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Seed Savers Network, NSW, Aust.
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🌿 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS! END OF SEASON PLANT BARGAINS & FRESH HONEY! 🌿
As we approach the end of our open season, we’re offering clearance prices to help these plants find new homes. Plus, we’ve just harvested a fresh batch of RAW HONEY—available in $20 (975g) glass jars. This batch has a delicious malty flavour, one of our best yet!
Here are this week’s special offers:
BUY 3, PAY FOR 2:
• Norfolk Island pines (2m high) — Was $99 each (9 left).
• Mt Augustus Mulga (700mm high) — Was $15.20 each (30 left).
• Mt Augustus Senna (500mm high) — Was $15.20 each (8 left).
20% OFF SELECTED PLANTS:
• Moringa Drumstick Tree*
• Peppermint*
• Sugar Cane*
• Sweet Potato – Kumara/Whyatt’s White/Purple Flesh*
• Thai Long Red Chilli*
• Thyme*
• Vanilla Orchids*
Native Plants (Tubestock):
• Atriplex cinerea – Grey Saltbush*
• Eremophila nivea – Silky Eremophila*
• Panicum depositum – Native Millet*
3-5 Litre Stock:
• Eremophila nivea – Silky Emubush*
• Eremophila Ragged Red*
• Ficus macrophylla – Morton Bay Fig*
🌱 Happy Gardening! 🌱
Come and take advantage of these fantastic deals before they’re gone!
🪴 Nursery Hours 🪴
• Sundays: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• By appointment during the week
• Address: 333 David Road, Waggrakine
• Contact: Johnny at 0458 381 628
Please park by the blue mailbox, wipe your feet, and close the gate behind you. No dogs, as we have animals on the farm.
Support local and grab these end-of-season bargains while they last! 🌼🌿
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🌿 End-of Season PLANT Stock🌿
Hello Gardeners,
As we near the end of our open season, we still have a fantastic selection of edible and useful plants available for you. Now’s the time to grab them while you can!
Edible & Useful Plants:
• Brazilian Cherry
• Custard Apple
• Galangal - Variegated
• Liquorice
• Marula
• Moringa Drumstick Tree
• Passionfruit - Panama Gold
• Passionfruit - Tennis Ball Pink
• Peppermint
• Pineapples
• Sugar Cane
• Sweet Potato - Kumara/Whyatt’s White/Purple Flesh
• Tansy
• Thai Long Red Chilli
• Thyme
• Vanilla Orchids
• Vetiver Grass
Native Plants (Tubestock):
• Acacia lasiocarpa - Lime Sand Acacia
• Atriplex cinerea - Grey Saltbush
• Banksia blechnifolia - Rose Dusk Banksia
• Banksia scabrella - Burma Road Banksia
• Carpobrotus virescens - Pigface
• Eremophila pantonii x - Pink Galah Emubush
• Eremophila maculata ssp. brevifolia - Rose Emubush
• Eremophila nivea - Silky Eremophila
• Eremophila oppositifolia - 3x Colours
• Panicum depositum - Native Millet
• Thryptomene beckaceae - Oakajee Pink Lace Flower
Larger Whitebag Stock:
• Acacia MT AUGUSTUS MULGA
• Brachychiton acuminatus PT. HEDLAND KURRAJONG
• Eremophila DOWERIN GREEN
• Eremophila glabra AMBER CARPET
• Eremophila glabra KALBARRI CARPET
• Eremophila nivea SILKY EMUBUSH
• Eremophila oppositifolia MOON LIGHT
• Eremophila RAGGED RED
• Eucalyptus victrix SNOW QUEEN
• Ficus macrophylla MORTON BAY FIG
• Senna artemisioides MT AUGUSTUS SENNA
Plus some fabulous looking Norfolk Island Pines if you have the space.
🪴 Visit Our Nursery 🪴
• Sundays: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Please park by the blue mailbox 📪, wipe your feet on the mat, and remember to shut the gate behind you as we have animals on the farm. No dogs, please.
• Address: 333 David Road, Waggrakine
• Contact: Johnny at 0458 381 628
We’re also open during the week by appointment. Come support #localpeople #localbusiness #localwisdom.
Hope to see you soon! 🌼
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Hi just wondering what the price and variety is of the vetiver grass is?
Hi, how much for the native tube stock please?
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Early morning walk in the Park!Free Educational Bushwalks | SEPTEMBER 2024
The weather is warming up… only two more FREE Educational Bushwalks with CRF!
Sunday 22 September | 8 AM - 10 AM | 42 Tersonia Way - Strathalbyn
SPECIAL GUEST
Meet Julie Firth from Drylands Permaculture Nursery.
Captured by the beauty of wildflowers in her early 20's Julie has gone on to research, study, collect and propagate many of these exquisite plants. Indulge in and enjoy Julie's storytelling of these magnificent plants and their exquisite adaptations to survive and thrive in our semi-arid climate.
