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Flowers for Good Bugs

Grow these flowers in your garden and increase the yields from the Kitchen Garden. These favourite annuals and perennials will attract bees to pollinate your vegetables and fruit trees

AGASTACHE 'LICORICE BLUE' ORGANIC

AGASTACHE 'LICORICE BLUE' ORGANIC

A fine flowering perennial with prominent violet-blue flower spikes which last for months. In addition to its aesthetic qualities, agastache has long been cultivated in Asia where the fragrant anise leaves are used for culinary purposes and infused in tea for use as a health tonic. Attractive to bees in both colour and substantial flowering peri...

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BENEFICIAL INSECT COLLECTION

BENEFICIAL INSECT COLLECTION

Sow this collection to provide the best year-round accommodation for these valued guests. Includes Queen Anne's Lace and Alyssum for winter and spring, Dill, Borage and Salvia 'Blue Monday' for summer and White Cosmos for flowers well into autumn.

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BERGAMOT 'PANORAMA'

BERGAMOT 'PANORAMA'

Know commonly as `Bee Balm', the mass of upright whorls of pink, red or white flowers of Bergamot Panorama are a calling sign to the beneficial insect world. Bees, beneficial lacewings and hoverflies are all drawn to ...

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Easy to grow from seed and one of the most popular plants for bee keepers. The slate grey leaves are topped by panicles of electric blue flowers that last for months and are the best for attracting pollinators to your ...

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CALENDULA ‘DOUBLE RED’

CALENDULA ‘DOUBLE RED’

Bold prominent flowers are upward-facing and outstanding in deep orange and burnt toffee tones. This selection from the 2020 Diggers Flowers was admired for its abundance of flowers and full upright structure. Calendula is easily one of the toughest of garden annuals with bright blooms to bring colour to the garden year-round. Excellent flower t...

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CALENDULA ‘ORANGE FLASH’

CALENDULA ‘ORANGE FLASH’

Delightful strawberry blonde Calendula was an eye-catching flower in the 2020 Diggers Flower Trials. Pastel apricot inner petals are framed by a darker blonde on the reverse. Petals are edible. 'Orange Flash' is a unique Calendula that will blend with vegetables to encourage beneficial insects into the garden and brighten gardens during cooler m...

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CALENDULA 'GREEN HEART ORANGE'

CALENDULA 'GREEN HEART ORANGE'

Named from the Latin 'Kalenade' (the first day of the month) because it can be in flower every day of the year bring brilliant orange brightness to the garden in the darkest of seasons. So willingly do they grow that ...

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CALENDULA 'PACIFIC APRICOT'

CALENDULA 'PACIFIC APRICOT'

The apricot shades blends harmoniously with other colours in the garden if you are after an understated Calendula display. Calendulas have been cultivated for centuries for their medicinal and ...

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CORNFLOWER ‘RED BALL’

CORNFLOWER ‘RED BALL’

A magenta jewel of a cornflower. The plush carmine flowers are held on long stems above the fine felted foliage. A rounded perfect bloom for a buttonhole. As with all cornflower, tall long-lasting repeat flowers throughout spring. The ruby tones of this selection from the 2020 Diggers Flower trials will bring a deeper colour to the flower garden...

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CORNFLOWER TALL BOY BLUE

CORNFLOWER TALL BOY BLUE

Rich deep blue double flowers with silvery foliage. Flowers are ideal for cutting.

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ECHINACEA 'MAGIC BOX'

ECHINACEA 'MAGIC BOX'

A hardy and eye catching summer performer, Echinacea is an iconic wildflower in the prairies of USA. Here, the bold structural cones are a magnet for all kinds of beneficial insects with as a source of nectar ...

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ECHINACEA PURPLE

ECHINACEA PURPLE

Purple, upright flowers are not only a magnet for bees but a popular addition to garden borders. An excellent cut flower.

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FALSE QUEEN ANNE'S LACE

FALSE QUEEN ANNE'S LACE

False in name but not nature, this flower does not disappoint with its namesake features of delicate umbels of lacy white flowers on numerous prominent stems from early Summer to Autumn. Excellent cut flower which ...

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MARIGOLD 'ALUMIA VANILLA CREAM'

MARIGOLD 'ALUMIA VANILLA CREAM'

Buttery vanilla cream flowers on a bushy plant make for a unique French Marigold. Marigolds are all reliably long blooming flowers and this variety with an open face and exposed stamen attracts bees and other ...

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MARIGOLD 'NAUGHTY MARIETTA'

MARIGOLD 'NAUGHTY MARIETTA'

The cheeky sister of the dainty Marietta Marigolds, the golden yellow flowers wink with dark red mahogany coloured eyes. A mischievous addition to any garden, this compact beauty is a perfect stature for pot and ...

