The term “variegated” refers to the presence of different colours or shades on a plant’s leaves. This variation can show up as patches, stripes, speckles, or marbling of different colours, often including combinations of green, white, yellow, cream, or pink. The variegation in plants is a result of genetic mutations or natural variations in pigmentation.…
Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) is a form of intellectual property protection granted to plant breeders for their new plant varieties. It gives breeders exclusive rights to produce, sell, and distribute their varieties for a specified period, usually around 20 years. In Australia, popular PBR varieties include Callistemon ‘Little John’, Agapanthus ‘Snowball’, Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ and…
Cloud pruning is a unique and artistic technique used to shape plants into soft, billowy cloud-like forms. It originated in Japan and has gained popularity worldwide. This technique involves selectively pruning and training branches to create a sculptural effect, mimicking the appearance of fluffy clouds. Cloud pruning is commonly used on shrubs and trees, including…
An ornamental tree is one that is grown for its attractive looks! It usually means it is smaller than its wild relatives, deciduous and changes with the seasons, and doesn’t always produce noticeable/edible fruit where other members of the same family would. They are perfect as a feature tree and generally suit smaller gardens. Examples…
Evergreen means the plant will have foliage all year, including winter. It is going to be ever…green! Deciduous means the plant will lose its leaves in the autumn. It will have bare branches during the winter where it is dormant, sprouting new growth in the spring.
Pot size is the diameter of the top of the pot. We base the sizes of our plants off the pot size so we have a standard measurement to categorize the plants by. We’re a bit old fashioned, as we’ve been in the nursery business for 3 generations now, so we give our pot sizes…
This is a horticultural technique of training a plant flat on a horizontal plane, for example against a wall or fence. It is often used for fruit trees or to grow a tree in a tight area. In terms of fruit trees it increases airflow and access to the fruit, making management a lot easier…
Pleaching means to remove all the branches from a certain height down, usually on a hedge, baring the trunk of the plants. We do this to neaten the foliage, create airflow and to make room for underplanting. It creates a wonderfully classic look, basically an elevated hedge on clear, strong trunks. Pleaching works especially well…
Grafting is a horticultural technique where a piece of a plant such as a bud or branch is almost surgically attached to another compatible plant. Growers do this for a number of reasons: – To control the size of the attached plant – To improve the strength of the attached plant. Some plants have a…
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