LAMBLEY NURSERY
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LAMBLEY NURSERY
LAMBLEY NURSERY WINTER 2012 LAMBLEY NURSERY AND GARDENS Lambley Banner Lambley Banner www.lambley.com.au WEBSITE We offer more plant varieties for sale on our website than in this catalogue. WEBSITE We offer more plant varieties for sale on our website than in this catalogue. PACKING We take a great deal of care in growing, selecting, packing and dispatching our PACKING plants. Our policy is to replace plants which do not arrive in good condition. We takeisaagreat dealplease of care selecting, packing and problem letinusgrowing, know within 24 hours as we willdispatching not be ableour to If there plants. Our policy is to replace plants which do not arrive in good condition. take responsibility after that time. If there is a problem please let us know within 24 hours as we will not be able to take responsibility DELIVERY TIME after that time. Plants will be dispatched as quickly as possible. Due to the large number of orders TIME times, there may occasionally be some delay. Please let us know DELIVERY during catalogue Plants will be dispatched as by quickly as possible. Due to the large number of orders if you need plants delivered a certain time. during catalogue times, there may occasionally be some delay. Please let us know if you need plants deliveredOPENING by a certain time. 2012 AND GARDEN TIMES NURSERY Open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Closed Christmas day. NURSERY AND GARDEN OPENING TIMES 2012 Open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Closed Christmas Lambley Nursery, ‘Burnside’, Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria,day. 3364 Phone: (03) 5343 4303 Fax: (03) 5343 4257 Lambley Nursery, ‘Burnside’, Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria, 3364 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 5343 4303 Fax: (03) 5343 4257 Website:(03) www.lambley.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lambley.com.au ASCOT is 12km north of the Western freeway, which by-passes Ballarat, on the C 287 Ballarat-Clunes-Maryborough Road about halfway between Miners Rest and ASCOT is 12km north of the Western freeway, which by-passes Ballarat, on the C Clunes. 287 Ballarat-Clunes-Maryborough Road about halfway between Miners Rest and Clunes. Drought tolerance and frost hardiness. If plants are described as being drought tolerant it means that they flourish here Drought tolerance frost hardiness. at Lambley with a and minimum of watering, about four times a year. All plants are If plants are described beingotherwise drought stated. tolerant it means that they flourish here frost hardy down to –5C as unless at Lambley with a minimum of watering, about four times a year. All plants are frost hardy down to –5C unless otherwise stated. This catalogue has been printed using soy based inks on environmentally sustainable paper. Cover: The winter Iris unguicularis ‘Alba’inks at Lambley Nursery This catalogue hasflowering been printed using soy based on environmentally sustainable paper. 2 Cover: The winter flowering Iris unguicularis ‘Alba’ at Lambley Nursery Garden image Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Ensign’ in the garden at Lambley Nursery 3 Zauschneria flowering in the Dry Garden with Origanum ‘Santa Cruz’, Salvia nemorosa ssp. tesquicola and Origanum Rossenkuppel 4 Zauschneria cana ‘Albiflora’ Zauschneria cana ‘Albiflora’ Humming Bird Trumpet White Flowered Zauschneria cana ‘Albiflora’ Flowered Humming Bird White Humming Bird Trumpets are Trumpet plants of Flowered Humming Bird White Humming Bird Trumpets are Trumpet plants of the hot dry Californian Chaparral. Unlike Humming Bird Trumpets are plants of the hot dry Californian Chaparral. Unlike most from this ecosystem they flower the hotfrom dry Californian Chaparral. Unlike most this ecosystem theyautumn flower from mid-summer until late most from this ecosystem they flower from mid-summer until late autumn making them very useful for gardens from mid-summer until late autumn making them very for gardens and Humming Birds.useful We imported this making them very useful for gardens and Humming Birds. We imported last year from Olivier nurserythis in and Humming Birds. Filippi’s We imported this last year from Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the south of France. ‘Albiflora’ carries last year from Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the south of France. ‘Albiflora’ carries many white, trumpet shaped flowers on the south of trumpet France.shaped ‘Albiflora’ carries many a low,white, greentrumpet leaved shaped mound, flowers makingon a many white, flowers a low, green leaved mound, makingon a dense groundcover. First Australian a low, green leaved mound, making a dense groundcover. First Australian release. 20cm X 60cm First Australian dense release. groundcover. 20cm X 60cm each or 3 for $24.00 release. 20cm$9.00 X 60cm $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Zauschneria cana ‘Catalina’ Zauschneria cana ‘Catalina’ Catalina Humming Bird Trumpet cana ‘Catalina’ Zauschneria Catalina Humming Bird Trumpet This beautiful form was collected on Catalina Humming Bird Trumpet This beautiful form was on Catalina Island off thewas coastcollected of Southern This beautiful form collected on Catalina Island off the coast trials of Southern California. In Zauschneria at the Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. In Zauschneria trials at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens California. In Zauschneria trials at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens (the leading botanic garden specialising Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens (the leading botanic in Californian plants)garden it was specialising one of the (the leading botanic garden specialising in Californian plants)grown. it wasSpectacular one of the best of 30 cultivars in Californian plants)grown. it wasSpectacular one of the best of 30 cultivars orange-red trumpets are complimented best of 30 cultivars grown. Spectacular orange-red trumpets are complimented by its silver leaves. It makes a sub-shrub orange-red trumpets are complimented by its silver leaves. It makes a sub-shrub flowering mid-summer until late autumn by its silver leaves. It makes a sub-shrub flowering mid-summer until late autumn when wemid-summer give it a until light late trim. First flowering autumn when we release. give it 60cm a light trim. First Australian x 100cm when we release. give it 60cm a light trim. First Australian x 100cm each or 3 for $24.00 $9.0060cm Australian release. 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each xor100cm each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 Zauschneria garrettii Zauschneria garrettii Garrett’s Firegarrettii Chalice Zauschneria Garrett’s Fire Chalice A native Fire of Utah and Wyoming as well Garrett’s Chalice A native of Utah and Wyoming as well as California, Garrett’s Fire Chalice A native of UtahGarrett’s and Wyoming as well as California, Fire Chalice makes a superb flowering ground cover. as California, Garrett’s Fire Chalice makes a superb flowering ground cover. We imported this plant ground from Olivier makes a superb flowering cover. We imported plant from Filippi last year.this It has done well Olivier in the We imported this plant from Olivier Filippi last year. It has done well in the garden here at Lambley producing its Filippi last year. It has done well in the garden here at Lambley producing its vermillion flowers for much of summer garden here at Lambley producing its vermillion flowers for much of summer and autumn, on a for lowmuch sub-shrub some vermillion flowers of summer and autumn, on a across. low sub-shrub 15cm tall by 40cm Like all some of its and autumn, on a low sub-shrub some 15cm tall by 40cm across. Like all of its kind it needs a spot across. in full sun. 15cm by 40cm Like all of its kind it tall needs a spot in full sun. kind it needs a spot in full sun. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 5 Achillea ‘Indian Summer’ Summer’ Achillea ‘Indian A fine well behaved yarrow, ‘Indian Summer’ Achillea A fine well behaved yarrow, neat neat and and clump forming, not a runner, Achillea A fine well behaved yarrow, neat and clump forming, not a runner, Achillea ‘Indian Summer’ has sparkling cherry clump forming, not a runner, Achillea ‘Indian Summer’ has sparkling cherry red flowers in topped tiers self ‘Indian Summer’ sparkling cherry red flowers in flat flathas topped tiers on on self supporting stiff stems. Rich green ferny red flowers in flat topped tiers on self supporting stiff stems. Rich green ferny leaves make good basal rosettes. The supporting stiff stems. Rich green ferny leaves make good basal rosettes. The named clones of are the leaves basal rosettes. named make clonesgood of yarrow yarrow are on on The the whole much than named clones yarrow arethe the whole so so muchofbetter better than theonseed seed raised strains found in most chain stores whole so much better than the seed raised strains found in most chain stores and you going to raised strainscentres. found inIf chain stores and garden garden centres. If most you are are going to the trouble of preparing the soil, and garden centres. If you are going to the trouble of preparing the soil, fertilising, mulching etc. why not plant the trouble of preparing the soil, fertilising, mulching etc. why not plant the x fertilising, mulching etc. why not plant the best? best? 50cm 50cm x 50cm. 50cm. $8.00 each the best? 50cm x 50cm. $8.00 each or or 3 3 for for $21.00 $21.00 $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 Achillea Achillea ‘Moonshine’ ‘Moonshine’ This Achillea was raised raised by by the the great great Achillea ‘Moonshine’ This Achillea was English nurseryman Alan Bloom Bloom whom This Achillea was raised by thewhom greatII English nurseryman Alan had the privilege of meeting before heI English nurseryman Alan Bloom whom had the privilege of meeting before he died a few years ago. To my mind it is had the privilege of meeting before died a few years ago. To my mind ithe is one of, of, if not notyears the best best ofToall allmy Achilleas as died a few ago.of mind it as is one if the Achilleas it is beautiful both in flower and in one of, if not the best of all Achilleas as it is beautiful both in flower and in foliage. Planted both in full full in sunflower in a a new new part it is beautiful andpart in foliage. Planted in sun in of our garden it produced its intense foliage. Planted in full sun in a new part of our garden it produced its intense lemon flowers over intricatelyitscut cutintense silver of our flowers garden over it produced lemon intricately silver leaves from spring until late autumn. lemon flowers over intricately silver leaves from spring until late cut autumn. 