Tims Articles
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Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Are Coming - Nov 24, 2023
Dear gardening friendsEvery year Hayden grows Snail Vines for us. This amazing climbing plant produces these spectacular snail like flowers, that have amazing sweet perfume!!!!! It's a collector plant, and gardeners drive from all over Sydney to buy one. Hayden grows them because we can't buy them. It's one of those forg...
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There’s A Thousand Rabbits. - Nov 17, 2023
Dear gardening friendsI've got family coming for Christmas so it's nice to have colour around your house. It makes them think you're a gardener. I took some Spreading Petunias home about 4 weeks ago. I topped up the pot with Tim's Best Potting mix. I planted two seedlings per pot. I mulched around them with Sugar Cane. They have...
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Try My Rosemary lamb Roast! - Nov 10, 2023
Dear gardening friendsDrove past this beautiful Jacaranda tree outside Bridge Water Estate in Camden. I love how the petals fall on the ground.Isn't it beautiful!!! I'm sure I'll get a few comments "but the flowers are slippery when wet, and dangerous." Yes they are slippery when wet, so slow down. The flowers last...
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Keep Your House Cool In Summer! - Nov 3, 2023
Dear gardening friendsKlara Bosch from Lynwood Park Rural Fire Brigade contacted me recently to ask if I'd like to plant a shade tree form them? "Well yes, I'm sure I could" was my reply. I planted an Illawarra Flame tree today. It just seemed so right that a Fire Station should have a Flame tree!!!! The soil was rock ha...
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Trees Make You Feel Good. - Oct 27, 2023
Dear gardening friends This made me smile this morning.The Brachychiton "Jerilderie Red" is bursting into bloom in Mawson Park for the first time. This native tree has an amazing history. It was first found growing in Jerilderie Primary School. It was planted at the school by a student named Maggie MacDonald in 1...