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Rare Incredible Edibles

Grow a taste of the exotic at home with these exciting herbs and spices from around the globe.

The sweet, aromatic seeds of green cardamom have been prized for centuries, and today remain one of the world's most expensive and versatile spices. The seed are a crucial ingredient of Indian garum masala, and flavour a plethora of Asian, Arabic and African dishes, both sweet and spicy. Harvest leaves as required or pods in late summer. This le...

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Imagine the delicious aroma of freshly-roasted coffee beans, made even more magical because you grew them yourself! An attractive small shrub with glossy dark-green leaves and fragrant white spring flowers, followed by delicious coffee beans. A must for any frost-free garden and also popular as an indoor plant in colder climates. Prefers moist, ...

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GOJI BERRY (WOLFBERRY)

GOJI BERRY (WOLFBERRY)

The Tibetans, Koreans and Japanese have long known of the virtues of the goji. Now in the west you can buy the dried berries or the juice at your local health food store, or better yet, you can grow your own and save a packet! This tough weeping shrub has white stems that bear olive-like leaves. Mauve flowers are produced in early summer, follow...

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JAPANESE GINGER

JAPANESE GINGER

The edible flower buds of Japanese Ginger are a prized delicacy, both fresh and preserved, and are the source of the ginger most commonly found on the side of your sushi plate. Mature leaves can also be used to wrap food. Also known as myoga, Japanese ginger is easy to grow and thrives in dappled light, which coincidentally produces the best-tas...

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Gin makers; we’ve got a treat for you! Our Juniper is a rare self-pollinating selection that bears fruit on a single plant. An elegantly upright plant, juniper forms a neat cone of grey-green foliage with berries used to flavour gin. Thriving in sun or part shade, the berries can take up to two years to ripen.

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KIWIBERRY 'ISSAI'

KIWIBERRY 'ISSAI'

We love this little garden treasure at Diggers because it's the perfect home garden fruit. Its' bite-sized, zesty gems taste delicious, and are far too delicate to go through the rigors of commercial production and transport, so it will never appear at the green-grocers. A self-pollinating little kiwifruit with hairless, grape size fruit that bo...

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POMEGRANATE 'GULOSHA AZERBAIJANI'

POMEGRANATE 'GULOSHA AZERBAIJANI'

Prepare your taste buds for this incredibly tasty pomegranate. Favoured for it's large arils, the superior flavour of 'Gulosha Azerbaijani' is due to the lovely balance of sweet and sour in the fruit. An excellent edible shade tree or feature in the seasonal garden.

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Pomegranate 'Jativa'

Pomegranate 'Jativa'

A popular pomegranate for juicing with bright red flowers throughout spring and summer, followed by red fruit in autumn. An excellent juicing variety that is high in antioxidants.

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POMEGRANATE 'WONDERFUL'

POMEGRANATE 'WONDERFUL'

Exported from California throughout the world, this variety of pomegranate has become the world standard. Noted for its rich, red colour and piquant flavour, 'Wonderful' can be eaten as fresh fruit or juiced. Popular because the seeds of this variety are less woody than others. A vigorous and productive Mediterranean fruiting plant suitable for ...

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TRUE CURRY LEAF

TRUE CURRY LEAF

A graceful evergreen shrub in the tropics and subtropics and an attractive indoor plant in cooler climates. The fern-like, highly aromatic leaves are dried for Madras style curry powders, or for maximum flavour, use fresh from the shrub.

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Grow your own vanilla pods! A beautifully decorative indoor vine for southern gardeners or small vine for those in tropical or subtropical climates, this curio is a must for the plant collector, edible gardener or indoor plant enthusiast. Provide support for the vine to entwine itself on.

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Watch out for this fascinating flower in mid summer, as leafless stems appear adorned with golden spider-like tendrils. Perfect for summer gardens, it relishes dry conditions and thrives on minimal attention. Plant in clumps amongst salvias and sea lavenders for a blast of summer colour.

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BABACO - Champagne Fruit

BABACO - Champagne Fruit

"A feature plant in our sub-tropical food gardens at Heronswood, this tropical-looking small tree produces lemon sherbet-flavoured melons, also known as 'Champagne Fruit', in its second year. This is the paw-paw for southern gardeners, with the combination of exotic fruit and lush palm-like leaves. No need for a pollinating partner as the Babaco...

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Revelling in scorching, dry heat, this Mediterranean gourmet delight will start to produce the flower buds (which can be pickled or dry salted) in its second year. Produces up to 8kg of buds when mature. One year old plants.

