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Products, ideas and plants for you and
AT THE NURSERY
Salvias are colourful stalwarts for hot
dry gardens, and one of the showiest
recent releases is the deep pink
Salvia
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microphylla
‘Penny’s Smile’ from
Cameron’s Nursery. Easy to grow
and long flowering, this hybrid is
at its best in a relatively fertile soil
in a full-sun position. Prune after
flowering to keep it looking neat
and tidy. Other new salvias in the
Cameron's Nursery range include
Salvia
‘Sweet Lips' (pink),
Salvia
‘Icing Sugar' (bi-coloured pink) and
Salvia
‘Miss Scarlet’ (deep scarlet).
For stockists, call (02) 9653 3400.
your garden
in print
Our gardens might
have had plenty
of water in recent
months, but smart
gardeners know
waterwise plants
are still the way to go. Horticulturist
Kevin Walsh shares 200 of his favourite
drought-tolerant species in
Waterwise
Plants
(New Holland, $24.95). A
well-illustrated paperback, it’s super
practical, with lists of plants for every
situation and good general advice on
waterwise principles and mulches.
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Full sun
Height
Width
Frost
Fertilise in
Best zones
60cm
40cm
tolerant
spring
1-6
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in fertilisers
of a controlled-release
fertiliser with a healthy dose of organic goodies
such as blood and bone and composted manure,
Osmocote Plus Organics fertilisers from Scotts offer
an easy way to feed your garden. Available in 1.5kg
and 3.5kg tubs, the range of formulations includes
All Purpose, Fruit & Citrus and Plant Starter. For
more information, visit www.scottsaustralia.com.au
in mowers
Lawn mowing is a simpler chore
with the user-friendly Victa
Corvette 700 MC mower. A
19-inch steel mower with a Briggs
Sc
Stratton 750 Series DOV I/C
four-stroke engine, it features
new mulching technology
with a four swing-back blade
system for added safety.
For information and
stockists, call
1800 356 632
or visit
W W W .
victa.com.au
in candles
IN GARDEN WALLS
Garden and dividing walls are
easily built with Boral’s Heathstone
Regal blocks. Suitable for walls
over 50cm and under 1 m, these
wide-faced blocks come in shades
of Hawkesbury yellow, charcoal
and portstone (available colours
vary from state to state). The range
can be used for curves, corners
and steps, and can create straight
or capped walls. For details and
stockists, call 1 300 134 002 or
visit www.boral.com.au/landscaping
With these flameless wax candles from
Enjoy Lighting, you won’t have to worry
about starting a fire.
They come in a
variety of styles,
fragrances and
colours, and use
LED technology
with globes that last
more than 10 years.
For stockists, visit
www.enjoylighting.
com.au or phone
(03) 9882 8890.
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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, APRIL 2011 bhg.com.au
