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February 2, 2022
•February 2, 2022•

Cordyline banksii ‘Electric Pink’

BOTANICAL NAME: Cordyline bankskii ‘Electric Pink’ COMMON NAME:  Pink New Zealand Cabbage Tree Clump-forming perennial shrub with unusual pink and burgundy foliage DESCRIPTION: Cordyline bankskii ‘Electric Pink’ is a clump-forming or sometimes single-stemmed shrub which grows to 2 metres tall.  It has fibrous, slender strap-shaped leaves of 1 metre long.  The beauty of this plant...
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•February 2, 2022•

Creating a Pet-Friendly Garden

Gardens can be wonderful, stimulating spaces for our pets, but they can also contain hazards.  The team at The Veterinary House have put together some useful guidelines for gardening with your pets in mind. Secure Fencing.  Ensure sure that your fences or walls have no holes or gaps that your pet can fit through or...
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•February 2, 2022•

Carex Oshimensis Evergold

BOTANICAL NAME: Carex Oshimensis ‘Evergold’ COMMON NAME:  Variegated Sedge An evergreen grass that adds a soft texture and contrasting colour to gardens   DESCRIPTION: Carex Oshimensis ‘Evergold’ is an evergreen sedge grass that grows in low tufty clumps up to 30cm high and approximately as wide.  The slender grass leaves have a prominent central creamy...
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•February 2, 2022•

Portulaca oleracea

BOTANICAL NAME:  Portulaca oleracea COMMON NAME:  Purslane Succulent groundcover with brightly coloured flowers for hot, dry areas. Easy to grow.  Long lasting.   DESCRIPTION: A wide-spreading succulent groundcover with rounded, flat leaves on fleshy stems.  They usually last a few years in warmer areas, but are frosted in colder climates, where they are treated as...
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