50cm tall by 60cm wide. leaves from spring until late autumn. 50cm tall by 60cm wide. each $9.00wide. 50cm tall by 60cm each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Agapanthus campanulatus campanulatus 'Isis' 'Isis' Agapanthus The late Alan Bloom many Agapanthus The late Alancampanulatus Bloom raised raised'Isis' many good good garden plants in his nursery in the east The late Alan Bloom raised many garden plants in his nursery in the good east of England over the last sixty years of garden plants in his nursery in the east of England over the last sixty years of th th century. Agapanthus ‘Isis’ is one the 20 of England over the last sixty years of the 20th century. Agapanthus ‘Isis’ is one of them. Rich dark blue waxy flowers are century. Agapanthus ‘Isis’ is one the 20 of them. Rich dark blue waxy flowers are produced in good numbers on of them. Rich waxy flowers are produced in dark goodblue numbers on thin thin upright during January produced in good numbers on and thin upright stems stems during January and February. It has grown and flowered upright stems during January and February. It has grown and flowered wonderfully us little February. haswith grown and very flowered wonderfullyIt well well with us with with very little water. Herbaceous. Sun. 70cm x 40cm. wonderfully well with us with very little water. Herbaceous. Sun. 70cm x 40cm. $9.00 each or $24.00 water. Herbaceous. x 40cm. $9.00 Sun. each 70cm or 3 3 for for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 6 Agapanthus inapertus hollandii Agapanthus inapertus hollandii 'Lydenberg' 'Lydenberg' Agapanthus ‘Lydenberg’ came to Agapanthus ‘Lydenberg’ came to Australia from the Kirstenbosch Botanic Australia from the Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 20 or 30 years ago. It always Gardens or 30 It always stirs the 20 blood of years visitorsago. when it’s in stirs the blood of visitors when it’s in flower in the dry garden. Tall strong flower in the dry garden. Tall flowers strong stems carry pendulous light blue stems carry pendulous light blue flowers in great abundance during mid to late in great abundance mid to late summer. In our during dry garden A. summer. our makes dry garden ‘Lydenberg’Inbarely a metre A. in ‘Lydenberg’ a metre in height, but if barely well fedmakes and watered it will height, if well fed and70cm watered grow upbut to 160cm tall by wide.it will grow up to 160cm tall by 70cm wide. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Agapanthus 'Perpetual Peace' Agapanthus 'Perpetual Peace' The only Agapanthus we know which The only Agapanthus we knowsummer which flowers throughout late spring, flowers throughout late spring, summer and autumn. A dwarf evergreen, white and autumn. A dwarfwith evergreen, white flowered variety particularly flowered with particularly handsome variety flower heads. This plant handsome flower heads. ThisIt plant rarely produces viable seed. was rarely produces viable seed. It was beautifully used by Di Johnson at the beautifully used by on Di the Johnson at the Garden Vineyard Mornington Garden Vineyard the Sun Mornington Peninsula. 40cm x on 60cm. or light Peninsula. 40cm x 60cm. Sun or light shade. shade. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum Alliumgraceful carinatum ssp. heads pulchellum The loose of purple The graceful loose heads of purple flowers remind me of the Roman Candle flowers remind me of the Roman Candle firecrackers we used to have on bonfire firecrackers we used to have on bonfire night. I grow this ornamental onion night. I grow this ornamental onion through Convolvulus and low growing through Convolvulus low where growing Geraniums in the dryand garden it Geraniums in the garden increases well and dry blooms for where much ofit increases well and and blooms for much the summer the early part of of the summer and the early part of autumn. A plant of Southern Europe and autumn. plant of Southern Europespot, and Turkey itA is happy in any sunny Turkey it is than happy in any sunny spot, drier rather wetter. 30cm x 10cm. drier rather than wetter. 30cm x 10cm. Several bulbs per pot. Several bulbs $9.00 per pot. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 7 Perennial Garden Image Argyranthemum maderense in the Lambley borders 8 Anthemis Anthemis 'Susannah 'Susannah Mitchell' Mitchell' This plant, a hybrid between Anthemis Anthemis This plant, a hybrid between tinctoria and the grey leaved spring tinctoria and the grey leaved spring flowered A. A. cupaniana, cupaniana, combines combines the the flowered good points of each. Flattish mounds of good points of each. Flattish mounds of greyish fern-like leaves are covered greyish fern-like leaves are covered in in the loveliest creamy lemon daisies for the loveliest creamy lemon daisies for to months on on end end from from mid-spring mid-spring to months autumn. It It makes makes a a great great display display in in our our autumn. dry garden. A drought tolerant plant dry garden. A drought tolerant plant growing best best in in full full sun. sun. 35cm 35cm xx 100cm. 100cm. growing each or 3 for $9.00 $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Argyranthemum Argyranthemum maderense maderense Madeira Madeira Daisy Daisy The The late late Phyll Phyll Bear Bear gave gave me me this this shrubby plant 20 odd years ago. shrubby plant 20 odd years ago. For For the the last last 15 15 years years it it has has flourished flourished in in the the same spot in the garden here same spot in the garden here at at Lambley. Lambley. Flowering Flowering from from mid mid winter winter until until summer summer the the soft soft lemon lemon daisies daisies are are set set off by rue-blue, oak shaped leaves. off by rue-blue, oak shaped leaves. Handsome, even even when when not Handsome, not in in flower, flower, frost hardy and drought tolerant this frost hardy and drought tolerant this plant wants a sunny spot. 90cm x 90cm. plant wants a sunny spot. 90cm x 90cm. $9.00 each $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 Beschorneria Beschorneria septentrionalis septentrionalis False Red Agave False Red Agave This This plant plant is is from from dry dry woodland woodland in in the the Mexican mountains. We grow it in our Mexican mountains. We grow it in our dry dry climate climate garden garden in in dry dry shade shade under under olive olive trees. trees. Evergreen Evergreen succulent succulent rosettes rosettes some some 90cm 90cm wide wide by by 70cm 70cm tall, tall, like a green leaved spineless agave, like a green leaved spineless agave, are are bold and handsome the year round. bold and handsome the year round. It It really really is is one one of of the the best best plants plants we we know know for for growing growing in in dry dry shade. shade. $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 9 Buddleja 'Pink Delight' Buddleja 'Pink Delight' This is the clearest pink flowered of all This is the clearest pink flowered of all the buddlejas. It produces exceptionally the buddlejas. produces large trusses ofItpink flowersexceptionally over a long large trusses of pink flowers overif adead long season during summer and season into during summer andhas if good dead headed autumn. It also headed into autumn. It also has good grey leaves too. One of our favourites grey leaves One ofofourour favourites which is a too. mainstay double which isWe a prune mainstay of toour double borders. it down 80cm each borders. We prune it down to 80cm winter. 200cm x 180cm. Sun lovingeach and winter. 200cm x 180cm. Sun loving and drought tolerant. drought tolerant. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Bulbinella hookeri Bulbinella hookeri Maori Onion Maori Onion Not an onion of course but a wonderful Not an onion of course but a wonderful garden plant making rosettes of upright garden plant making rosettes of upright fleshy green leaves from which strong fleshy leaves from whichhead strong 100cm green tall stems carry a dense of 100cm tall stems carry a dense head of buttercup yellow, rather starry flowers. buttercup yellow, rather starry flowers. Although a native of New Zealand it Although a nativewell of here. New ItZealand it tolerates dryness flowers a tolerates dryness well here. It flowers a little later than Bulbinella nutans and the little later than Bulbinella nutans and the flowers are deeper and more intense in flowers are deeper and more intense in colour. It is summer dormant. 100cm tall colour. It is across. summer Itdormant. 100cm tall by 50cm is rarely offered by 50cm across. It is rarely offered nowadays. nowadays. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Caryopteris clandonensis clandonensis CaryopterisBlue' 'Heavenly 'Heavenly Blue'Bluebeard Heavenly Blue Heavenly Blue Bluebeard This late summer and autumn flowering This flowering shrublate hassummer thrived and in a autumn really tough spot shrub has thrived in a really tough in the dry garden for years. As spot the in the dry garden for years. As the marvelous rich dark blue flowers are marvelous rich dark blue flowers are produced on new seasons wood it’s best produced on new seasons wood it’s itbest to cut back Caryopteris, once is to cut backto Caryopteris, it is established, near ground once level every established, near ground level every winter. 90cm to x 80cm. winter. 