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HIPPEASTRUM PAPILIO (1 Bulb)

HIPPEASTRUM PAPILIO (1 Bulb)

Watch out for this fascinating flower in mid summer, as leafless stems appear adorned with golden spider-like tendrils. Perfect for summer gardens, it relishes dry conditions and thrives on minimal attention. Plant in clumps amongst salvias and sea lavenders for a blast of summer colour. Despatched from end November

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MACADAMIA 'PINKALICIOUS'

MACADAMIA 'PINKALICIOUS'

The perfect flowering and fruiting Australian native garden tree, ‘Pinkalicious’ produces stunning pink racemes early in the season before its crop of much-loved nuts. The delectable nuts are reason enough to plant a macadamia, but this one also has bright pink flowers in spring too!

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This deciduous woody vine produces unusual berries with five flavours in one - salty, sweet, sour, bitter and pungent. Self-fertile, the berries have been used in Eastern medicine for centuries.

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OLIVE 'FRANTOIO'

OLIVE 'FRANTOIO'

Famous for the most fruity and aromatic oil in Tuscany where the Italians call it Paragon. In fact, the name ‘Frantoio’ refers to the village press used to extract the prized oil. With an oil content up to 25%, this is the olive to plant if you are looking to press your own. Will grow over a wide climatic range, from inland Tasmania to southern ...

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OLIVE 'ITALIAN LECCINO'

OLIVE 'ITALIAN LECCINO'

A fast growing productive olive that makes a delicate style of olive oil and a delectable table olive. The dense habit makes this in ideal choice for a hedge or trained against a wall. Pendolino is the ideal pollinator, but any other olive will suffice.

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OLIVE 'KOLOSSUS KALAMATA' PBR

OLIVE 'KOLOSSUS KALAMATA' PBR

A very attractive and drought-tolerant tree that produces everyone’s favourite pickling olive. Plump fruit must be hand picked for best presentation as they bruise easily, so growing at home is the best way to ensure you have high quality olives. Pick when purplish-black, as Kalamatas are not good green olives. Self-pollinating but fruits better...

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OLIVE 'MANZANILLO'

OLIVE 'MANZANILLO'

A beautiful spreading tree bearing early crops of medium-sized fruit, which can be picked green or black. With the highest flesh-to-pit ratio of all olive varieties, ‘Manzanillo’ is well suited to stuffing and pickling. A very heavy cropper that out-yielded 14 other varieties in a trial in Mildura by the Department of Agriculture. It is consider...

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A standard of the Spanish olive oil producers, this cultivar is the highest oil yielding olive suited to cold winters and hot dry summers. `Picual' is ideal for inland regions of Australia. `Pendolino' is the ideal pollinator, but 'Arbequina' or any other olive will improve pollination.

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POMEGRANATE 'KAZAKE'

POMEGRANATE 'KAZAKE'

A compact bushy pomegranate that's hardy to heat, cold and drought. Originally from Uzbekistan, 'Kazake' bears fruit with a yellowish skin and vibrant red arils. The fruit is more resistant to splitting due to the firm calyx on the fruit. An excellent garden variety that could also be planted as an edible hedge. Self-fertile.

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STEVIA 'CANDY' aka SUGAR PLANT

STEVIA 'CANDY' aka SUGAR PLANT

Grow your own Stevia to avoid the processing that occurs when you buy this natural sweetener at the shops. A natural alternative to synthetic and processed sugars, Stevia is not a new plant having been grown by Brazilian and Paraguayan tribes for centuries. Undoubtedly a better alternative to refined sugars, the leaves of Stevia can be used fres...

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Member Exclusives

Waves of Blue cut flower collection

Waves of Blue cut flower collection

Produces nature's finest, enchanting shades of blues and whites. Freshly picked, gathered and hand arranged, these plants give a long-lasting, elegant floral arrangement that is sure to impress. Includes Delphinium Butterfly Mix, Blue Sea Holly, Salvia Blue Monday and False Queen Anne's Lace.

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CITRUS STARTER PACK

CITRUS STARTER PACK

If you’re thinking about growing your own citrus at home, this is the ultimate starter collection. We’ve combined five of our favourite varieties to help you create your own citrus grove, including one plant each of Orange ‘Lane’s Late’, Lemon ‘Prior Lisbon’, Lime ‘Tahitian’, Tangelo ‘Minneola’ and Mandarin ‘Imperial’. Once established, you’ll b...

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2 year membership + Garden Calendar and 2 Seed Packets

2 year membership + Garden Calendar and 2 Seed Packets

Membership: MNE2CA2

Join the club and receive an exclusive gift, valued at $30. A stunning calendar featuring key dates, a guide to which seeds to sow each month and plenty of space to add your own events. Plus two free packets of some popular seeds – Tomato 'Black Cherry' and Lettuce Heirloom Mix.

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