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Tim posts new arrivals, planting advice, customer stories, and the occasional tree he spotted on the way to get a Manoosh. Follow along — it's never boring.
“Put them outside on a table, where they get morning sun, and they will flower all winter.”
— Tim Pickles
From the nursery
Tim's articles

16 October 2026
Stories from the nurseryI Want To Be Like Larry!!!
Tim discovers Larry also gets his name on a loaf at Epicure in Camden - and Larry’s loaf is bigger and apparently their favourite customer. Plus Arthur’s giant Greek tomatoes raising money for an African AIDS charity, Jimmy in his 90s who wouldn’t believe one Supertunia was enough (it was), and a proper guide to striking cuttings in river sand.
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9 October 2026
Plants we loveTurn Your Lawn Bright Green In 14 Days!!
Tim quietly planted a rare native tree across the road from the nursery years ago - Bachychiton Noel's Surprise, a grafted hybrid he bred himself - and it's now covered in spectacular pink spring flowers. His gift to Queen Street, still going long after he's compost. Plus lawn fertiliser that turns grass green in 14 days, Riberry fruit trees from Byron Bay, and rose season is peaking now - come before the best ones sell out.
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1 October 2026
Stories from the nurseryThe Biggest Flowers Ive Ever Seen?
Uncle Peter, 95, drives from Junee and quietly asks for a glass of milk after Tim's spicy lamb curry - the empty plate said enough. Plus Elizabeth from Ingleburn who's so sold on Supertunias she bought six more, Tim's argument that grey everything is killing us and flowers are the cure, and the nursery has never looked better this long weekend.
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