From the nursery
Tim's articles
Tim writes about what's growing, what's arriving, and what you should be doing in your garden right now.
Plants we love
How To Grow Blueberries?
30 October 2026
Tim spots a flash of red across the cemetery on Broughton Street - an Illawarra Flame tree he planted 7 years ago has come into bloom for the first time, right next to the school where his boys went. Plus Hydrangea season arriving with a strict rule for Western Sydney - morning sun only or they'll burn, a garlic harvest turning urgent after rain and heat, and a new batch of Blueberries that are already fruiting.
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Gardening advice
Grow Your Own Mangoes?
23 October 2026
Tim opens with a quiet one - plant trees for shade and privacy, but wait long enough and you realise you’ve built a haven for birds. Plus Tricolour Star Jasmine for ground cover under trees, a 20-year-old Camden Mango tree covered in flowers, Giant Black Passionfruit back in stock, and finally the rain means it’s time to fertilise the lawn.
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Stories from the nursery
I Want To Be Like Larry!!!
16 October 2026
Tim discovers Larry also gets his name on a loaf at Epicure in Camden - and Larry’s loaf is bigger and apparently their favourite customer. Plus Arthur’s giant Greek tomatoes raising money for an African AIDS charity, Jimmy in his 90s who wouldn’t believe one Supertunia was enough (it was), and a proper guide to striking cuttings in river sand.
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Plants we love
Turn Your Lawn Bright Green In 14 Days!!
9 October 2026
Tim quietly planted a rare native tree across the road from the nursery years ago - Bachychiton Noel's Surprise, a grafted hybrid he bred himself - and it's now covered in spectacular pink spring flowers. His gift to Queen Street, still going long after he's compost. Plus lawn fertiliser that turns grass green in 14 days, Riberry fruit trees from Byron Bay, and rose season is peaking now - come before the best ones sell out.
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Stories from the nursery
The Biggest Flowers Ive Ever Seen?
1 October 2026
Uncle Peter, 95, drives from Junee and quietly asks for a glass of milk after Tim's spicy lamb curry - the empty plate said enough. Plus Elizabeth from Ingleburn who's so sold on Supertunias she bought six more, Tim's argument that grey everything is killing us and flowers are the cure, and the nursery has never looked better this long weekend.
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What's growing now
Grow Your Bougainvillea In A Pot!!
24 September 2026
Bougainvilleas are back and unlabelled - first in gets the colour surprise. Plus the shrub called "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" that changes colour daily and smells incredible, Nicole's tomato photo that proves Tim's potting mix isn't just hype, and fruit fly resistant tomatoes are in for spring.
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