December is Garrawang in the local indigenous language. Garrawang is characterised by stormy weather, Bunjil (Eagle) is breeding, and the kangaroo apple and cherry ballart are fruiting. Cherry ballarts (Exocarpos cupressiformis) are an interesting example of how plants have adapted
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November in your Garden
This is Buarth Gurru or grass season – when all the grasses (Kangaroo, Wallaby, Spear and Tussock) are flowering. These are certainly valuable plants to have in a garden – apart from their food potential, they provide colour, movement, and
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Optimism is in the air, and plants are loving the warming soil. It is still tadpole and orchid season (Pareip) in Naarm, Melbourne. The Japanese maples are looking extra special, clothed in their delicate new leaves. Kangaroo paws are starting
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August is the season for change. In Aboriginal seasons, this is Guling – when orchids start to bloom. The season of change brings out the drama queens in the garden. You have the purple and gold of the Hardenbergia and
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In July we are at the end of Waring or Wombat season. This is the time for the lowest temperatures and highest rainfall. A time when the wombats come out to catch the sun’s rays, and the male lyrebirds are
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June, when the days are short and cold and the branches are bare. The Grevilleas are putting on a brave display – entertaining us all and feeding the birds and the bees. The Correas too may well continue for a
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Autumn foliage is at its most stunning. The cold days and nights bring out the deep reds, oranges and buttery yellows in our wonderful deciduous trees. It is not just the eyes which can feast, the Katsura tree throws off
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Thank goodness the heat of summer is firmly in the rear view mirror. We are all hoping for some soil soaking rain. Once that arrives, we have the perfect conditions for growing plants. Autumn is a great time to plant
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Is autumn the new spring? With the changes in climate leading to hotter summers here in Melbourne, it is sensible to plant in autumn, allowing plants a longer time to establish before the onslaught of the summer heat. The combination
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February, still the hot dry season of Biderap. The ornamental grasses have turned straw coloured. Gardening in the hot and the dry is not much fun. Best just to water, and make plans for when the autumn rains begin to
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January, Biderap – The hot dry season in the local indigenous language. A time for the common brown butterfly and dry tussock grass. A time to harvest tomatoes, beans, zucchini and late apricots. A time for Kangaroo paw to put
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Important note about plant availability.There are hundreds of factsheets on our website provided for your information. Not all plants will be available at all times throughout the year. To confirm availability please call (03) 8850 3030 and ask for the
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We will once again have a varied and changing exhibition with a number of our regular artists and new artists. There will be ceramics, sculpture, paintings and much more.
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September marks the official start to spring when days and nights are of equal length. On the Aboriginal calendar it is Poorneet or tadpole season, when it is warm enough for tadpoles, but it is raining still. The scent of
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