Planting Bug in Winter
Episode: #17 11/8/07
Presenter: Sue McDougall
It is easy to get the planting bug at the moment, because garden centres are so full of inspiration. When Sue visits a garden centre she can’t help herself, she always has to take all the beautiful plants home to put in her own garden.
One little bit of advice, if you are planting at the moment, always choose multiple numbers of the same variety of plants. This way they always look fantastic in your garden when you get home this is the basic rule of great landscape design.
The other is to choose plants for year round interest look for foliage and textures to add extra dimension and plants that flower at different times of year. Bright bold colours for winter, and cool soft pastel shades in summer, this will help keep the garden nice and cool on those scorching hot summers’ days.
Sue makes a point to go to a garden centre once a month, whether to buy something or not, it helps to get an idea of what is in flower and looking gorgeous.
This helps plan a garden that looks brilliant all year around. If you are a spring gardener, that only comes out on nice sunny days. You will notice that you only buy plants that flower at that time of the year. The end result being a beautiful garden for two months of the year and the rest of the time it is looking pretty dull.
So there is no excuse, get out a road map and pop into you car, head down to Waldecks on Vine. It is what a modern garden centre is all about. Entertainment for the both kids and yourself, There is a kid’s play ground while you can walk around the display gardens for some ideas for your own garden. There are good little things like a simple water feature to create depth and interest in your garden that will make a small area look much larger.
Display gardens give the concept and if you like the design but would like a different choice of plants, that is what the team at Waldecks specialise in. Headed up by Mark Tucek they can suggest the best plants to suit your local area. Years of experience will ensure that you have a great garden all year round. If you have a large garden, don’t for get to check out the range of native starter plants and Proteas, these are the most cost efficient way to establish a garden.
Waldecks offer a 12 month plant back guarantee. If for some reason your plant does not succeed they will replace it, free of charge. Added to this the extensive range of pots, gift ware, and water features, you can’t go wrong.
Situated in the swan valley on great northern highway, just down the road from some of the best wineries in Australia there is no excuse not to visit. With a beautiful outlook to the Darling ranges, you can make a day of it.
Waldecks on Vine
506 Great Northern Highway
Middle Swan WA 6230
Presenter: Sue McDougall
It is easy to get the planting bug at the moment, because garden centres are so full of inspiration. When Sue visits a garden centre she can’t help herself, she always has to take all the beautiful plants home to put in her own garden.
One little bit of advice, if you are planting at the moment, always choose multiple numbers of the same variety of plants. This way they always look fantastic in your garden when you get home this is the basic rule of great landscape design.
The other is to choose plants for year round interest look for foliage and textures to add extra dimension and plants that flower at different times of year. Bright bold colours for winter, and cool soft pastel shades in summer, this will help keep the garden nice and cool on those scorching hot summers’ days.
Sue makes a point to go to a garden centre once a month, whether to buy something or not, it helps to get an idea of what is in flower and looking gorgeous.
This helps plan a garden that looks brilliant all year around. If you are a spring gardener, that only comes out on nice sunny days. You will notice that you only buy plants that flower at that time of the year. The end result being a beautiful garden for two months of the year and the rest of the time it is looking pretty dull.
So there is no excuse, get out a road map and pop into you car, head down to Waldecks on Vine. It is what a modern garden centre is all about. Entertainment for the both kids and yourself, There is a kid’s play ground while you can walk around the display gardens for some ideas for your own garden. There are good little things like a simple water feature to create depth and interest in your garden that will make a small area look much larger.
Display gardens give the concept and if you like the design but would like a different choice of plants, that is what the team at Waldecks specialise in. Headed up by Mark Tucek they can suggest the best plants to suit your local area. Years of experience will ensure that you have a great garden all year round. If you have a large garden, don’t for get to check out the range of native starter plants and Proteas, these are the most cost efficient way to establish a garden.
Waldecks offer a 12 month plant back guarantee. If for some reason your plant does not succeed they will replace it, free of charge. Added to this the extensive range of pots, gift ware, and water features, you can’t go wrong.
Situated in the swan valley on great northern highway, just down the road from some of the best wineries in Australia there is no excuse not to visit. With a beautiful outlook to the Darling ranges, you can make a day of it.
Waldecks on Vine
506 Great Northern Highway
Middle Swan WA 6230
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