90cm x$9.00 80cm.each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 10 Ceanothus Ceanothus 'Joyce 'Joyce Coulter' Coulter' Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' shrub, with This vigorous evergreen This vigorous evergreen shrub, with This vigorous evergreen with dark green green glossy glossy leaves, leaves, shrub, has grown grown dark has dark glossy leaves,wide has in grown 180cmgreen tall by by 3 metres metres my 180cm tall 3 wide in my 180cm tall byit 3is metres wide in dry my garden where planted in a hot garden where it is planted in a hot dry garden where itDuring is planted a hot and dry sunny spot. spot. late inwinter winter sunny During late and sunny spot. heads During late gentian winter blue and spring large of soft spring large heads of soft gentian blue spring of soft gentian blue flowers,large lessheads strident than C. ‘Blue ‘Blue flowers, less strident than C. flowers, less astrident than C. ‘Blue Pacific’, make prolific display. It is very Pacific’, make a prolific display. It is very Pacific’, make a prolific display. It is very tolerant of of dryness dryness and and is is frost frost hardy hardy tolerant tolerant of dryness and is frost hardy down to -10C. down to -10C. down to -10C. $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Chilidanthus Chilidanthus fragrans fragrans Chilidanthus fragrans 'Peruvian 'Peruvian Daffodil' Daffodil' 'Peruvian Daffodil'summer flowering bulb An An easily easily grown grown summer flowering bulb An easily grown summer floweringChile, bulb from from the the Andes Andes of of Peru Peru and and Chile, from the Andes of Peru and Chile, Chlidanthus fragrans has long tubed Chlidanthus fragrans has long tubed Chlidanthus fragrans has long tubed yellow yellow flowers, flowers, several several to to each each stem. stem. yellow flowers, several to each stem. The The flowers flowers have have a a lemon lemon fragrance fragrance as as The flowers have aintense lemon as fragrance as sharp, strong and any in the sharp, strong and intense as any in the sharp,world. strong and intense as any inspot. the bulb bulb world. Happy Happy in in any any sunny sunny spot. bulb world. Happy in any sunny spot. 15cm by 30cm. 15cm by 30cm. 15cm by 30cm. 3 bulbs for for $10.00 $10.00 3 bulbs 3 bulbs for $10.00 Clematis maximowicziana Clematis maximowicziana Clematis maximowicziana Sweet Sweet Clematis Clematis Sweet Clematis Named “sweet” Named “sweet” because because of of its its wonderful wonderful Namedfragrance. “sweet” because of its wonderful honey honey fragrance. We We grow grow itit on on a a trellis trellis honey fragrance. We grow it onalthough a trellis in our double borders where, in our double borders where, although in our double borders where, although cut cut back back to to 60cm 60cm during during winter, winter, itit covers covers cut back about to 60cm metres during winter, it covers an an area area about 2 2 metres in in height height and and 4 4 an areainabout 2each metres in height and 4 metres width year. During early metres in width each year. During early metres in width each year. During early autumn autumn it it is is completely completely smothered smothered by by autumn itscented is completely smothered by sweetly white flowers. In one sweetly scented white flowers. In one sweetly scented white flowers. In one part part of of the the garden garden it it has has grown grown and and part of the garden it has at grown and flowered with no watering all. This flowered with no watering at all. This flowered with no watering at all. This must must be be the the most most drought drought tolerant tolerant of of all all must be the most drought tolerant of all the clematis the clematis the clematis $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 11 Cotinus 'Flame' Cotinus 'Flame' Cotinus 'Flame' One of the best shrubs for “...its dazzling One of the best shrubs for “...its dazzling One of the best shrubs for “...its dazzling autumn colour” writes G.S. Thomas in autumn colour” writes G.S. Thomas in autumn colour” writes G.S. Thomas in his seminal book “Ornamental Shrubs, his seminal book “Ornamental Shrubs, his seminal book “Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos”. C. ‘Flame’ has Climbers and Bamboos”. C. ‘Flame’ has Climbers andthe Bamboos”. C. ‘Flame’Merit has been given Award of Garden been given the Award of Garden Merit been given the Award of Garden Merit by the the Royal Royal Horticultural Horticultural Society. Society. It It by by the Royal Horticultural Society. It makes a a deciduous deciduous shrub shrub or or small tree tree makes makes a4metres deciduous shrub or small small tree growing tall by as much across. growing 4metres tall as across. growing 4metresleaves tall by by turn as much much across. The blue-green orange and The blue-green leaves turn orange and The blue-green leaves turn The orange and red during late autumn. flower red during late The red during late autumn. autumn. The flower flower panicles are pinkish purple. panicles are pinkish purple. panicles are pinkish purple. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or or 3 3 for for $33.00 $33.00 $12.00 each Cotinus 'Velvet Cloak' Cotinus 'Velvet Cloak' CotinusCloak 'Velvet Cloak'Bush Velvet Smoke Velvet Cloak Smoke Bush Cloak Smoke Bush Velvet This is one of the best forms of purple This is one of the best forms of This is one of theitsbest forms of purple purple leaved Cotinus, deep purple leaved Cotinus, Cotinus, its its deep deep purple purple leaf leaf leaved leaf colour sparkles right through the colour sparkles right through the colour sparkles right through the season. The huge purple-pink flower season. The The huge huge purple-pink purple-pink flower flower season. heads are very handsome. It grows heads are very handsome. It grows heads are verytallhandsome. It across grows about 4 metres by as much about 4 metres tall by as much across about 4 metres tall by back as muchthe across but but can can be be cut cut hard hard back back in in the the late late but can be cut hard in late winter to keep its size in check. In winter to to keep keep its its size size in in check. check. In In our our winter our borders we cut it down to a metre each borders we cut it down to a metre each borders we cut it down toisa ametre each year. year. Like Like all all of of its its tribe tribe it it is is a a tough tough sun sun year. Like all of its tribe it tough sun loving plant which needs very little extra loving plant plant which which needs needs very very little little extra extra loving irrigation when once established. irrigation when once established. irrigation when once each established. or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 $12.00 each or 3 3 for for $33.00 $33.00 $12.00 each or Craetaegus phaenopyrum Craetaegus phaenopyrum Craetaegus Thorn phaenopyrum Washington Washington Thorn Washington Thorn Needing very little water when Needing very little water when Needing very little water when established this plant makes a fine small established this plant makes a fine small establishedtree this or plant makesand a fine small specimen unusual exciting specimen tree or unusual and exciting specimen tree or unusual and exciting formal or informal hedge. The formal informal hedge. The formal or or Thorn informal has hedge. The Washington jewel like Washington Thorn has jewel like Washington Thorn has jewel like vermillion berries in March and one of vermillion berries in March and one of vermillion berries in March and one of the most brilliant autumn displays of any the most brilliant autumn displays of any the most brilliant autumn displays of any small tree, reds oranges and yellows. small tree, reds oranges and yellows. small tree, reds oranges and yellows. Sun or light shade 5 metres by 3 metres. Sun or light shade 5 metres by 3 Sun or light shade 5each metres by 3 metres. metres. $10.00 or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 12 Eryngium ovinum Eryngium Seaovinum Holly Native Sea Native A beautiful Holly native which still grows in A beautifulnative nativegrassland which stillingrows in remnant central remnant grassland in central Victoria. I native grow it in the dry garden next Victoria. I grow it in the dry garden next to a tall flowered Cotyledon where, from to flowered from latea tall spring until Cotyledon autumn, where, it produces late spring until autumn, it produces hundreds of blue, sea urchin like flowers hundreds blue, foliage. sea urchin over rich ofgreen Cutlikeit flowers to the over rich green foliage. Cut it to the ground during winter. 40cm x 50cm. Sun ground during winter. 40cm x 50cm. Sun or light shade. or light shade.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' This Lambley introduction is one of the This Lambley introduction is one ofVery the finest variegated Euphorbias. finest variegated Euphorbias. Very different in effect from E. ‘Tassie Tiger’, different in effect from E. ‘Tassie Tiger’, E. ‘Ascot Rainbow’, has soft gold and E. ‘Ascot Rainbow’, has red soft and gold pink and blue-green leaves with blue-green leaves with red and pink tonings during cold weather. During tonings during cold weather. spring and early summer gold andDuring green spring and early summer gold and green variegated red eyed flowers smother the variegated red eyed flowers smother the plant. Happy in sun or light shade, and plant. Happy in sun or light shade, and tolerates dryness. 90cm x 90cm. tolerates dryness. 90cm x 90cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Francoa ramosa Francoa ramosa Bridal Wreath Bridal One ofWreath our best plants for shade, even One of our when best plants for shade, even dry shade established. Francoa dry shade when established. Francoa ramosa is the longest flowered of all the ramosa is the longest flowered of all the bridal wreaths. Long wands densely bridal wreaths. Long wands densely packed with showy white flowers are packed with showy white and flowers are produced during summer autumn produced during summer and autumn over low mounds of evergreen foliage. over grow low mounds of evergreen foliage. We it under an old maple. It We grow it under an old maple. It absolutely needs shade in our climate. absolutely needs shade in our climate. 70cm x 50cm. 70cm x 50cm.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 13 Geum 'Tangerine' Geum 'Tangerine' This is one of the best perennials you This is one of the best perennials you could grow. It is tough, sun loving, could grow. It is tough, sun loving, drought tolerant and very easy. Geum drought tolerant and very easy. Geum ‘Tangerine’ starts flowering in mid to late ‘Tangerine’ starts flowering in mid to late winter when not much else is winter when not much else is happening. Large tangerine-orange happening. Large tangerine-orange flowers are held on wiry stems well flowers are held on wiry stems well above the clumps of handsome, hairy, above the clumps of handsome, hairy, evergreen foliage. With occasional dead evergreen foliage. With occasional dead heading it will bloom throughout the heading it will bloom throughout the season from winter until autumn. 70cm x season from winter until autumn. 70cm x 70cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 70cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Gladiolus ‘Autumn Red’ Gladiolus ‘Autumn Red’ This bulb has been passed from This bulb has been passed from gardener to gardener for generations in gardener to gardener for generations in Central Victoria. I got my stock originally Central Victoria. I got my stock originally from an old Castlemaine garden. It is from an old Castlemaine garden. It is best left in the ground where it will best left in the ground where it will flourish and increase in numbers and flourish and increase in numbers and beauty year after year. Unlike most of its beauty year after year. Unlike most of its kin this gladiolus waits until mid to late kin this gladiolus waits until mid to late autumn before opening its blood red autumn before opening its blood red flowers. It is in flower for about six flowers. It is in flower for about six weeks and makes a wonderful cut weeks and makes a wonderful cut flower. It is tolerant of drought and is flower. It is tolerant of drought and is 100cm tall when in flower. 100cm tall when in flower. 