC13 for 13mm poly and HRDC25 for 19/25mm poly pipes.
HR Products
(08) 8341 0008.
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Edna Walling Rice Flower ...- Pimelea sylvestris `Silven'
A versatile and hardy little plant (40-60cm x 20-30cm) which is as happy in a container in a courtyard as it is amongst other fine detail plants in a garden setting. Its soft, symmetrical shape and pale green leaves create the perfect setting for the terminal heads of perfumed, pink and white flowers which flourish from early spring, through summer to early winter.
Pruning of spent flowers or picking for posies and indoor use will promote new growth and bud set. Butterflies too, love its sweet nectar.
Edna Walling Rice Flower grows happily in full sun or light shade.
Austraflora Pty Ltd
(03) 5965 2011
E-mail to: info@austraflora.com.
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A real head turnerThe new Floating Gargoyle Bubbler from Moss Products is a great attention grabber in the retail environment, bound to turn heads.
The gargoyle kit comes complete with floating head, matching pump and hands which sit over the edge of a wine barrel, ceramic pot etc., presenting strong potential for cross-merchandising water containers.
The product makes an interesting addition to an existing water feature or an economical way to create a new feature.
Moss Products 1800 333 107
www.mossproducts.com.au
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Multiguard for organic farmingMultiguard Snail and Slug Killer, an Australian developed product, is widely acclaimed as a most effective snail and slug killer. Now the product has achieved a further accolade with the certification by NASAA that it is an allowable input into organic farming.
Multiguard Snail and Slug Killer contains no dangerous poisons and is now available in a new 2.5kg re-sealable value pack that treats 500m2. Smaller sizes of Multiguard have also been re-vamped in green and gold livery promoting the fact that the product is an environment-friendly Australian product. Recent Australian trials have shown Multiguard to be more effective than metaldehyde and methiocarb-based baits even when Multiguard was used at half the application rate.
Multicrop
(03) 8720 2100.
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Pansy 'Sunrise' - new from BallIt takes many years of research, breeding and trialing around the world to achieve a variety that is suitable for commercial production. A variety must satisfy strict rigours before it is ready for introduction and growing on.
One such variety that has passed these rigorous tests and is now ready to make its debut into the Australian horticultural market is Pansy 'Sunrise from Ball Australia. 'Sunrise' is an early, large flowering F1 pansy with 9cm blooms. 'Sunrise' will capture attention with it's rose and yellow shades which display an antique appearance. It's short flower stems allow for ease of shipping, while the uniquely coloured blooms face upwards, providing a strong impact of colour.
Ball Australia
(03) 9798 5355.
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Revolutionary Inline Timer In response to severe water restrictions in many regions, home owners are seeking clever and easy ways to comply with state laws. Keen to meet this demand, the Pope company has released a unique new Inline Timer.
The Pope Inline Timer is a remarkably simple system.
Research shows that the majority of Australian home owners do not have fully automated systems. It was also identified that most home owners have standard irrigation systems that operate from garden taps. Up to 80% of these systems use inline taps, estimated to number around eight million.
Accordingly the Pope people believe the new 'set and forget' Inline Timer is the right product at the right price to satisfy this massive DIY market.
Toro Australia
1300 134 880.
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Rosy's Baby (PBR)Grevillea rosmarinifolia `RP03'
A first generation development from the ever popular Grevillea 'Rosy Posy', 'Rosy's Baby' is quite different in its broader bronze-tipped leaves, more erect habit (80cm-1m x 60-80cm), and deeper pink flowers which highlight the plant from early winter to early summer. A real magnet for honeyeaters!
Plant as a specimen, an informal hedge or as an eye-catching container plant. It loves full sun or light shade in cool temperate to sub-tropical and semi-arid climates. It is frost hardy and thrives in second line coastal situations as well.
Austraflora Pty Ltd
(03) 5965 2011
E-mail: info@austraflora.com
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Award winning perennials from SyngentaA new range of perennials bred by Syngenta to flower in the first year of production already features two international award winners.
Salvia 'Merleau' - (Fleuroselect Gold Medal Award)
Saliva superba 'Merleau' represents a technical breakthrough in this popular perennial species. Merleau produces striking purplish blue spikes which grow to a compact 20cm in a pot and to a floriferous 40cm in the garden.
Delphinium 'Delfix' is a beautiful delphinium which features a uniform and compact habit ideal for 10-11cm pot production. Delfix displays masses of stunning blue flowers. The short crop time (10 weeks from potting for summer sales) makes crop planning easy.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Blue Scent' - (Fleuroselect Quality Award) is the first true lavender to achieve top class performance in its first year while retaining all the desired characteristics of lavender.
Syngenta Seeds (03) 9706 3033
Tel: (03) 9706 3033
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Telescopic fork and spadesNo need to compromise on handle length anymore because with Fiskars new Telescopic range of tools, it's simple to set the spades and fork to a height that's comfortable for all gardeners.
Adjustable from 1.05 to 1.25 metres, each tool can be lengthened or shortened to the desired length with just a twist of the handle.The adjustable shaft helps to reduce back strain by improving posture.
The blades and shaft are made from durable boron steel, however the handle is a strong polyamide which keeps the total weight of each tool below 1800 grams.
The Pointed Telescopic Garden Spade is sharpened ready-to-use and is designed to cut through tree roots with ease. The Straight Edge Garden Spade is also sharpened and is perfect for edging lawns and garden beds.
The Telescopic Garden Fork has four prongs and is suitable for shifting mulch, digging hard or rocky soil or aerating lawns.
Fiskars
(03) 9308 7356.
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Nemeia 'Vanilla Mist''Vanilla Mist' - how apt a name it is. The strongly fragrant scent is definitely redolent of vanilla - a pungent yet subtle fragrance you smell well before finding this little garden wonder.
Nemesia `Vanilla Mist' is one of only a few of the sixty or so species of Nemesia that is perennial. It grows well in the open garden or in mixed borders and does best in a sunny position protected from hot winds.
Nemesia `Vanilla Mist' is also an ideal pot dweller, allowing it to be moved onto a verandah or even indoors for short periods to enjoy its heavenly scent. Flowers appear from early summer until early winter.
Larkman Nurseries
(03) 9735 3831.
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XFacta natural nutrient boosterXFacta provides a unique and extremely efficient way of delivering nutrient to plants.It is a combination of highly active live soil-based micro-flora that cluster around plant root systems, scavenge for nutrient in the soil and deliver it to the plant.
XFacta is natural and works in harmony with the environment to enhance root development, improve soil condition,mobilise nutrients already in the soil,
minimise fungal and insect attacks,improve water retention and reduce run-off problems caused by chemical fertilisers.
XFacta is biodegradable, safe to use near humans and pets and contains micro-organisms beneficial to plant cells. It also assists plants to become more tolerant of saline soils.
Available in a 500ml Concentrate and a 2 litre Hose-on spray.
Grow Better
(03) 9720 7475
www.growbetter.com.au.
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