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MARIGOLD 'RED GEM'

MARIGOLD 'RED GEM'

Masses of petite sunset red flowers coat neat mounds of delicate lacy foliage. Marigolds are a gardener's 'go to' with their multiple uses as a beneficial companion plant. 'Red Gem' provides the perfect bite sized edible flowers for the kitchen. With a compact stature and scented foliage, it's a handy complimentary marigold for the vegetable patch.

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MARIGOLD 'RED MARIETTA'

MARIGOLD 'RED MARIETTA'

Dazzling red eyes with delicate yellow rimmed petals, the adorable Red Marietta is compact and long flowering tender annual. The neat size of the Marietta Marigolds lends perfectly to planting an edge of the vegetable ...

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ORLAYA 'GRANDIFLORA'

ORLAYA 'GRANDIFLORA'

Elegant and quick to bloom with pristine white lacey plates of flower held above ferny foliage. Long flowering with lasting blooms through summer into autumn. A much treasured starry wildflower in the gardens of ...

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SALVIA 'BLUE MONDAY'

SALVIA 'BLUE MONDAY'

Forget the gaudy fire-engine red bedding salvias,and discover the beauty of this long-lasting annual. Combining perfectly with taller annuals such as sweetpeas and foxgloves,. Growing to 30cm high, the jewel blue ...

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SWEET ALYSSUM 'CARPET OF SNOW'

SWEET ALYSSUM 'CARPET OF SNOW'

A quiet achiever in the flower family when it comes to showiness but one of the best additions to you garden. Sweet Alyssum is renowned for its beneficial insect attracting qualities- and its honey scented blooms from...

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The camphor-like scent of Tansy leaves repels ants and flies. Cheery yellow buttons of flowers are held in umbel clusters above the ornamental ferny pinnate foliage. Long lasting flowers, this pest repellent garden ...

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THE BEE FRIENDLY SEED COLLECTION

THE BEE FRIENDLY SEED COLLECTION

This collection includes 4 seed varieties listed in Doug Purdies book 'The Bee Friendly Garden' that is a perfect addition to a summer flower garden. Attracts the important pollinators for your vegie patch and provides a food source to bees. The collection includes bee attractant packets of Coneflower 'Purple', Cornflower 'Çlassic Fantastic' Whi...

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ZINNIA ‘LILLIPUT SALMON’

ZINNIA ‘LILLIPUT SALMON’

A proliferation of Zinnia flowers the size of large buttons and as cute to boot. Dainty rich salmon blooms are held on strong stems. An excellent Zinnia for 'çut and come' again for repeat flowers throughout the summer. 'Lilliput Salmon' shares the excellent qualities shared by all Zinnia, excellent life in a vase as a cut flower. Zinnias are of...

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ZINNIA ‘QUEEN LIME BLUSH’

ZINNIA ‘QUEEN LIME BLUSH’

A creamy pastel lime dream of a Zinnia. The variations and colour palette are mesmerising. A delight relation to the adored Zinnia 'Queen Red Lime'. Natural variation within the variety is an asset with the same excellent qualities shared by all Zinnia - long performance in a vase, repeat flowering for months through tough Australian Summers. Zi...

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Member Exclusives

SUMMER MINI PLOT VEGETABLE COLLECTION

SUMMER MINI PLOT VEGETABLE COLLECTION

A selection of warm season crops including one packet each of Tomato 'Tommy Toe', Lettuce Heirloom Mix, Silverbeet Five Colour Mix, Cucumber 'Spacemaster', Carrot Heirloom Mix, Sweet Corn 'Golden Bantam' (2 packs), Bean 'Italian Romano' and Zucchini 'Black Beauty'. 9 packets of seed.

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BACKYARD TABLEGRAPES COLLECTION

BACKYARD TABLEGRAPES COLLECTION

Grow a bounty of sumptuous tables grapes with this selection of the best of the best fruit for eating fresh or drying into sweet and healthy sultanas. Includes 1 cane each of Gordo Muscat, Crimson Seedless and Sultana (3 Plants).

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2 year membership + Free Seed Sowing Poster and 2 seed packets

2 year membership + Free Seed Sowing Poster and 2 seed packets

Membership: MNE2SP2

A beautifully illustrated heirloom ‘sow what when’ poster for all areas of Australia so that you'll never have to think about what to sow this month again! You will also receive some free Kale 'Red Russian' and Broccoli 'Green Sprouting' seeds to get your garden started.

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