10 bulbs for $8.00 10 bulbs for $8.00 Gladiolus papilio Gladiolus papilio Butterfly Gladiolus Butterfly Gladiolus This wild gladiolus is as quiet and subtle This wild gladiolus is as quiet and subtle in its beauty as the florist gladiolus is in its beauty as the florist gladiolus is loud and flamboyant. Gladiolus papilio loud and flamboyant. Gladiolus papilio has sword shaped leaves and, during has sword shaped leaves and, during mid to late summer, hooded flowers of mid to late summer, hooded flowers of cream, green and dusty purple. The cream, green and dusty purple. The bulbs are best planted in light shade. bulbs are best planted in light shade. 60cm x 10cm. 60cm x 10cm. 10 bulbs for $9.00 10 bulbs for $9.00 14 Helianthus maximiliani Helianthus maximiliani Helianthus maximiliani Sunflower Maximilian’s Sunflower Maximilian’s Sunflower Maximilian’s Named for the German naturalist Prince Named for the naturalist Named for theofGerman German naturalist Prince Prince Maximilian Wied-Neuwied this Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied this Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied this perennial sunflower grows about 2.5 perennial sunflower grows about 2.5 perennial sunflower grows about 2.5 metres tall. Each leafy stem carries metres tall. Each leafy stem carries metres tall. Each leafy stem carries dozens of bright yellow flowers for many dozens of bright yellow flowers for many dozens of bright yellow flowers for many months during summer and autumn. A months during summer and autumn. A months during summer and autumn. A plant of the American prairies it can take plant of the American prairies it can take plant of the American prairies it can take some neglect from the hose but does some neglect from the does some with neglect from fortnightly the hose hose but but does best a good soak. It best with a good fortnightly soak. It best with a good fortnightly soak. It needs a spot in the full sun. needs a spot in the full sun. needs ax spot in the full sun. 250cm 100cm. 250cm 250cm xx 100cm. 100cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Ensign' Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Ensign' Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Ensign' One of the most beautiful of One of the most beautiful of the the frost frost One of the most beautiful of the frost hardy Hibiscus which has startlingly hardy Hibiscus Hibiscus which which has has startlingly startlingly hardy beautiful white flowers with a magentabeautiful white flowers with a magentabeautiful white flowers with a magentared centre. Happy in any sunny spot red centre. Happy in any sunny spot in in red centre. Happy in any sunny spot in the garden. A good cutting back by the garden. garden. A good cutting back by the Awill good cutting back and by about a third keep itit healthy about a third will keep healthy and about a third will keep it healthy and floriferous. small standard. floriferous. III grow grow it it as as a a standard. floriferous. grow it as a small small standard. Hibiscus syriacus is native to China but Hibiscus syriacus is native to China but Hibiscus syriacus is native to China but was brought to western Asia via the Silk was brought to western Asia via the Silk was brought tobywestern Road. 150cm.Asia via the Silk Road. 200cm 200cm by Road. 200cm by 150cm. 150cm. each $10.00 $10.00 each $10.00 each 'Green Spires' Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea paniculata 'Green Spires' Hydrangea paniculata 'Green Spires' A fine new Hydrangea paniculata A fine new Hydrangea paniculata A fine new Hydrangea paniculata selection with large floral cones. The selection with large floral cones. The selection with large floral cones. The fertile flowers stay green throughout the fertile flowers stay green throughout the fertile flowers stay green infertile throughout the season whilst the white flowers season whilst the white infertile flowers season whilst the white infertile flowers age to soft pink in the autumn. Growing age to soft pink in the autumn. Growing age to soft pink in the autumn. Growing 140cm by as much across it is in flower 140cm by as much across it is in flower 140cm by as much across it is in flower from mid summer until late autumn. from mid summer until late autumn. from mid summer until late autumn. Whilst tougher and more drought Whilst and drought Whilst tougher tougher and more morevarieties droughtit tolerant than the Hortensia tolerant than the Hortensia varieties itit tolerant than the Hortensia varieties still requires some supplementary still some supplementary still requires requires some supplementary irrigation. Happy in sun or light shade. irrigation. Happy in sun or shade. irrigation. Happy in sun or light light shade. $12.00 each $12.00 each $12.00 each 15 Annual Seeds We are often asked to sell seeds of annuals which we grow in the garden. We are doing so for the first time in this catalogue. Argemone grandiflora White Prickly Poppy A beautiful annual, native to drier parts of Mexico, which we use in the dry garden around newly planted shrubs which will take a few years to fill their allotted space. Young plants look like silver leaved thistles but they soon mature and produce a long spring, summer and autumn display of large white poppies. We just sprinkle the seed into the garden where we want the poppies to grow. $4.00 a packet Nicotiana sylvestris Night Scented Tobacco This annual fills empty spots in the garden near our packing shed. 200cm tall stems clothed in large handsome leaves carry, from mid-summer onwards, large clusters of pure white narrowly tubular flowers, flared at the end. Occasionally at dusk a species of hawk moth, hovering like a humming bird, extends a long proboscis and inserts it into the flower. As the flower tube is about 6 cm long the moth’s proboscis would be close to that in length. The same moths also can be seen in their hundreds feeding on the Agapanthus that lines the driveway here at Lambley. $4.00 a packet 16 Tropaeolum majus Trailing Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus This strain is the long trailing variety of Nasturtium Trailing Nasturtium which is becoming harder This and strainharder is the long trailing variety of Our to buy in Australia. Nasturtium becoming harder original which stock is came from the USA. In and latter harderyears to buy in Australia. the non-runningOur strains original stock came from the USA. In have filled catalogues. These strains latterrather years miss the non-running strains the point. Nasturtiums haveshould filled catalogues. These strains run. We grow trailing rather miss the along point. aNasturtiums Nasturtiums path in the should run. We grow trailing vegetable garden where by late Nasturtiums along a path in the summer the trailing stems carrying vegetable garden where by late masses of orange, red, cream, yellow summer the flowers, trailing are stems carrying or lemon a metre or more masses orange, yellow long.ofAs I live red, in a cream, frost prone area I or lemon flowers, are a metre or more plant fresh seed in 10cm pots in early long.October As I liveand in aplant frostthe prone area I out seedlings plantinto freshtheir seed in 10cm pots in final position early in midOctober and plant the seedlings out is November when the danger of frosts into over. theirIf final position in midyou don’t get late frosts just November when theindanger of frosts is plant the seed situ in September. over. If you don’t get late $4.00 frosts ajust packet plant the seed in situ in September. $4.00 a packet Trailing nasturtiums in the Vegetable Garden at Lambley Nursery Trailing nasturtiums in the Vegetable Garden at Lambley Nursery 17 Indigofera heterantha Indigofera heterantha Indigofera heterantha Bush Indigo Bush Indigo Bush Indigo A tough drought tolerant shrub from A tough drought tolerant shrub from A tough drought tolerant central Asia which we’ve shrub grownfrom at central Asia which we’ve grown at central Asia which we’ve grown at Burnside since we moved here twenty Burnside since we moved twenty Burnside since moved here here years ago. As we it flowers on itstwenty new years ago. As it flowers on its new years As itit back flowers its each new growth ago. we cut to on 90cm growth we cut back each growth cut it it spring back to toit 90cm 90cm each winter. we During produces winter. During spring it produces winter. During spring it produces strongly vertical twiggy stems dressed in strongly vertical twiggy stems in strongly vertical twiggy stemsofdressed dressed in lacy pinnate leaves. Sprays rich dark lacy pinnate leaves. Sprays of rich dark lacy leaves. of richindark pink pinnate pea flowers areSprays displayed the pink pea flowers are displayed in pink pea flowers are displayed in the the leaf axils from early summer on into the leaf axils from summer on the leaf axils 180cm from early early summerSun on into into the autumn. x 150cm. or light autumn. 180cm xx 150cm. Sun or light autumn. light shade. 180cm $9.00150cm. each or Sun 3 for or $24.00 each or 3 for $24.00 shade. $9.00 shade. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Iris unguicularis ‘Alba’ Iris ‘Alba’ unguicularis ‘Alba’ Iris unguicularis Algerian Iris White White Algerian Iris White Algerian Iris This is a superb form of the White This superb form of This is is a a Iris. superb of the the White White Algerian It form is vigorous, free Algerian Iris. It is vigorous, free Algerian Iris. It is vigorous, free flowering and just as tough as the type. flowering and just just as tough tough as the the type. type. flowering It will growand in sun as or shade as and doesn’t It will grow in sun or shade and doesn’t It will any growsupplementary in sun or shade and doesn’t need watering when need any any supplementary supplementary watering watering when when need it is once established. It starts flowering it is is once once established. established. It It starts starts flowering flowering it with us in early June and is still with us in early June and is still still with us three in early June and is flowering months later. It has thin flowering three three months months later. later. It It has has thin thin flowering evergreen leaves. 30cm tall by 40cm evergreen leaves. 30cm tall by 40cm evergreen leaves. 30cm tall by 40cm across. across. across. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $33.00 $33.00 $12.00 Kniphofia ‘Lime Glow’ Kniphofia ‘Lime Glow’ Kniphofia Glow’red hot poker. We This is a ‘Lime very cool This is a very cool red hot poker. We This is a very cool hot at poker. We grow Kniphofia ‘Limered Glow’ the front grow Kniphofia ‘Lime Glow’ at the front grow Kniphofia ‘Lime Glow’ at the front of one of our beds in the double flower of our the flower of one one of of Kniphofia our beds beds in indon’t the double double borders. enjoy flower being borders. Kniphofia don’t enjoy being borders. in Kniphofia being hemmed by otherdon’t plantsenjoy and as the hemmed in by other plants and as the hemmed in by low other and as the foliage is quite andplants the flower stems foliage is quite low and the flower stems foliage is quite low and the flower stems narrow they don’t hide plants growing narrow they don’t hide plants growing narrow In they don’t hide plants growing behind. flower from midsummer until behind. In flower from midsummer until behind. In flower from midsummer until late autumn with telling lime green late autumn with telling lime green late autumn with telling lime green flower heads on dark stems this is to my flower heads on dark this is to flowerthe heads onuseful dark stems stems to my my mind most of all this the is pokers, mind the most useful of all the pokers, mind the most useful of all the pokers, 120cm x 80cm. 120cm 120cm xx 80cm. 80cm. ` $9.00 or 3 for $24.00 `` $9.00 or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 or 18 Kniphofia 'James Nottle' Kniphofia 'James Nottle' Kniphofia 'James Nottle' We raised this fine We raised raised this this fine fine plant plant twenty twenty odd odd We plant twenty odd years ago whilst Lambley nursery was years ago whilst Lambley nursery was years ago whilst Lambley nursery was still in the Dandenongs. It is still one of still in the Dandenongs. It is still one of still in the Dandenongs. It is still one of my favourites. Green in bud, changing my favourites. Green in bud, changing my gold favourites. Greenwith in bud, changing to suffused apricot and to gold suffused with apricot and to gold suffused with apricot and opening to soft butter lemon, it has an opening to soft butter lemon, it has an opening to soft butter lemon, it has an exceptionally long flowering period from exceptionally long flowering period from exceptionally long flowering period from October until well into summer. The October until well into summer. The October until well into summer. The bluish leaves make a very handsome bluish leaves make a very handsome bluish leaves make a Sun. very handsome clump. 120cm x 100cm. clump. x Sun. clump. 120cm 120cm $9.00 x 100cm. 100cm. Sun. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each Kniphofia sarmentosa Kniphofia sarmentosa Kniphofia sarmentosa The longest in flower flower of of all all the the winter winter The longest in The longest in flower of all the winter pokers filling filling the the gap gap between between the the late pokers pokers filling the gap between and the late late autumn flowering K. ensifolia the autumn flowering K. ensifolia and the autumn flowering K. ensifolia and the late winter flowering K. ‘Winter Cheer’. late winter flowering K. ‘Winter Cheer’. late winter flowering Handsome clumps K. of ‘Winter swirlingCheer’. blue Handsome clumps of swirling blue Handsome clumps of swirling blue green leaves are a lovely foil for K. green leaves are a lovely foil for K. green leaves are a lovely foil for K. sarmentosa’s glowing glowing coral-scarlet coral-scarlet sarmentosa’s sarmentosa’s glowing iscoral-scarlet pokers. This This Kniphofia Kniphofia particularly pokers. is particularly pokers. This Kniphofia is drought tolerant tolerant getting getting by byparticularly with no no drought drought tolerant getting bywewith with no watering at all. To keep it tidy cut the watering at all. To keep itit tidy we cut the watering at all. To keep tidy we cut the foliage down down to 20cm 20cm after after flowering. flowering. foliage foliage down to to$9.00 20cmeach afterorflowering. 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each Leucanthemum x 'Becky' Leucanthemum x superbum superbum 'Becky' Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky' Becky Shasta Daisy Shasta Daisy Becky Beckyvariety Shasta Daisy This was imported from the This variety was imported from the This variety was imported from the United States where it is widely United States where it is widely United States where it is widely regarded as the best Shasta Daisy. regarded as the best Shasta Daisy. regarded as the best Shasta Daisy. Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ produces large Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ produces large Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ produces large single white flowers on self supporting single white flowers on self supporting single white flowers on self supporting stems from early summer until well into stems from early summer until well into stems from early summer until well into the autumn. Tough drought tolerant sun the autumn. Tough drought tolerant the autumn. Toughx drought tolerant sun sun loving plant. 90cm 70cm. loving xx 70cm. loving plant. plant. 90cm 90cm 70cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 19 Linaria 'Tony Aldiss’ Linaria 'Tony Aldiss’ Linaria 'Tony Aldiss’ This toad flax has been quietly flowering Linaria 'Tony Aldiss’ This toad flax has been quietly flowering This toad flax has been quietly flowering in an obscure corner of the garden for This toad flax has been quietly flowering in an an obscure obscure corner corner of of the the garden garden for in for many years. A few years ago I planted a in an obscure corner of the garden for many years. A few years ago I planted a many years. A few years ago I planted a good patch in the dry garden where many years. A few years ago I planted a good patch patch in in the the dry dry garden garden where where it it good it has flowered even through good patch inunperturbed the dry garden where it has flowered unperturbed even through has flowered unperturbed even through 47 degree days. Masses of small mauve has flowered unperturbed even through 47 degree days. Masses of small mauve 47 degree days. Masses of small mauve snap dragons are carried on glaucous 47 degree days. Masses of small mauve snap dragons dragons are are carried carried on on glaucous glaucous snap leafy stems from into winter. snap dragons arespring carried onthe glaucous leafy stems from spring into the winter. leafy stems from spring into the winter. This particular toad flax doesn’t self leafy stems from spring into the winter. This particular particular toad toad flax flax doesn’t doesn’t self self sow sow This sow but it runs a bit. It needs a sunny spot. This particular toad flax doesn’t self sow but it runs a bit. It needs a sunny spot. but it a 60cm xx 50cm. but it runs runs a bit. bit. It It needs needs a a sunny sunny spot. spot. 60cm 50cm. 60cm each or 3 for $21.00 60cm xx 50cm. 50cm. $8.00 $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 $8.00 each or or 3 3 for for $21.00 $21.00.. $8.00 each .. Lonicera Lonicera korolkowii korolkowii Lonicera korolkowii Honey Rose Honeysuckle Lonicera korolkowii Honey Rose Honeysuckle Rose Honeysuckle Honey A g r a c e f u ll ,, a rr cc h ii n g ,, ss h rr u b b yy Honey Rose Honeysuckle A g r a c e f u a h n g h u b b A g r a c e f u l , a r c h i n g , s h r u b b honeysuckle A g r a c e f u with l , abeautiful r c h i n g , round, s h r ublueb b yy honeysuckle with beautiful round, bluehoneysuckle with beautiful round, bluegreen leaves. The pink flowers are honeysuckle with beautiful round, bluegreen leaves. The pink flowers are green leaves. The pink flowers are produced in late spring and early green leaves. The pink flowers are produced in late spring and early producedalthough in late late spring and early summer we can h a vv e o d d produced in spring and early summer although we can h a e o d d summer although we can h a v e o d d flowers right into winter. It seems happy summer although we canIt hseems a v e happy odd flowers right into winter. flowers rightand intoshade. winter. It It seems seems happy happy in both sun flowers right into winter. in both sun and shade. in both sun and shade. 180cm by 180cm. in both sun and shade. 180cm by 180cm. 180cm by 180cm. 180cm by 180cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Marrubium supinum 'Scallop Shell' Marrubium 'Scallop Shell' supinum 'Scallop Marrubium supinum Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is one of the supinum 'ScallopisShell' Shell' Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ one of the Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is one of the best evergreen ground covers for hot Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is one of the best evergreen ground covers for hot best evergreen ground covers for hot dry spots where it will make a dense mat best evergreen ground covers for hot dry spots where it will make a dense mat dry spots where it will make a dense mat of soft leaves, texture dryscalloped spots where itgrey will make a the dense mat of scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture of scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture of velvet. The leaves ascend the scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture of velvet. The leaves ascend the of velvet. The leaves ascend the summer flower stems which carry of velvet. The leaves ascend the summer flower stems which carry summer flower stems which carry whorls of hazy purple-pink hooded summer flower stems which carry whorls of hazy purple-pink hooded whorls hazy purple-pink hooded flowers. fabulous drought tolerant whorls of ofA hazy purple-pink hooded flowers. A fabulous drought tolerant flowers. A fabulous drought tolerant foliage plant and one of the best greys. flowers. A fabulous drought tolerant foliage plant and one of the best greys. foliage plant and one of the best greys. Beautiful under old roses and in our dry foliage plant and one of the best greys. Beautiful under old roses and in our dry Beautiful under old roses and in our dry garden. 40cm x 70cm. Beautiful under old roses and in our dry garden. 40cm x 70cm. garden. xx 70cm. each or 3 for $24.00 garden. 40cm 40cm $9.00 70cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each 20 Papaver orientale Can‟ Miscanthus 'Kleine „Can Fontaine' Can Can Oriental Poppy Miscanthus 'Kleine Fontaine' This introduction from the great German Papaver „Can Can‟ has tangerine This introduction from the large great German nurseryman Ernst Pagels is one of the flowers withErnst pronounced flash ofofwhite nurseryman Pagels is one the most beautiful of all the small growing on the outside of each petal and a broad most beautiful of all 50cm the small growing Miscanthus making tall, arching, brush of purple black on tall, the inside. A Miscanthus making 50cm arching, narrow leaved foliage clumps. The spectacular flower on a resilient plant. narrow leaved are foliage clumps. The flower feathers held well above thein We grow the oriental poppies in rows flower feathers are held well above the leaves during late summer and autumn, the kitchen garden andand pick large leaves during late summer autumn, and are especially beautiful when seen bunches for the house. 70cm x 60cm. and beautiful when 70cm seen with are the especially low evening sun behind. or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 with the low evening sun behind. 