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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 'SUNSHINE BLUE'

BLUEBERRY 'SUNSHINE BLUE'

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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This large-fruited variety from North America is high in Vitamin C and antioxidants. Traditionally found in open bogs and swamps, cranberries love a moist position in full sun. A wiry ground cover with pale pink flowers followed by wine-red berries. Plants reach full production in 3-5 years.

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An Aussie native and a food of first nations people, midyim berry is the quintessential edible Aussie plant. Grow as a low-growing hedge and prune as you would box, or plant in the garden as decorative shrub. The delicate summer berries are sweet and tangy, the new leaves are burgundy coloured, and the spring flowers appear as small white stars....

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MIDYIM BERRY - 5 PACK

MIDYIM BERRY - 5 PACK

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 ...

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RASPBERRY 'CHILCOTIN'

RASPBERRY 'CHILCOTIN'

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.

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RASPBERRY 'TULAMEEN'

RASPBERRY 'TULAMEEN'

A cool climate almost almost thornless raspberry rarely seen in supermarkets. A vigorous cane berry with large, firm berries produced early in the season, often providing fresh fruit for the Christmas table. An excellent variety to extend your berry season.

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Developed by the Department of Agriculture in the 1970s at Silvan in Victoria, this cross between Marionberry and Boysenberry is slower to ripen than most caneberries, making it easier to pick at the perfect time. Silvanberries hold well on the bush and won't turn to mush in the blink of an eye. Vigorous berries, plant in a dedicated berry bed a...

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STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA'

STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA'

Exploding with flavour when picked fresh from the garden, this heavy cropping strawberry producing delicious deep-red fruit of medium size from late summer into autumn. Easy to grow and great for beginner gardeners. Suited to pots or garden beds.

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STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA' 5 PACK

STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA' 5 PACK

A whole metre of strawberries for $20! This heavy cropping strawberry producing delicious deep-red fruit of medium size from late summer into autumn. Suited to pots or garden beds. Includes 5 plants.

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STRAWBERRY RED GAUNTLET POTTED

STRAWBERRY RED GAUNTLET POTTED

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.

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THORNLESS BLACKBERRY 'CHESTER'

THORNLESS BLACKBERRY 'CHESTER'

Summer fruiting thornless brambleberry. Give it a bit of room and a sturdy trellis as it is a vigorous grower that will produce medium to large glossy black fruit to the end of summer making it a useful addition to the ...

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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. ...

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BACKYARD BERRY COLLECTION - 10 plants

BACKYARD BERRY COLLECTION - 10 plants

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.

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BLACKBERRY 'WALDO'

BLACKBERRY 'WALDO'

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'

BLUEBERRY 'BLUE ROSE'

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'

BLUEBERRY 'BRIGHTWELL'

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'

BLUEBERRY 'BRIGITTA'

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 'NORTHLAND'

BLUEBERRY 'NORTHLAND'

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 ...

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BLUEBERRY 'POWDER BLUE'

BLUEBERRY 'POWDER BLUE'

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.

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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.

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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 ...

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MULBERRY 'ASIAN BLACK'

MULBERRY 'ASIAN BLACK'

Producing an abundant harvest of fruit from Christmas until autumn. A fire retardant shade tree suitable for bushfire prone areas and permaculture style gardens.

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RASPBERRY 'AUTUMN BLISS'

RASPBERRY 'AUTUMN BLISS'

Blissfully sweet large fruit adorn this autumn fruiting variety Being a Primocane variety these canes are easy to maintain. Simply cut down the old canes in winter after you have finished harvesting to make way for the next years crop of sweet fragrant berries. Plant with 'Heritage' to extend your season.

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RASPBERRY CAROLINE

RASPBERRY CAROLINE

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.

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Member Exclusives

Complete Autumn Harvest Speeding & Seed Collection

Complete Autumn Harvest Speeding & Seed Collection

Everything you need to grow an abundant harvest this autumn! Collection includes five SPEEDINGS each of Cabbage ‘Mini’, Caulifower ‘Mini’, Broccoli ‘Green Sprouting’ and Silverbeet Five Colour Mix, one seed packet each of Broad Bean ‘Aquadulce’, Carrot ‘Baby’, Kale ‘Tuscan Black’, Leek ‘King Richard’, Beetroot ‘Mini Gourmet’, Spinach ‘Bloomsdale...

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Classic Cottage Collection

Classic Cottage Collection

Rich, moody colours for a classic spring flower garden. This easy to grow collection includes a total of 15 Speedings, 5 each of delicate Larkspur 'Misty Lavender', bold Snapdragon 'Potomac Red' and Chocolate Queen's Anne's Lace. AVAILABLE FOR ACT, NSW, SA, VIC ONLY

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2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

Membership: MNE2VS

Grow the best tasting vegies with free Carrot ‘St Valery', Broccoli ‘Romanesco', Beetroot ‘Bull’s Blood' and Silverbeet ‘Fordhook’ seeds (one packet of each, valued at $21).

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