Plant Of The Month
Lavender is amongst one of the earliest plants introduced into NZ by Europeans and belongs to the mint family which includes herbs suchs as sage, thyme and rosemary. It is has been in documented use for over 2,500 years.
Are you confused by the choice on the market? It is Italian or is it English? Here are some of our favourites:
Lavender stoechas Major
 One of the best lavenders available, this Italian little beauty produces an abundance of rich, dark purple flowers from early spring through to late summer and grows to approx 60 cm tall.
Lavender Hidcote
Definitely our pick of the English lavenders, Hidcote has a compact habit producing a dense mass of short stemmed blooms with dark blue, button like flowers in late spring through to summer growing to 30 cm tall.
Lavender Bee Brilliant
 Lavender Bee Brilliant is bred for is compact habit and prolific flowering this lavender produces a mass of dense rick dark purple flowers from early spring through to late summer and grows to approx 50 cm x 50 cm.
And introducing this season:
The Ruffles Lavender Series
Lovers of lavenders will delight in the delicious selection of colours available in the Ruffles lavender collection. Their aesthetic appeal does not end there as the chunky bracts atop the flower heads are distinctively rippled along their margins to give the ruffled appearance for which they have been named. Available in 3 colours:
Sugarberry - mauve/pink
Raspberry - pink
Blueberry - deep mauve/purple
Look out for these arriving at your local garden centre soon! |
Now You Can Have Your Cupcake And Plant It To -'The Perfect Perennial '
This wonderful new perennial will dazzle you with its colour and performance, it is simply sensational and will be available soon at your local garden centre (some are taking forward orders for this one).   A truly remarkable breeding development in Petunias has led to the breeding of Petunia Raspberry Blast with a breakthrough new colouring of pink blooms edged in deep cerise pink - it is bound to make you say wow! Bred for its trailing habit, continual flowering and tolerance to extreme heat, this low maintenance little beauty is a winner for containers, hanging baskets and the general garden bed.
We are so excited about this new release. We have had a season with it in our own gardens and believe it truly is the 'perfect perennial'. |
The Dazzling New SuperCal Petchoa Series
 This new series is about to hit garden centres nationwide and with a choice of five colours - the hardest decision will be choosing your favourite colour. These are the first of their kind being a cross between the larger flowering Petunia (hence 'Pet")and the smaller flower of the Calibroachoa (hence 'Choa') and of course they are super. SuperCal Petchoas are very strong in habit, don't die away from the centres and require very little maintenance. |
Pests In Your Garden?
We have just discovered this wonderful new organic range from Tui Garden Products that will deliver safe, natural pest and disease management to your vegetable and ornamental garden - the natural answer to your garden problems.
Eco
Eco-Pest is a non-toxic botanical oil based miticide/insecticide which combines the properties of three natural plant oils.
Eco-Fungicide is a plant disease control that won't upset your garden's ecosystem and is made from 100% food grade ingredients.
Eco-Fert is a natural health tonic for your plants and is a powdered seaweed concentrate that is 100% soluble and organic so 100% of the benefits are used by plants.
These products are available at garden centres nationwide and for more information visit tuigardenproducts. |
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Our Winners
Congratulations to The Press winners - Joyce Greenwood, Dora Perry, Jan Mann, Ray Grigg and Sylvia Somerville. Our website winner was Marina Willis. We hope you enjoy your plants.
This month we have a Petunia Raspberry Blast -the 'perfect perennial' to give away, so remember to click on the competition section of this newsletter to be in with a chance to win. |
This Italian stunner produces masses of deep purple flowers from early spring to late summer. 
