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Backyard Berries

Delicious berries for the backyard! Diggers have a number of varieties suited for the backyard gardener that will keep you satiated throughout summer!

PLEASE NOTE: Many berry crops, such as blueberries and cane berries, are dormant during winter. Any plants sold from May through until September may be dormant during this time, but these plants will be ready to greet the warming weather of spring with lush new growth, readily establishing in your garden from spring through summer and autumn.

BLUEBERRY 'BRIGITTA'

PLANTS: WBLBR

A vigorous Australian-bred highbush cultivar with masses of sweet, tasty pale blue berries. Sweet bunches hang like grapes in abundance toward the end of the season making this the ideal blueberry variety for jams and ...

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BLUEBERRY 'SUNSHINE BLUE'

PLANTS: WBLS

This low chill variety produces a heavy crop of mid-sized summer fruit in almost any climate. Needing only 150 hours of winter chill, `Sunshine Blue' will fruit reliably even in the subtropics. This compact semi- ...

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BOYSENBERRY

PLANTS: WBOY

This vigorous cross between raspberry, blackberry, dewberry and loganberry - so its the best of all the berries, bearing sweet, juicy, fat, purple-black fruit in summer. Made famous by Knott's Berry Farm in the US, the berries have excellent flavour, but the plant needs a firm hand. Cut canes to the ground after fruiting has finished.

Member $9.95

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RASPBERRY CAROLINE

PLANTS: WRACA

Producing delicious fruit for eight weeks from late summer into autumn, the large firm fruit is a favourite of home gardeners and berry growers alike.

Member $9.95

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RASPBERRY 'CHILCOTIN'

PLANTS: WRACHI

A dual-cropping, high yielding raspberry fruiting mid-season, with the main crop in summer and a secondary crop in autumn. The smaller autumn harvest appears on the tips of primocanes. Remove these tips after fruiting finishes.

Member $12.95

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STRAWBERRY 'CHANDLER' POTTED

PLANTS: PSTCHP

The most delicious of all the large fruited strawberries. Huge berries up to 60g are produced in profusion in summer. Easy to grow in most climates, these have to be the chef's choice. 82/100 in our taste tests.

Member $6.95

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STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA'

PLANTS: PSTFR

A heavy cropping strawberry producing delicious deep-red fruit of medium size from late summer into autumn. Suited to pots or garden beds.

Member $6.95

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STRAWBERRY RED GAUNTLET POTTED

PLANTS: PSTRGP

A popular commercial variety of strawberry producing an impressive yield of large fruited berries, even under dry conditions. Popular in supermarkets for their medium-large shiny fruit, 'Red Gauntlet' is reliable and suited to pots, hanging baskets and garden beds.

Member $5.95

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STRAWBERRY 'TEMPTATION'

PLANTS: PSTTE

A sweet and prolific strawberry that produces the bulk of its crop in the autumn after the summer varieties have finished. A non-running strawberry. Ideal for pots and hanging baskets, this is the perfect strawberry for the ...

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THORNLESS LOGANBERRY

PLANTS: WLOG

Discovered by American horticulturalist Judge James Logan in 1881 after an accidental cross of a blackberry and raspberry, then developed into a thornless version. Pure delight, the fruit lacks the astringent propertie...

Member $9.95

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YOUNGBERRY

PLANTS: WYOU

Very similar to boysenberry but with slightly smaller, sweeter and shinier berries. Developed in 1905, this blackberry/raspberry/dewberry cross has been grown commercially since 1926. Harvest two weeks before boysenberry....

Member $9.95

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BACKYARD BERRY COLLECTION - 10 plants

PLANTS: WCOF

This popular collection of our best backyard berries includes one plant each of Strawberries ‘Sumo’, ‘Reine Des Vallees’ and ‘Chandler’, Blueberries ‘Brigitta’ and ‘Brightwell’, Raspberries ‘Chilliwack’ and ‘Autumn Bliss’, plus Blackberry ‘Waldo’, Boysenberry and Marionberry.

Member $85.00

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BLACKBERRY 'WALDO'

PLANTS: WBLW

Virtually thornless once established, this early fruiting variety bears large intensely black berries of exceptional flavour. Less vigorous than other blackberry hybrids so it's easier to train and harvest. Fruit is ...