70cm tall when in flower and allow for a tall when in flower and allow for a spread of 100cm. Sun or light shade. spread of 100cm. Sun or light shade. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Papaver orientale „Pink Princess‟ Nepeta 'Dropmore' Nepeta 'Dropmore' Just about all our oriental poppiesand are Almost identical in its grey leaves Almost identical in its grey leaves and grown in well nourished and well ethereal mauve flowers to Nepeta ‘Six watered soilbutin the ourhabit vegetable ethereal mauve flowers to ofNepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ thisgarden. plant Papaver „Pink Princess‟ has huge Hills but the and habitsoofdesirable. this plant makesGiant’ it so different It luscious flesh pink flowers with carmine makes it so different and so desirable. It is very neat, upright and tidy in growth central blotches. Weand cuttidy off inthegrowth spent is very not at allneat, lax. Itupright would make a good plant flowers stems after first spring/summer not at all with lax. Itroses wouldand make adid good plant toflush grow itget well for is with overroses and often awell second to grow and it did for years in the dry garden. 50cm x 70cm. flush in in the autumn. Sun. 70cm x 60cm. years dry garden. 50cm 70cm. each oror33xfor $9.00 for$24.00 $24.00 $9.00 $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for Pelargonium reniforme Origanum acutidens Origanum acutidens Pelargonium one of in an This species isreniforme new to is cultivation This species is new to cultivation in interestinggardens. and beautiful group of frost Australian Lambley first grew it Australian gardens. Lambley first grew it hardy South African Pelargoniums. It‟s from seed collected in hot dry Turkish from collected in dry beenseed growing in oursummer dryhot garden forearly four mountains. During andTurkish mountains. During summer and early years and has performed so well we autumn wiry arching growths carry autumn wiry another arching growths carry have planted large patch the showy hanging hop-like heads of by light side of a gravel path. Evergreen with showy hanging hop-like heads of light green bracts. Light pink flowers are held roundbracts. hairy greyish green scalloped green pink flowers are held in the bracts. Light A beautiful little plant for leaves about the size of a fifty cent coin. in the bracts. little plant for an open spot Ain beautiful a rock garden or the It flowers from spring until winter with an open spot in a rock garden or the front of a of sunny border where it will grow dozens magenta moths hovering well front of a sunny border where will grow 30cm tall the and 30cm wideFoliage whenit in flower. above foliage. mounds 30cm tall and 30cm wide in $24.00 flower. each when or 3 for 25cm x 30cm.$9.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 or 3 for $24.00 21 Origanum 'Kent Beauty' Origanum 'Kent The dry hillsides of Greece and Turkey Origanum 'Kent Beauty' Beauty' The dry hillsides Turkey have given us whole and range of The dry hillsides of ofa Greece Greece and Turkey have given us a whole range of beautiful, drought have given us a tolerant whole evergreen range of beautiful, drought tolerant evergreen ornamental Oreganos. Origanum ‘Kent beautiful, drought tolerant evergreen ornamental Oreganos. Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ makes a mat Origanum of round ‘Kent blue ornamental Oreganos. Beauty’ makes mat of blue green leaves Beauty’ makes a aand matarching of round roundstems blue green and arching stems carrying leaves large hanging like heads of green leaves and hop arching stems carrying hanging hop of pink andlarge green flowers. In heads our dry carrying large hanging hop like like heads of pink green flowers. In gardenand we grow a carpet frontdry of pink and greenit as flowers. In inour our dry garden we grow it as a carpet in front of and beneath roses anda Yuccas. garden we grow it as carpet in front of and beneath roses and Yuccas. 30cm x 35cm. and beneath roses and Yuccas. 30cm 30cm xx 35cm. 35cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each Ornithogalum saundersae Ornithogalum saundersae Giant Chincherinchee Ornithogalum saundersae Giant Chincherinchee This is one of the best cut flowers for Giant Chincherinchee This is one of the cut for late summer picking making 120cm tall This is one of the best best cut flowers flowers for late summer picking making 120cm tall rigid summer stems topped a crown of long late pickingby making 120cm tall rigid stems by of lasting waxytopped ivory white, dark centred rigid stems topped by a a crown crown of long long lasting centred flowers.waxy Eachivory headwhite, lasts dark a good two lasting waxy ivory white, dark centred flowers. Each head lasts a good months in the garden and two to three flowers. Each head lasts a good two two months in and three weeks in vase. This bulbto months in the the garden garden and two two toneeds three weeks in vase. bulb some to be at itsneeds best weekssummer in the the irrigation vase. This This bulb needs some summer irrigation to be at its and also a site in full sun.to be at its best some summer irrigation best and also a site in 130cm and alsox 30cm. a site in full full sun. sun. 130cm 2 bulbs for $9.00 130cm xx 30cm. 30cm. 2 bulbs for for $9.00 $9.00 2 bulbs Papaver orientale 'Dubloon' Papaver A lot of orientale orange 'Dubloon' oriental poppies are Papaver orientale 'Dubloon' A lot of orange oriental poppies are almost brazen. Papaver ‘Dubloon’ A lot oftooorange oriental poppies are almost too brazen. Papaver ‘Dubloon’ with its softer golden orange flowers is almost too brazen. Papaver ‘Dubloon’ with its softer golden orange flowers is more most. We’ve grown with itssubtle softerthan golden orange flowers is more subtle than most. We’ve grown this a couple of morerelative subtle newcomer than most.forWe’ve grown this newcomer couple of years now and although for thea this relative relative newcomer for aflowers coupleare of years and although the are a littlenow smaller others its kind years now and than although theofflowers flowers areit a than its it makes up for this byothers being of generous a little little smaller smaller than others of its kind kind in it makes up by generous in the number flowers produced. Needs makes up for forof this this by being being generous in the produced. Needs good soil in of fullflowers sun and some summer the number number of flowers produced. Needs good in and watering. 50cm. good soil soil 60cm in full full xsun sun and some some summer summer watering. xx 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 watering. 60cm 60cm 50cm. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 22 Penstemon 'Blue Midnight' Penstemon Midnight' A shrubby 'Blue penstemon with the most Penstemon 'Blue Midnight' A shrubby penstemon theflowers most extraordinary dark violet with purple A shrubby penstemon with the most extraordinary violet purple flowers which have andark intriguing light reflective extraordinary dark violet purple flowers which have light reflective surface. Likean allintriguing of the English raised which have an intriguing light reflective surface. Likeit allhas of the English raised Penstemon evergreen surface. Likeit allhas of the English stems raised Penstemon evergreen clothed with glossy green leaves.stems It is Penstemon it has evergreen stems clothed with glossy green leaves. It is best grown full sun although a little clothed within glossy green leaves. It is best grown in full sun although a little light shade will do it sun no harm. 90 cm tall best grown in full although a little light shade will do it no harm. 90 cm tall by 80 shade cm across. light will do it no harm. 90 cm tall by 80 cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 by 80 cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Perovskia 'Filigrin' Perovskia 'Filigrin' This newish variety of Russian Sage Perovskia 'Filigrin' This newish of from Russian was anewish gift tovariety Lambley the Sage New This variety of Russian Sage was a giftnurseryman, to Lambley from the New Zealand Ian Duncalf. was a giftnurseryman, to Lambley from the New Zealand Ian Duncalf. Smaller than others of its kind it Zealandgrowing nurseryman, Ian Duncalf. Smaller growing than others of its kind has intricately cut,than lace like leaves anditit Smaller growing others of its kind has intricately cut, lace like leaves and typical long spires darklike violet flowers has intricately cut,of lace leaves and typical long spires of dark violet flowers which are held above the leafy stems. A typicalare long spires of the darkleafy violet flowers which held above stems. A drought tolerant, sun loving plant. which are held above the leafy stems. A drought tolerant, sun loving plant. 80cm x 60cm. drought tolerant, sun loving plant. 80cm x 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 80cm x 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spires’ Perovskia Spires’ A fabulousatriplicifolia import from‘Little the USA where it Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spires’ A fabulous import from the USA whereinit isA very highly rated. It is very upright fabulous import from the USA whereinit is very and highly rated. Itspires is very upright growth has long of rich violetin is very and highly rated. It is very upright growth has long spires of rich violet flowers which combine well with its grey growth which and has long spires of rich violet flowers combine well with its grey foliage. We have a largewell group planted flowers which combine with its grey foliage. We have large planted at the entrance to aour dry group garden where foliage. We have a large group planted the entrance our dry garden itat impresses all to our visitors when where in full at the entrance to our dry garden where it impresses all autumn our visitors whenTough, in full summer and glory. it impresses allautumn our visitors when in full summer and glory. Tough, drought sun lover. looks summer tolerant, and autumn glory. ItIt Tough, drought tolerant, sun lover. looks better does much betterIt when droughtand tolerant, sun lover. looks better and does much better when planted in a group. Another tip is to plant better and does much better when in abelow group.pot Another tip is100cm to plant itplanted 2 to 3cm soil level. x planted in a group. Another tip is to plant it 2 to 3cm below pot soil or level. 100cm x 30cm. $9.00 each 3 for $24.00 it 2 to 3cm below soilorlevel. 