Important Information
* The bushwalks are suitable for children aged 6 and older.
* Your safety is YOUR responsibility. The paths are rough. Please wear appropriate bush clothes, closed sturdy shoes, a sunhat, sunscreen. BYO water bottle.
* Be aware that our walks are educational with many stops.
* Please keep your canine friend at home to give us a chance to observe wildlife during our walks.
* These walks will go ahead in rain, but may be canceled in severe weather.
CRF Wildflower Brochure is available during the walk for only $5.
It can also be found at the Art Gallery and the Visitor Center.
These FREE Guided Bushwalks are possible thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of our beautiful community.
Special thanks to our wonderful volunteer guides who give their time and share their passion for the Chapman River Regional Park - a JEWEL right on our doorstep!
ABOUT Chapman River Regional Park
The reserve is 360 hectares of conservation bushland (Kings Park in Perth is 400 hectares) with 300 plant species recorded and more to discover, located in the City of Geraldton. The reserve is surrounded by several suburbs: Sunset Beach, Waggrakine and Moresby to the north of the Chapman River, and Bluff Point, Spalding and Strathalbyn to the south.
"The diversity of vegetation, habitats and flora, including priority and threatened species, found at the Chapman River Regional Park is locally and regionally significant, with no comparable system found within 50 km of the reserve". (Northampton) - Bowen Bishaw Gotham, 1992. -Ref.: Mitchell McCotter, 1993
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Good morning, green thumbs!
🌿 **Spotlight on Eremophila "Dowerin Green"** 🌿
Today, we're excited to feature the stunning Eremophila "Dowerin Green." This fabulous low-growing plant reaches about 300 mm in height and spreads over a meter wide. I recently spotted it in a front garden in Bluff Point, and it looked absolutely spectacular! What I particularly love about this plant is its lush, dense, rich green foliage that remains vibrant even through the summer months. Plus, it boasts prolific green flowers that honey eaters simply adore. I wish I could capture the birds frolicking among its foliage on video, but they're always too quick for me!
What makes this plant truly special is its resilience. It thrives on coastal lime sands and brown red soils alike, making it a must-have for any Midwest suburban native garden. Don't miss out on adding this essential plant to your collection – we have them available for just $18.70 each.
🌱 **Happy gardening!** 🌱
Also need to mention we have 12 of our famous TENNIS BALL PINK PASSIONFRUIT still avaiable.
🪴 **Visit Our Nursery** 🪴
**Sundays: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM**
Please park by the blue mailbox 📪, wipe your feet on the mat, and remember to shut the gate behind you as we have animals on the farm. No dogs, please.
**Address:** 333 David Road, Waggrakine
**Contact:** Johnny at 0458 381628
We're also open during the week by appointment. Come and support #localpeople #localbusiness #localwisdom
Hope to see you soon! 🌼
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Thank you to Drylands for the advice & help in selecting these plants for our garden, after loosing a dozen natives as they were wrong for our clay soil. Here is pic if passionfruit & other plants from them, wonderful service.
🌿 Good morning, garden enthusiasts! 🌿
We have just 12 stunning Thundelarra Red Fuchsia Bushes left, and they’re in full bloom—ready to transform your garden! These hardy, floriferous Eremophilas (Eremophila maculata, subspecies brevifolia) are a must-have for any native plant lover. Sourced from Thundelarra Station near Yalgoo, WA, they’re exceptionally disease-resistant and a favourite of nectar-loving birds!
If you’re seeking a wind, drought, and heat-tolerant plant that thrives in tough conditions, these beauties are ideal. They grow to a compact 1m x 1m and are available for just $27.50 each.
Hurry—these are among the most spectacular Eremophilas you’ll find, and they’re going fast!
🌟 Find us at 333 David Road, Waggrakine! Just park by the blue mailbox 📪, wipe your feet on the mat, and don't forget to close the gate—our farm animals appreciate it!
📞 Need a different time? We're available by appointment during the week—just give Johnny a call at 0458 381628!
Support your local community and grow with us! #shoplocal #supportlocal #growlocal
🌱 See you
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Do they get woody ? Or stay compact and green?
I bought mine 3 years ago and it’s thriving! Right on the coast, awful soil, got a lean going on from that pesky sou’wester, but absolutely covered in flowers right now and the birds are loving it.
Contact Details
Drylands Foundation
333 David Rd (North), Waggrakine
Geraldton,Western Australia 6530
Tel. (08) 9938 1628
Mob. 0458 38 1628
Email.
ABN: 60 163 754 943
Drylands Foundation
The Drylands Permaculture Farm, is managed by the Drylands Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental organisation.
The Foundation utilises the Farm, to promote and demonstrate environmental sustainability and conservation through social enterprise.
Photo: ‘Punky’ our Emu © J. Firth 2006