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100,000 gardeners. Plenty of stories.
Tim posts new arrivals, planting advice, customer stories, and the occasional tree he spotted on the way to get a Manoosh. Follow along — it's never boring.
“Put them outside on a table, where they get morning sun, and they will flower all winter.”
— Tim Pickles
From the nursery
Tim's articles

28 August 2026
CommunityBecome A Happy Harry!
Tim chucks a one-man cleanup tantrum on the roads to Campbelltown, spots rubbish, rats, and a waterlogged office chair - and decides someone has to do something. Plus how to kill Bindi and Clover without killing your lawn, why Harry nearly removed a perfectly good tree, and new evergreen Hydrangeas that don’t die in winter.
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21 August 2026
Plants we loveWorlds First Double Flowering Lavender!!
Tim wins the annual biggest-Broccoli competition with a Romanesco so beautiful he feels guilty eating it, and declares the Romans his secret weapon. Plus the world’s first double-flowering Lavenders bred right here in Australia, evergreen Hydrangeas that don’t turn into dead sticks in winter, and a Black Rose succulent growing against a brick wall in Harrington Grove that isn’t a rose at all.
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14 August 2026
Plants we loveHit In The Head By A Chickpea?
Tim's Blue Eyed Daisies and Lobelia border are doing the heavy lifting for winter colour, and Saied the fussy tiler turns up for an Ivory Curl tree he's been watching grow in Woodbine for months. Plus the biggest homegrown Savoy Cabbage Tim's ever seen, a Cauliflower salad at Mecca Café in Alexandria, and a rogue chickpea that ricocheted off a balustrade and hit a stranger in the back of the head.
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