30cm. $9.00pot each 3 for100cm $24.00x 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 23 Phlomis purpurea Phlomis purpurea Phlomis purpurea Often confused with Phlomis italica, this Often confused with Phlomis italica, this Often confused withbest Phlomis italica, this is one of the silver foliage is one of the best silver foliage is one ofshrubs the inbest silver foliage evergreen our dry dry garden. It is is evergreen shrubs in our garden. It evergreen shrubs in our dry garden. Itthe is neat and densely foliaged and when neat and and densely densely foliaged foliaged and and when when the the neat whorls of of pink pink hooded hooded flowers flowers are are whorls whorls flowers are producedofit it pink is very veryhooded handsome. Drought produced is handsome. Drought produced it is very handsome. Drought tolerant and and sun-loving. sun-loving. tolerant tolerant and sun-loving. 120cm x 140cm. 120cm 120cm xx 140cm. 140cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each Phlomis russelliana Phlomis russelliana Phlomis russelliana The large felty heart shaped evergreen The large felty shaped evergreen The largegreen felty heart heart shaped evergreen leaves, above grey leaves, green green above above grey grey beneath, beneath, leaves, beneath, make a dense weed proof mound. The make a dense weed proof mound. The make astiff dense weed proofare mound. The strong 100cm stems encircled strong stiff 100cm stems are encircled strong stiff 100cm stems are encircled with whorls of soft yellow hooded with whorls of soft yellow hooded with whorls of soft yellow hooded flowers. Handsome the year round, this flowers. Handsome the year round, this flowers. Handsome the year round, this plant is happy in sun or light shade. plant is is happy happy in in sun sun or or light light shade. shade. plant 100cm xx 75cm. 100cm 75cm. 100cm x 75cm. $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 Phlomis samia Phlomis samia Phlomis samia A strange and wonderful plant which A strange and wonderful plant which A strange and wonderful plant which could be grown for its handsome could be grown for its handsome could be grown for its handsome evergreen mounds of heart shaped evergreen mounds of heart shaped evergreen mounds of heartleaves shaped leaves alone. The curled of leaves alone. The curled leaves of leaves alone. The curled leaves of Phlomis samia look as though they’ve Phlomis samia look as though they’ve Phlomis samia look as though they’ve fallen off a Leunig drawing of Mr Curly’s fallen off a Leunig drawing of Mr Curly’s fallen off a Leunig drawing of Mr Curly’s garden. We grow it in the dry climate garden. We grow it in the dry climate garden. where We grow itininwinter the dry climate garden even visitors are garden where even in winter visitors are garden where even in winter visitors are intrigued. The strange hooded flowers, intrigued. The strange hooded flowers, intrigued. The strange hooded flowers, purple, beige and grey, are set in whorls purple, beige and grey, are purple, beige tall andleafy grey,stems. are set set in in whorls whorls on stiff metre on stiff metre tall leafy stems. on stiff metre tall leafy stems. 100cm x 60cm. 100cm 100cm xx 60cm. 60cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 $12.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $33.00 $33.00 24 Rubus Rubus 'Bennenden' 'Bennenden' 'Bennenden' IRubus saw this in the late Alan Bloom’s II first first saw this in the late Alan Bloom’s first saw this in the late Alan Bloom’s garden in the UK a good 35 years ago. garden in the UK a good 35 years ago. garden in the UK a good 35 years ago. From memory it was about 3.5 metres From memory it was about 3.5 metres From memory it or was about 3.5 metres tall and 2 metres so across; the whole tall and 2 metres or so across; the whole tall and 2 metres or so across; the whole smothered with pure white flowers like smothered with pure white flowers like smotheredsingle with roses. pure white flowers like exquisite I didn’t think any exquisite single roses. II didn’t think any exquisite single roses. didn’t think any more about it until a friend gave me a more it until friend gave me more about about it years until a a ago. friendWe gave me a ait plant a few have plant a few years ago. We have it plant a near few the years ago. We havethat it planted house in a garden planted near the house in a garden that planted near the house in a garden that gets watered occasionally during the gets occasionally during the gets watered watered occasionally during the summer. It has reached 2 metres in summer. It has reached 2 metres in summer. It has reached 2 metres in height. Best in sun or very light shade. height. Best in sun or very light shade. height. Best in sun or very light shade. $15.00 each $15.00 $15.00 each each Salvia 'Celestial Blue' Blue' Salvia 'Celestial Blue' Salvia 'Celestial Celstial Blue Sage Celstial Blue Sage Celstial Blue Sage This This hybrid hybrid between between two two Californian Californian This hybrid between two Californian species, Salvia clevelandii and species, Salvia clevelandii and S. S. species, Salvia clevelandii and S. leucophylla, makes a markedly leucophylla, makes a markedly leucophylla, makes a which markedly aromatic aromatic grey grey leaved leaved shrub shrub which which during during aromatic grey leaved shrub during spring and summer produces 40cm tall spring and summer produces 40cm tall spring and summer produces 40cm tall stems carrying whorls of mauve-blue stems carrying carrying whorls whorls of of mauve-blue mauve-blue stems flowers. It is happiest in a spot flowers. It is happiest in a spot in in full full flowers. It isx 120 happiest in a spot in full sun. 150cm cm. sun. 150cm 150cm xx 120 120 cm. cm. sun. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst' Salvia 'Amethyst' Salvia nemorosa nemorosa 'Amethyst' Amethyst Meadow Sage Amethyst Meadow Sage Amethyst Meadow Sage Raised by the Dutch garden designer Raised by the Dutch garden designer designer Raised by theSalvia Dutch‘Amethyst’ garden Piet Oudolf, makes Piet Oudolf, Salvia ‘Amethyst’ makes Piet Oudolf, Salvia ‘Amethyst’ makes strong vertical spikes of rich amethyst strong vertical vertical spikes spikes of of rich rich amethyst amethyst strong pink flowers from spring into mid pink flowers from spring into mid pink flowers from spring into mid summer when we cut it to the ground to summer when when we we cut cut itit to to the the ground ground to to summer encourage a repeat flowering in encourage a repeat flowering in encourage aanrepeat flowering in Autumn. It is important element in Autumn. It is an important element in Autumn. It is an important element in Molly’s garden where we have planted Molly’s garden where we have planted Molly’s garden where we have planted large blocks of different Salvia large blocks of different Salvia large blocks of different Salvia nemorosa clones. 80cm x 40cm. nemorosa clones. clones. 80cm 80cm xx 40cm. 40cm. nemorosa $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 25 Salvia nemorosa 'Lambley Dumble' A chance seedling which I found Salvia nemorosa 'Lambley Dumble' growing in our double flower A chance seedling which I borders found near Salvia x superba ‘Tanzarin’ and S. growing in our double flower borders nemorosa and I can near Salvia ‘Ostfriesland’ x superba ‘Tanzarin’ andonly S. assume that it is a hybrid between those nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’ and I can only two. Tallthat anditstiffly uprightbetween with markedly assume is a hybrid those blackish stems and spikes glowing two. Tall and stiffly upright withofmarkedly dark violet purple I named blackish stems andflowers. spikes of glowingit after violet a wooded nearI my home dark purplevalley flowers. named it village in England. 75cm x 50cm. Sun. after a wooded valley near my home eachx or 3 forSun. $24.00 $9.00 village in England. 75cm 50cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Salvia nemorosa cultivars in Molly’s Garden at Lambley Nursery Salvia nemorosa cultivars in Molly’s Garden at Lambley Nursery 26 Salvia nemorosa ssp tesquicola Salvia nemorosa sspof tesquicola This salvia is one the best of the This salvia is one of the of best the nemorosa types with spikes richofviolet nemorosa types with spikes of rich violet flowers set in large lilac bracts from late flowersuntil set in large lilac bracts from spring autumn. It responds welllate to springheading until autumn. It responds to dead although we cut it well to the dead heading although we cut it to the ground when it looks tired after the first ground whenofit flowers. looks tired the first 12 weeks It after repays this 12 weeks of flowers. It repays this ruthlessness by flowering again in late ruthlessness flowering again in summer and by autumn. Wonderful in late our summer and autumn. Wonderful dry garden. Sun. 80cm x 80cm. in our dry garden. Sun. 80cm x 80cm. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Santolina insularis insularis Santolina This is a very welcome new import from This is a very new importinfrom Olivier Filippi’swelcome wonderful nursery the Olivier Filippi’s wonderful nursery in the South of France. Santolina insularis is South of to France. Santolina insularis is endemic the island of Sardinia in the endemic to the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean and as a result makes a Mediterranean and as atolerant result makes a tough and drought garden tough and drought tolerant garden plant. From a neat mound of silver grey plant. From a neat of good-sized silver grey foliage it sends up mound stems of foliage it sends up stems of good-sized yellow button flowers. yellow button Approx 40cm flowers. X 40cm. Approx 40cm $9.00 X 40cm. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Sedum 'Meteor' Sedum 'Meteor' Sedum spectabile, a native of Korea Sedum spectabile, native Korea and Northern China, ahas been of grown in and Northern China, has been grown in Australia for many years. Its puce pink Australia fornot many years. puce pink flowers are so easy to Its love. Sedum flowers are not so easy to love. Sedum ‘Meteor’ has more appealing rich purple ‘Meteor’ has more appealing rich purple pink flower heads on typical pale pink flower heads on typical pale glaucus green foliaged stems. Although glaucus green foliaged stems. Although succulent in appearance I find it does succulent appearance I find it does better within some summer irrigation. better with some summer irrigation. 45cm x 40cm. 45cm x 40cm.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 27 Sedum telephium ruprechtii Sedum telephium ruprechtii ‘Beth Chattos Form’ ‘Beth Chattos Form’ This plant has made a big impression This plant has made a big impression in our dry climate garden. Planted in full in our dry climate garden. Planted in full sun it produces 50cm tall stems clothed sun it produces 50cm tall stems clothed in waxy leaves, blue with a soft purple in waxy leaves, blue with a soft purple blush. The large heads of creamy lemon blush. The large heads of creamy lemon flower heads are produced in late flower heads are produced in late summer and age to burnt bronze during summer and age to burnt bronze during autumn. It grows in the dry garden with autumn. It grows in the dry garden with a purple flowered Origanum and red a purple flowered Origanum and red autumn flowered gladiolus. Sun loving autumn flowered gladiolus. Sun loving and drought tolerant. 