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BLUEBERRY 'BLUE ROSE'

PLANTS: WBLB

Tall growing and extremely vigorous, this highbush blueberry is prolific and best suited to cooler climates. Ripen fruit on the bush for maximum sweetness. Suited to freezing as well as cooking and, of course, eating ...

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BLUEBERRY 'BRIGHTWELL'

PLANTS: WBLBRI

Drought and heat tolerant, this variety of Blueberry is chosen for its vigorous growth, minimal maintenance and flavourful fruit. It is exceptionally disease and insect resistant and produces medium sized ...

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BLUEBERRY 'BRIGITTA' HEDGE PACK

PLANTS: WBLBRH

A vigorous Australian-bred highbush cultivar with masses of sweet, tasty pale blue berries. Sweet bunches hang like grapes in abundance toward the end of the season making this the ideal blueberry variety for jams and preserves, or for gardeners who just want to gorge their crop all at once! Clip to form a neat hedge in soils with a low pH. 5 pl...

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BLUEBERRY COOL COLLECTION 3 plants

PLANTS: WBLCOC

Our selection for extended harvest, these highbush varieties will also cross pollinate to ensure you have a bumper crop of deliciously crunchy sweet berries. Collection includes one plant each of Brigitta, Blue Rose ...

Member $24.95

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BLUEBERRY 'DENISE'

PLANTS: WBLDE

Produces very large, medium-blue fruit flushed red around the stem with a distinct, tangy flavour. Heavy yields of big, attractive berries makes this variety very popular with home gardeners.

Member $9.95

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BLUEBERRY 'NORTHLAND'

PLANTS: WBLD

This is the blueberry for long harvest. The berries begin to ripen in December and will continue into March! With very dark flesh and a wild berry flavour `Northland' gets progressively sweeter the longer it hangs ...

Member $9.95

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BLUEBERRY 'POWDER BLUE'

PLANTS: WBLPB

Beautiful powdery blushed fruit are produced on this hardy shrub. Produces well in all climates due to the low chill requirements of the fruit. Suitable for hedging. Plant with 'Brightwell' to improve pollination.

Member $9.95

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BLUEBERRY WARM DUO 2 plants

PLANTS: WBLCOW

Our selection for extended harvest, these bush varieties will also cross pollinate to ensure you have a bumper crop of deliciously crunchy sweet berries. Duo includes one plant each o'neal and Sunshine blue.

Member $17.50

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CRANBERRY

PLANTS: PCRBE

Grow your own cranberry sauce for Christmas dinner. This wiry ground cover with pale pink flowers produces the wine-red berries just in time for Christmas. This large fruited cranberry from North America produces tart ...

Member $9.95

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MARIONBERRY

PLANTS: WBLMA

Introduced in 1956 and touted as 'The Queen of Blackberries', packed full of antioxidants the Marionberry produces medium sized fruit that ranges from a deep red to glistening black when ripe. A wonderful balance of ...

Member $9.95

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MIDYIM BERRY

PLANTS: WMID

A must for any edible landscape, this is the new-age box hedge. Not only are the delicate berries sweet and tangy, but the plant makes an attractive low hedge that will grow under a little shade. The new leaves ...

Member $6.95

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SOLANUM WENDLANDII

PLANTS: WSOW

This rare climber just loves the heat. Huge frilly heads of lavender flowers cover it for five months and are dramatically framed by glossy leaves. Plant beside a north-facing wall in the south where it's deciduous. Evergreen in the subtropics.

Member $19.95

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STRAWBERRY 'CHANDLER' POTTED

PLANTS: PSTCHP

The most delicious of all the large fruited strawberries. Huge berries up to 60g are produced in profusion in summer. Easy to grow in most climates, these have to be the chef's choice. 82/100 in our taste tests.

Member $6.95

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Membership: MNE2VS

Grow the best tasting vegies with free Tomato 'Tigerella, Beetroot 'Bulls Blood, Silverbeet 'Fordhook' and Spring Onion 'Red' seeds (one packet of each, valued at $21).

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