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Friday 21st April, 2017
Hi
While unloading some of the new plants that have just been put into stock I couldn't help but admire the gorgeous Loropetalum cones, they were just popping, they look so good. There were two varieties I saw;
Burgundy with, yes you guessed it, burgundy coloured leaves and pink flower and
Iceberry with it's contrasting green leaves and white flowers. I found myself automatically going into design mode, planning in my head where I could put them as they would make such a wonderfully structural element. I have always been taken with the crisp look of formal gardens. The neat straight rows and the uniformity created by the selection of just the right plants for the effect desired. No matter what style of garden I want, it needs structure to maintain it's shape throughout the seasons. I like a good selection of structural plants as these are so important in keeping the framework of my garden when seasonal plants die down for the winter or lose much of their presence through the shedding of their leaves as they undress for winter.
Standards,
Cones,
balls and
hedges form the backbone of the garden and are available in such diversity. Standard forms such as
Camellias,
Michellia,
Choisya Ternata,
Bay trees,
Buxus Sempervirens,
Citrus are all excellent evergreen options or
Liquidambar Gumballs,
Robinia Mop Tops or
Lace Lady's if you are wanting deciduous varieties for creating height and shape and giving focal points. Cones are a strong symmetrical pyramidal shape which looks great incorporated into a low hedge. Cones I spied today are the
Lorapetalum of course,
Thuja Smaradg and the
Teucrium Frutican cones, all evergreen plants. Hedges make all the difference in a garden; they can lead you round the garden path, frame a bed, block an unwanted view, create a screen or provide sun or wind shelter, whatever their purpose, they are a mainstay in the garden as a structural element.
Beauty comes in the diverse range of colour, texture and form created by the different plants that have strong geometrical shape. I'm always on the lookout for plants that give these formal shapes with preferably the least amount of work. Evergreen plants are the most versatile in regards to the structural aspect of plants as they give form and texture to the garden all year and their clipability means they are shapeable which is where the crispness of line in the formal garden comes from.
With autumn on us and all the deciduous trees colouring up ready for leaf fall the evergreens are very much in evidence at the moment.
Azaleas,
Rhododendrons and
Pieris plants are excellent evergreens that look stunning in a formal bed, mass planted or captured in containers. These come in so many varieties there will be something suitable to help with whatever garden project you have on the go at the moment.
ANZAC Day is nearly upon us. We will be open from 1pm till 5pm on ANZAC Day only. All other days it is as usual 8.30am to 5pm. As these have been 2 short weeks we have been restricted on dispatch days for plant deliveries. We should be back to normal dispatch days shortly.
Check out our specials in
Family deals, there is an excellent selection of
Native plants to commemorate ANZAC day if you are in the habit of planting for the occasion.
Garlic -
Printanor and
Elephant Garlic bulbs are now available. Historically this is planted on the shortest day and harvested on the longest but that was back in the day when the moon was your calendar. Garlic can be planted in spring but autumn planting is recommended as your bulbs will be bigger and more flavour filled when you harvest them the next summer. Garlic needs about 6 months to develop size and flavour. Plant these out earlier than the shortest day if you want to grow these wonderful plants for gifts at Christmas, this will allow you time to dry them in readiness for giving as gifts.
Shallots are also in store now as these usually get planted at the same time as garlic. These are lovely big bulbs this year and are available in packs of 6.
Remember to backorder the roses or fruit trees you are wanting, or any plant we don't have in stock that is on order, as that will ensure your name is on the list for allocation of plants that are limited in stock. Just go to
www.wairere.co.nz to put your order in. Remember to log in first if you have already purchased from us, if not registration is easy. Nationwide delivery of all plants is available and our online store is open 24/7.
Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to honour our servicemen at the dawn parade. Lest we forget!
Ciao
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
Make it a Wairere weekend where even GNOMES know that gardening's not a drag.
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