Greetings!
With the arrival of a new season, planting is in the foremost of our minds. It's a perfect time to sort out our gardens and prepare for winter. Here at Gardening Solutionz, not only have we released a number of newbies to our plant catologue, but we have added a new solutionz - 'Shade Solutionz'. So for all of you with a spot of shade in your garden - Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is worthy of a look at! | |
New Releases Gardening Solutionz is pleased to show off a number of new releases now available in local Garden Centres. These new releases have been timed to coincide with the arrival of a new season - Autumn. Autumn provides a perfect time to plant! The new releases are:
Astelia 'Westland'
 This hardy, evergreen Astelia with its stunning stiffly arched, reddish bronze leaves has all year round appeal. A fab 'Structured Solutionz' dramatic planting. |
 Hailing from the Chatham Islands, this coprosma has small glossy cream and green variegated foliage delightfully coloured with soft peach hues. It is a must have 'Ground Cover Solutionz'. Coprosma 'Autumn Haze' features in the April edition of NZ Gardener magazine as 'Plant of the Month'. |
This charming, evergreen shrub has classy burgundy wine foliage all year and pretty pink flowers throughout spring. A perfect 'Structured Solutionz' for any garden.
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Have You Got A Shady Spot?
 For those of you who have a spot of shade in your garden and are not quite sure of what to plant - Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is just the answer.
With its heart shaped frosted silver leaves, Brunnera 'Jack Frost' adds hard to find colour and dramatic texture to a shade garden. Its perfectly formed, upward facing leaves offer a brillant backdrop for the small clusters of bright blue flowers that appear in Spring. Also known as Siberian Bugloss which in Greek means Ox Tongue, this clump forming low maintenance perennial grows to 40 cm by 40 cm. Recently released by us, this plant is proving a runaway success! |
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Phormiums, Flaxes, Tenax or Cookianum?
Slightly confused? Allow us to simplify the matter for you! Phormium are otherwise known as the New Zealand flax, of which there two species - Tenax (stiff upright leaves) and Cookianum (soft flowing leaves). As popular as ever for their easy maintenance habit and their native ability to enhance even the sorriest of gardens the New Zealand flax has a long history of many uses from fishing line and clothing to providing shelter and boat sails. Named from the Greek phormium - a mat or basket (referring to the strong fibres produced by the leaves which were used for basket making), more recently Phormiums are being researched for their potential value in fabrics, pharmaceuticals and even cosmetics.
- Phormium 'Evening Glow'
- Phormium 'Yellow Wave'
- Phormium 'Jester'
- Phormium 'Black Rage'
- Phormium 'Platt's Black'
These Phormiums will provide a wonderful structured yet functional look to your garden. They are hardy and easy care whilst providing form and accent in your garden all year round. It's the choice of colour that is up to you!
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Next time - look out for more new releases, news and advice for your garden ............. |
From the team at Gardening Solutionz
www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz
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Competition!
If you would like to win a Gardening Solutionz Euphorbia 'Tui'- a Structured Solutionz, enter here to go in the draw to WIN. |
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Plant of the Month
Rosemary 'Tuscan Blue'
Rosemary continues to merit a place in gardens, not the least for its beauty and it usefulness as a hardy plant. It likes full sun and well drained soil and it doesn't mind coastal positioning, an advantage for many NZ gardens. |
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Solutionz of the Month
'Gap Filler' Solutionz
Do you have a gap or two in the garden or some plants that have not grown? If you do, then choose plants from this category as they will quickly establish themselves and fill in those places. Look out for 'Gap Filler' Solutionz on Garden Solutionz labels at your local garden centre or visit our website to a full list of plants in this category. | |
