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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

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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24 July 2026
Stories from the nurseryTulip Trees Burst Into Bloom!
Tim's Magnolia finally bloomed after years of dreaming about it as a kid. His chiropractor Josh nearly kills a Kentia palm with too much love and water. Plus spectacular Pincushion Proteas in colours never seen before, and a rare native tree called "Goodbye Sunshine" that almost nobody in Sydney knows about.
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17 July 2026
Stories from the nurseryHave You Seen Danny Deck Chair?
Tim finally makes it to Bellingen — the town Danny Deckchair put on his bucket list. Markets, a chilli coffee, a giant Camphor Laurel, and a free range rooster walking the main street like it owns it. Then Dorrigo in the freezing cold, saved by his Onkaparinga blanket and a perfect lamb rack.
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