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Due to the recent COVID-19 lockdown in Victoria, please know that we are experiencing delays in despatching orders. Learn more.

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

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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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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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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PYRETHRUM TRUE INSECTICIDAL

PYRETHRUM TRUE INSECTICIDAL

The natural source of insecticide - pyrethrins - for your garden, make this an excellent companion plant. The upright stems of ferny grey foliage forms umbels of white daisy flowers, there is a greater concertation of ...

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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 'PURPLE PRINCE'

ZINNIA 'PURPLE PRINCE'

Regal in colour with pronounced purple-magenta, semi-double dahlia-like flowers. This Zinnia holds the panache to inherit the crown with a larger form and large multiple flowers. A bold cut flower that has exceptional ...

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ZINNIA 'QUEEN RED LIME'

ZINNIA 'QUEEN RED LIME'

Crowned by Zinnia aficionados and cut flower growers to international stardom, Zinnia Queen Red Lime holds intricate blooms of coral to red flowers with subtle lime streaks. Natural variation within the variety is...

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ZINNIA 'SALMON ROSE'

ZINNIA 'SALMON ROSE'

Salmon Rose makes a statement with one of the largest of the Zinnia flowers on long, sturdy stems. These double dahlia-like flowers have charming ribbon-like petals all summer long. The salmon-peach soften with...

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Member Exclusives

GARLIC GAMBLER'S CHOICE

GARLIC GAMBLER'S CHOICE

LAST REMAINING STOCK Gamblers Choice, lucky dip selection of garlic. Garlic needs to be planted soon, so we are clearing remaining stock with this discounted offer! Great tasting garlic ready to harvest at the start of summer, with up to 12 months of storing, you will have enough to last all year with this pack! Includes 4 packs, each with 2 hea...

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OLD WORLD ROSE COLLECTION

OLD WORLD ROSE COLLECTION

PREORDER. Cultivate romance in your garden with an easy collection of heirloom bare root roses both fragrant and dreamy. The collection includes three old world rose varieties 'Madame Isaac Periere', Rugosa 'Roseraie De L'Hay' and climber 'Mutabilis' for wonder and beauty. PREORDER. BAREROOT ROSES WILL BE DESPATCHED FROM MID-JULY

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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 Cauliflower 'Mini' and Kale 'Red Russian' seeds to get your garden started.

Member $79.00
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