Tim's community
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

4 September 2026
What's growing nowSpring Is The Best Time To Plant Everything!
Tim’s spring arrivals are in - fruit fly resistant tomatoes, Dan’s raw local honey straight from the hive, and the May Bush your parents definitely had in the garden. Plus Flowering Plums (not Cherries - Tim knows the difference) and how to properly kill Bindi and Clover without wrecking your lawn.
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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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