60cm x 60cm. and drought tolerant. 60cm x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Senecio cineraria 'Cirrus' Senecio cineraria 'Cirrus' This form of dusty miller was used a lot This form of dusty miller was used a lot in the old carpet bedding schemes at the in the old carpet bedding schemes at the run down North Sea seaside towns run down North Sea seaside towns where I holidayed as a child. When I where I holidayed as a child. When I moved to Australia in the early 1960s Mr moved to Australia in the early 1960s Mr Alsop ran a nursery in Box Hill, Alsop ran a nursery in Box Hill, Melbourne and sold this plant in Melbourne and sold this plant in recycled tin cans. It disappeared from recycled tin cans. It disappeared from view and memory until one of my kind view and memory until one of my kind customers brought a plant in for me. It customers brought a plant in for me. It makes a small evergreen shrub with makes a small evergreen shrub with fabulous silver white felted leaves. Sun fabulous silver white felted leaves. Sun loving and drought tolerant. 70cm x loving and drought tolerant. 70cm x 90cm. $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 90cm. $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 Stachys byzantinus ‘Big Ears’ Stachys byzantinus ‘Big Ears’ This Lamb’s Ear has very large leaves, This Lamb’s Ear has very large leaves, up to 20cm long, felty grey rather than up to 20cm long, felty grey rather than the more normal woolly white. It hardly the more normal woolly white. It hardly flowers with us but occasionally flowers with us but occasionally produces 80cm tall woolly stems with produces 80cm tall woolly stems with whorls of soft mauve purple flowers. Of whorls of soft mauve purple flowers. Of course it isn’t grown for its flowers but course it isn’t grown for its flowers but the evergreen, ground covering mat of the evergreen, ground covering mat of grey foliage. Criss and I grow it in front grey foliage. Criss and I grow it in front of Agapanthus and Stipa gigantea but it of Agapanthus and Stipa gigantea but it is a classic companion to roses. Foliage is a classic companion to roses. Foliage clumps 30cm x 60cm. clumps 30cm x 60cm. $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 $8.00 each or 3 for $21.00 28 Symphytum grandiflorum 'Ascot Blue' Symphytum grandiflorum 'Ascot Symphytum grandiflorum 'Ascot Blue' Blue' This is a fine blue flowered form of This is a fine blue flowered form of This is a fine blue flowered form of ornamental comfrey. Tough, shade ornamental comfrey. comfrey. Tough, Tough, shade shade ornamental loving and tolerant of dryness when loving and of dryness when loving and tolerant tolerant once established this of willdryness make a when good once established this will make a good once established this will make a good groundcover for difficult shaded areas. groundcover for difficult shaded areas. groundcover difficult35cm shaded During springfor it carries tall areas. stems During spring it carries 35cm tall stems During spring it carries 35cm tall stems carrying dangling bells of blue flowers. carrying dangling bells of carrying dangling bells makes of blue blue aflowers. flowers. The evergreen foliage dense The evergreen foliage makes a dense The evergreen foliage makes a dense weed proof groundcover. 35cm X 40cm. weed proof proof groundcover. groundcover. 35cm 35cm X X 40cm. 40cm. weed $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Thymus ciliatus Thymus Thymus ciliatus ciliatus Morrocan Thyme Thyme Morrocan Morrocan Lambley Thyme is slowly building up a Lambley is is slowly slowly building building up up a a Lambley collection of unusual thymes especially collection of unusual thymes especially collection thymes those that of areunusual native to hot dryespecially areas of those that that are are native native to to hot hot dry dry areas areas of of those the world. We imported Thymus ciliatus the world. We We imported Thymus Thymus ciliatus ciliatus the last world. year and itimported has done well here at last year and it has done well here at last year and it has done well here at Lambley. It makes low ground covering Lambley. It It makes makes low low ground ground covering covering Lambley. mats of hairy leaves, 5cm tall by 50cm mats of hairy leaves, 5cm tall by 50cm mats of hairy leaves, 5cm by 50cm or more across, which aretall covered in or more more across, across, which are are covered covered in in or spring by heads ofwhich soft pink flowers set spring by heads of soft pink flowers set spring by calyces. heads ofThe soft foliage pink flowers set in purple will often in purple purple calyces. calyces. The The foliage foliage will will often often in turn red during winter. This plant needs turn red red during during winter. This plant needs turn a spot in full sun.winter. This plant needs a spot in full sun. sun. a spot in full $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii Thymus longicaulis ssp. chaubardii This thyme was imported from Beth This thyme was imported from Beth This thyme was imported Chatto’s wonderful nursery infrom the Beth U.K. Chatto’s wonderful nursery in the U.K. Chatto’sawonderful nurseryofintiny theglossy U.K. Making prostrate carpet Making a prostrate carpet of tiny glossy Making a prostrate carpet of tiny glossy dark green leaves it is covered with dark leaves it covered with dark green green leaves it is isheld covered with showy rose pink flowers in clusters showy rose pink flowers held in clusters showy rose in clusters above the pink plantflowers duringheld spring. This above the plant during spring. This above the plant during spring. Greek native is one of the best ofThis its Greek native is of the best of Greekand native is one one theextra best water. of its its kind needs very of little kind and needs very little extra water. kind and needs very little extra water. We have planted it in the Dry Garden as We have it in the Garden Weground have planted planted the Dry DryHesperaloe Garden as as a coverit in around a ground cover around Hesperaloe a ground cover around Hesperaloe where Iris reticulata, Crocus species where Iris reticulata, Crocus species where reticulata, Crocus species and wildIris tulips flower. 6cm x 40cm. and wild tulips flower. 6cm x 40cm. and wild tulips$8.00 flower.each 6cmorx 340cm. for $21.00 $8.00 each $8.00 each or or 3 3 for for $21.00 $21.00 29 Thymus neiceffii Thymus neiceffii Thymus neiceffii thyme with grey-green A mat forming A mat forming thyme with A mat forming thyme with grey-green grey-green needle like leaves making interesting needle like like leaves leaves making making interesting interesting needle foliage effects. It comes from Central foliage effects. It comes from Central foliage comes infrom Turkey effects. and is It happy ourCentral torrid Turkey and is happy in our torrid Turkey in Itour torrid summersand and is coldhappy winters. produces summers and cold winters. It summers coldalong winters. It produces produces clear pink and flowers the length of its clear pink flowers along the length of its clear pink flowers along the length of its shoots. Very different and lovely shoots. Very different and lovely shoots. Very with different and lovely growing here dwarf Phlomis and growing here with dwarf Phlomis and growing here with dwarf Phlomis and dwarf Santolina. 4cm tall by 50cm dwarf Santolina. Santolina. 4cm 4cm tall tall by by 50cm 50cm dwarf across. Wants a spot in full sun. This is across. Wants a spot in full sun. This across. Wants a spot in full sun. This is is its first Australian release. its first Australian release. its first Australian release. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 Tulbaghia 'Fairy Star' Tulbaghia 'Fairy Star' Tulbaghia 'Fairy Star' Tulbaghia ‘Fairy We’ve been trialling We’ve been trialling Tulbaghia ‘Fairy We’ve been trialling Star’, a hybrid betweenTulbaghia T. cominsii‘Fairy and Star’, a hybrid between T. and Star’, a hybrid T. cominsii cominsii T. violacea, for between three or four years. It and is a T. violacea, for three or four years. It is T. violacea, for three or four years. It is a a neat, dainty, free flowering variety with neat, dainty, free flowering variety with neat, dainty, clumps of finefree thin flowering grass-likevariety leaves with and clumps of fine thin grass-like leaves and clumps of fine thin grass-like leaves beautiful shell pink flowers held on and thin beautiful shell flowers held on thin beautiful shell pink pink flowers thin upright stems. Happy in held any on sunny upright stems. Happy in any sunny upright position. stems. 35cm byHappy 30cm. in any sunny position. 35cm 35cm by by 30cm. 30cm. position. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 Yucca recurvifolia 'Soft Leaf Form' Yucca recurvifolia 'Soft Leaf Yucca soft recurvifolia 'Softform Leaf Form' Form' This leaved of Yucca This soft leaved form of Yucca This soft leaved form of friendly Yucca recurvifolia makes gardener recurvifolia makes gardener friendly recurvifolia makesleafgardener friendly pewter grey green rosettes 80cm by pewter grey green leaf rosettes 80cm by pewter grey green leaf rosettes 80cm 100cm. It is happiest in full sun andby it 100cm. It happiest in full sun it 100cm. It is is happiest full water. sun and and it can grow with little orin no The can grow with little or no water. The can growtallwith little or no water. 200cm stems carry dozens The of 200cm tall stems carry dozens 200cm tall stems carry dozens of of fragrant white bells. fragrant white bells. fragrant white $9.00 bells. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 30 Winter DVD Now Available Over three years Adele Film Productions have worked with me to make a series of DVDs about dry climate gardening. All the shooting has been done here in our garden. I think the DVDs have some of the best garden film work I’ve ever seen. Filming took place almost every fortnight over a period of two years. There is now a DVD for each season, four altogether, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Each DVD is about one and a half hours long and we have had the most wonderful feedback about their quality. The complete set of DVDs are finished and available from the nursery at $29.95 each or $119.80 the set including postage. AUTUMN AND WINTER DVDS NOW AVAILABLE Will Robertson is the director and cinematographer of this series of DVDs. Will is second to none when it comes to filming gardens. I know of no other garden filming which comes anywhere near the beauty of Will’s work. It has taken more than three years to produce the DVDs. 31 If undeliverable return to: Lambley Nursery “Burnside” 395 Lesters Rd ASCOT VIC 3364 OFF PEAK 32