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Posted by cherax Syd NSW Aust (My Page) on Wed, Sep 3, 08 at 16:06
Hello All
wondering whether anyone has found great Sydney nurseries that specialises (or offers) many species of coastal heath communities and/or mainly indigenous native small rockery shrubbery:
Thinking along lines leucopogons, astrolomas, epacridacae, monotocas, leptomerias, senecios, acrotriche, styphelia spp Lissanthe et cetera to name a few, any help would be great. even just a phone number to keep things anon.
many thanks
andrew |
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RE: Niche NSW Nurseries
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| Yes, well, I'm a 'natives'. gardener and many of my plants I obtained from the great Aussie natives nursery at, well, where the Japanese garden and restaurant is on Mona Vale Road at Terry Hills, in the same block where Mr Bamboo is. They have a great display and stock. Also, I think it's called Wirriamba (or similar) nursery at Tumble-Down-Dick Hill just to the left of Mona Vale Road above Narrabeen: I haven't looked it all up but a check of the Sydney phone or whatever directory(s) will put you right. Also, The Friends of the (Sydney) Royal Botanic Gardens have a shop in the R.B.Gardens open on certain days of the week and they have a wide variety of native and exotic plants that generally are not available in nurseries. |
RE: Niche NSW Nurseries
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- Posted by cherax Syd NSW Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 11, 08 at 15:32
Thanks Funnel web, I am very familiar with the nurseries you refer to. The first has changed hands and 100% staff and now called habitat. Their rabge has declined. The second Wirreandra where you refer are great.
I was a friend of the gardens so maybe I should sort myself out there. many thanks andrew |
RE: Niche NSW Nurseries
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- Posted by gonow NSW AUST (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 16, 08 at 3:50
| Unfortunately the range of plants you selected, with the exception of senecios, are too difficult or are too slow to propagate for commercial operators. Local senecios are usually too similar to imported weedy species to have a market. Sorry, but I think its a case of - if you want the job done you'll have to do it yourself. |
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