When thinking about Christmas presents, think of gifts for the garden or the gardener. Some great gift ideas include living gifts of plants, after all, what else can you give someone that will get bigger and better? Other presents include pots, statues, ornaments and bird baths, or practical gifts such as garden tools, a compost bin or if you really can’t decide why not a nursery gift voucher?
Calibrachoa
In the great colours of red and white, this petunia-like plant will flower right through summer. 270mm basket
2998
‘BIG’ Geraniums
The ‘BIG’ series of geraniums has produced the best geraniums ever and we feature the bright white and red in separate baskets this summer. 270mm basket
Poinsettias
Another favourite for the festive season. A perfect indoor plant for Christmas with its bright red foliage, which can then be planted out in a shady spot in your garden. Various sizes, various prices.
Spathiphillum in flower
A favourite every year indoors for their beautiful foliage and white flowers. 130mm pot & larger sizes
Amazing what nature can produce – the flowers on these plants are stunning. Mainly in red but pinks and white can also be found. 140mm pot
A lovely plant to give you delightful perfume next spring when it flowers. Well established on a hoop in 200mm pot.
In bold white and red, this double planted mandevilla will continue to grow well in a pot, or can be planted out to climb up a pergola or trellis. 200mm pot
SOPHIE’S TIP
Garden Styling
Jazzing up your garden with strategically placed pots brimming with show-stopping colour is a great way to make a favourable first impression on friends and relatives. Choose long flowering varieties such as Mandevilla as the centre piece in large pots, and mix and match smaller varieties such as Coleus and Vincas around them. Similarly add colourful, long flowering plants such Salvias and Hibiscus to beds, or native plants for their added biodiversity and habitat value.
Butterflies Galore
Add these little fellas to your pots and even in the garden. Attached by a simple clip and spring loaded they will move in the breeze.
COLOURS OF SUMMER
Hibiscus Rio - in sunny colours
Compact evergreen shrub with dark green glossy foliage and large long-lasting flowers throughout spring and summer. Good in pots, but needs sun. 150mm pot
Coleus assorted
They have some of the most stunningly coloured foliage—in combinations of yellow, green, pink, and shades of red - plus a wide variety of leaf sizes and overall shapes. Perfect for shady places. 150mm pot
Rose Beauty
OLD FAVOURITES for the festive season
Zantedeschia
Nothing sets the mood for Christmas like a Poinsettia. While the traditional colour is red, they are also available in striking cream, salmon, apricot or pink shades. I love to have them adorning my home and although I treat them as an annual, they still look good six months later, which is much better value than a bunch of flowers. Other plants which make great gifts are Hydrangeas for shady gardeners, Frangipanis for sun lovers, Callas for bulb lovers, and Peace Lilies (Spathiphyllum) being such a hardy, versatile indoor plant that suits everyone.
You probably know them as Calla Lilies. They love full sun and should produce between 3 and 7 flowers in their first year. Range of colours. 150mm pot Holly
Its real name is Ilex, but we all know it as holly. Will grow into small bush and can be trimmed and used as next year’s Christmas tree! Great present too! 140mm pot
Fuchsia Assorted
From the Elite Bella range these 270mm hanging baskets feature 3 colours from the range.
hanging baskets
Hanging baskets full of colourful plants make verandas, pergolas and shade houses come to life. There so many great basket plants available, from sun loving Geraniums and Calibrachoas to shade loving Fuchsias. The main thing is to water them daily in the warm weather and feed them regularly.
Calibrachoa Mixed
A basket of flowers all summer long. Stunning colours that work together in this mixed 270mm basket of calibrachoas
$2998 EACH
Wisteria Amethyst Falls
A lovely wisteria which will reward you with rich mauve flowers. Already climbing! 200mm pot
Crepe Myrtle Enduring Summer
This compact shrub grows to around 1.5m and has big blooms of deep red flowers right through until the end of autumn. 200mm pot
$3998
Garden Journal
A great way on keeping tabs on you plantings and jobs to do, then look back in the time ahead.
Orchid Phalaenopsis.
Double spike in every pot and choose from several beautiful colours. A great Christmas present.
Lewisia A delightful flowering plant that will keep flowering over summer. 120mm pot
Wonderful natives for summer colour
Adenanthos Platinum
Alyogone Blue Heeler
Commonly known as native hibiscus, this variety is a small shrub with masses of purple flowers, Good in pots too. 140mm pot
Acacia Limelight
An evergreen in all sense of the word. Bright green foliage all year round on this SA bred variety. Another of Australia’s home garden favrouties.
Like a little native Christmas tree for your table? This upright ‘Platinum’ version of the popular woolly bush or adenanthos, fits the bill with some Christmas decoration. 140mm pot Billy Buttons
One of the top selling natives for home gardens, Billy Buttons is a hardy compact plant with stems of bright yellow globe-like flowers.
If you are not lucky enough to have the real thing visit your garden, then have one of this cheeky fellows all year round! Other sizes available.
One
in a
you will be surprised at just how many lemons it will produce.
A new favourite in South Australian gardens. Not only a pretty bush, they are also produce masses of delicious blueberries from spring onwards.
