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Springtime at the nursery brings about this amazing and totally unforgettable experience, gorgeous colour at every turn!

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Add some cheer to your day with a handful of flowers!

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Everglades House in Leura boasts an astoundingly serene and beautiful country garden, with every turn unveiling a captivating discovery. 💚🌿💚

Rhododendron 'Unique', is a small evergreen shrub with a neat, rounded habit and attractive, bright-green foliage.

A slow grower, it is ideal for pots, garden beds or underneath trees that provide dappled shade.

In mid spring masses of apricot-pink buds open to reveal trusses of gorgeous, creamy coloured flowers, a truly stunning addition to the garden. 🌸💚🌸

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Feeling overwhelmed by the beauty of these vibrant pink blooms touching the sky! 🌸

Rhododendron 'Dame Nellie Melba' offers the pop of colour your garden needs!

This variety performs well in warmer climates and has beautiful foliage that grows all the way to the ground.

It also makes an excellent informal hedge.

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Who doesn't love a shrub with stunning red flowers?

This one is rhododendron 'Faith Henty', a dwarf and compact variety, which blooms from a young age.

In early spring, copious loose trusses of trumpet-shaped, bold-red blooms, emerge to provide a stunning show of colour.

It's the perfect gift for any nature lover!

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Rhododendron 'Sierra Sunset' is definitely in our favourites list! 🧡

The frilly edges flowers and sunset-yellow throat provide a stunning display of colour to the spring garden.

This prolific flowering hybrid by the late Jack Lofthouse is attractive year-round due to its dense, dark-green leaves.

Stock available for immediate delivery.

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There is nothing quite like springtime at the Nursery, everywhere you turn there is a stunning display of colour that meets the eye.

This is Azalea Pixie, from late winter to spring, the plant is covered in trusses of stunning pink flowers with central rays of strong purplish-red.
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I have walked past this tree hundreds of times, but today I noticed it was in flower and looking so elegant.

This is Erythrina lysistemon, also known as Common Coral Tree, it is native to South Africa but here it is, flowering beside the water in a Sydney suburb.

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It might still be small, but Magnolia Soulangeana Pink can still pack a punch with those glorious big flowers.

This will grow into a stunning tree that will be the centre of attention in the garden.

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We are so excited that Rhododendron 'Doc' is finally back in stock!

Considered of the “Seven Dwarfs” of Rhododendron varieties, it has attractive medium-green foliage and in spring, produces very pretty, pink frilly-edged blooms that fade off to white with age.

'Doc' is easy to grow and is tolerant to sun and wind. Perfect for small gardens or to grow in pots. Prefers dappled shade and requires well-draining, humus-rich, acidic soil.

Stock available from our online store for immediate delivery

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Azalea 'Pixie', from late winter to spring, this plant is covered in trusses of dazzling pink flowers with central rays of strong purplish-red.

Perfect for pots or border plants, these beauties simply light up the garden!

It's always a happy moment when our Daphne plants are replenished.

One of our favourites to plant in pots, rockeries or garden bed borders, anywhere that you can fully enjoy the exquisite perfume the shrubs impart when in full flower.

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Came across this photo of Rhododendron 'Sir Robert Peel' in a city park in Strathford, New Zealand.

What an absolute beauty!

We have plenty of stock available for immediate delivery.

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Rhododendron 'Seta' in all its glory.

This compact and very hardy evergreen shrub is absolutely delightful when in full bloom.

Late winter brings a sea of loose trusses of small, white and rose coloured blooms that engulf the plant in a luminescent display of colour.

Plenty of stock available for immediate delivery.

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Pieris 'Christmas Cheer' in full bloom and ready to go off to their new homes.

Such a pretty addition to the garden and so easy to grow.

The glossy-green evergreen foliage looks great all year around.
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This beauty is not called rhododendron 'Lighthouse' for no reason!

The clear crisp red blooms literally light up the garden with their magical colour.

This one is about to go off to its new home.
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Rhododendron Christmas Cheer is an early flowering variety. Hardy and compact, it is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

It produces a profusion of rounded trusses of spectacular blush-pink, funnel-shaped flowers and makes a perfect addition to the cold-climate garden.

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It is hard not to love Rhododendron Yak x Mayday, so pretty, so pink.

We especially love the interesting foliage which sets this variety apart and adds so much interest even before the flowers emerge.

This dwarf evergreen is the perfect for specimen pots and small garden spaces.

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Who would have thought blueberry plants could look so pretty?

This is Misty, making such a lovely show as it comes into flower and fruit.

We have a great variety of blueberry varieties available for immediate delivery. Check them out now at our online store.

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There is nothing quite like the morning sun shining on the newly formed buds of a beautiful Rhododendron.

This stunner is Robyn. Strong reddish-purple buds open to reveal pretty trusses of broadly funnel-shaped blooms.

Opening reddish-purple around the wavy lobes, they then fade to very pale-purple as they age.

Stock available for immediate delivery.

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Looking for the perfect hedging plant?

We think Portugal Laurel is a great choice. Hardy and evergreen with dense growth and glossy dark-green foliage, the showy spring flowers add a distinct interest draped against the dark leaves.

A full sun or part shade lover, this plant is easily grown and thrives even in poorer soil conditions.

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Looking for a gift for an avid gardener? Look no further!

We have a great range of curated gifts that will suit every budget, check them out now at out online store.

Pictured:
Passiflora design ladies gardening gloves and matching secateurs from Burgon & Ball.

Purchase the set or purchase individually.

The fabulous rhododendron 'You Beaut' is now back in stock.

Compact with glossy green foliage and magnificent purplish-pink flowers, it is the perfect addition to the spring garden!

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Rhododendron 'Pirianda Pink' is the perfect specimen for patio pots or small gardens as it rarely grows to more than 1 metre.

The quite stunning pointed dark pink buds, open to reveal blush-pink blooms, fading to almost white in the centre.

The bright-green foliage is attractive all year round.

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We love Pieris for its beautiful glossy foliage which looks fabulous all year around.

This one is Christmas Cheer, in full bloom, it is quite a sight, with soft rosy-pink bell shaped flowers cascading over the beautiful foliage.

Makes a great show in the garden when not much else is flowering.

Check out all the varieties of Pieris available now from our online store.

Forget the flowers and look at the leaves!!

There are an incredible array of different leaves on rhododendron varieties. Whilst our yearly prize is the stunning flowers that appear in late winter and spring, be sure that you like the evergreen foliage as well!

The plant foliage spreads the interest throughout the year and when in bloom, there is a stunning contrast between the rich and exotic flowers and the evergreen foliage.

Rhododendron varieties in order of pictures:

1. Mrs C.B. Van Nes
2. Midnight
3 Fireman Jeff
4. Kallista
5. Crossbill

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Rhododendrons are, for the most part, hardy plants and can withstand the winter frosts.

This one is 'Snow Lady', a dwarf rhododendron with dark-green foliage that is covered in find white hair. Low growing, it is perfect for smaller spaces.

In spring, loose clusters of pure-white flowers adorn the shrub and provide a beautiful contrast to the gorgeous foliage.

Shop now at our online store.

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With the approaching arrival of the winter equinox comes a very frosty morning. ❄️❄️❄️

The rhododendrons are looking great anyway! 🌸🙂🌸
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Looking for the perfect pink Rhododendron to plant in a small garden or in a pot?

We think 'Kimbeth' is a great choice.

The small medium-green foliage and beautiful bright rose-pink flowers provide an elegant show in mid spring.

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