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Discover the flavour and variety of heirloom fruits for all backyard gardeners.

ALMOND SELF-POLLINATING

PLANTS: WALM

This variety is the first choice for gardeners as it is both self-pollinating and bears high yields of sweet nuts in an easily cracked shell. Not only is this one of the most beautiful of Winter flowering ...

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APRICOT MOORPARK

PLANTS: WAPMO

The most famous of apricots mentioned in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park as being superior to all other varieties. Huge fruit to 7cm wide that is sweet, rich and juicy. Although apricots can be fan trained, they ...

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DWARF APPLE 'COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN'

PLANTS: WAPCO

The poster-child of the heritage apple world, this 1825 variety was raised by Richard Cox, a retired brewer, and is considered the heirloom apple for most gardens. With a complex aromatic flavour described as subtly spicy ...

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DWARF APPLE 'CRIPPS PINK'

PLANTS: WAPPI

This popular Australian apple variety from 1973 is a cross between `Golden Delicious' and `Lady Williams'. It combines the sweet juiciness of `Golden Delicious' with the tartness of `Lady Williams' to produce one of the best ...

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DWARF APPLE GRANNY SMITH

PLANTS: WAPGA

Australia's own heirloom apple, this chance seedling in Mrs Anne Smith's garden in Ryde NSW has been winning gardeners over since 1868. Bake, bottle, or wait until it turns dull yellow for maximum sweetness. Long ...

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DWARF APPLE 'JONATHAN'

PLANTS: WAPJO

First described in the US in 1826 and named after Jonathan Hasbrouck, this popular apple is not only crispy and juicy, it is also a universal pollinator, pollinating all other mid-season apples in the Diggers range. Mid to late season harvest.

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DWARF APPLE SNOW

PLANTS: WAPSN

This mid-season apple originated in France in the 1600s. Small, sweet and crunchy, the pure white flesh is always popular. Pollinated by Granny Smith, Jonathan, Cripp's Pink and Cox's Orange Pippin.

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Fig 'Blue Provence'

PLANTS: WFBP

Decorative and delicious fruit is marked with pronounced blue-striped skin, encasing sweet, purple flesh within. Once more widely grown, `Blue Provence' was initially listed in Goodmans Fruit Catalogue in 1911. Figs...

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FIG 'ST DOMINIQUE VIOLETTE'

PLANTS: WFSA

Reportedly grown at Burnley Horticultural College in Melbourne as early as 1875 and listed in old mail-order catalogues up until the 1930s, this violet-skinned, French fig is worthy of a reprise. Sourced from Phil ...

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NECTARINE 'GOLDMINE'

PLANTS: WNEGO

An old Californian variety that has good resistance to leaf curl. Fruiting within two years of planting, it can be easily fan trained and is suitable for espalier. Produces beautifully flavoured, white-fleshed ...

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PEACH ANZAC

PLANTS: WPEAN

Bred in Australia in 1915, this juicy, red-maroon skin and white-fleshed peach is drippingly delicious. The fruit tastes best when fully soft, so growing your own tree is the best way to sample this fruit when it's ...

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PEACH 'CHINA FLAT

PLANTS: WPECH

Also known as the Donut or Saturn Peach this freestone peach is as tasty as it is unusual. Looking like they have been squashed into a UFO shape they make for an interesting addition to the fruit bowl. With ...

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PEACH 'ELBERTA'

PLANTS: WPEAB

An old variety dating back to 1870, it was popular for canning due to its flavour and ease of processing. Bearing large yellow fruit with a crimson blush, this yellow-fleshed freestone peach is a home garden favourite that ...

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PEAR 'DOYENNE DU COMICE'

PLANTS: WPEDD

Bred in 1849 at Comice Horticole in the Loire Valley in Central France, `Doyenne du Comice' roughly translates as 'Dean of the Show' or 'Best in Town'. A greenish-yellow skinned pear, the exquisite, creamy flesh melts ...

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RASPBERRY BOGONG

PLANTS: WRAB

A locally bred cultivar, 'Bogong' is an almost thornless cultivar of the classic red raspberry, with high quality large fruit best eaten straight from the cane. Extend you picking season well into the autumn months with 'Bogong', as it continues to crop right through to April.

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STRAWBERRY ADINA 20

PLANTS: PSTAD20

Described as the perfect strawberry, 'Adina' combines taste, juciness, aroma, and appearance, producing large bright red tapered fruit. 20 Bare root runners.

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STRAWBERRY ADINA 50

PLANTS: PSTAD50

Described as the perfect strawberry, 'Adina' combines taste, juciness, aroma, and appearance, producing large bright red tapered fruit. 50 Bare root runners.

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BOOKS: ADIAC21

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STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA' 5 PACK

PLANTS: PSTFR5

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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GLADIOLUS 'BLUSHING BRIDE' (10 Bulbs)

BULBS: BGLC10

Arching wands of white, flushed with a pink throat make a scene for up to 4 weeks. Featured in a mass plant in the entrance to Heronswood house. Despatched from mid-February

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