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•October 30, 2017•

MINT IS A MUST

Every garden needs a patch of mint, proper garden mint that is always associated with mint sauce for lamb roasts. It grows vigorously with underground stems and can become invasive if left to grow unchecked in favourable conditions. Mint is best grown in a pot to keep it under control. Plenty of water is the...
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•October 16, 2017•

OCTOBER IS ROSE MONTH – HERE’S OUR TOP 5

Roses are always at their prime during spring. It’s the ideal time to select and plant new rose bushes in the garden. These are Blackwood’s favourites. ‘Iceberg’ – still the top selling rose – masses of white blooms on healthy bushes all year long ‘Knock Out’ – robust and disease free this rose flourishes in...
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•October 11, 2017•

OUR SUMMER COLOUR FAVOURITES

Portulaca Happy Hour is a succulent plant that grows low and compact. Large double flowers in a range of bright colours dazzle in the summer sunshine. Need full sun and low water requirement.   Marigold Durango and Janie are new generation hybrids with an outstanding garden performance. Low to medium sized plants topped with smallish...
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•October 9, 2017•

CLIVIAS – CHAMPION INDIGENOUS PLANTS

Clivia miniata along with various other species of these spectacular indigenous lilies have been hybridised extensively during the course of the last 40 to 50 years. The result is thousands of hybrids with spectacular blooms that are very different to the original species found growing wild in local forests. Clivias bloom in spring and many...
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