Sue visits Palm Lake Garden
Presenter: Sue McDougall
Episode: 26 (3rd November 2007)
It’s very admirable when people open their garden to the public. It’s their passion that drives them to show off their special retreat and share their ideas. On the weekend of 17th and 18th November Ann and John will be showing off their tropical garden as a fundraiser for the Amanda Young Foundation.
Sue
“This garden is truly paradise, what was your inspiration?”
Ann
“Well we have a nursery at the rear of the property and people needed to learn how to use the palms and cycads and colour so we decided to build this garden. And it inspires them to build their own paradise.”
Sue
“There are so many colours just through foliage and not many flowers.”
Ann
“Yes, well we’ve picked some of the Bromeliads and there are some gorgeous colours. You also get flowers and they don’t need a lot of water. Also the Cliveas and some of the Cordylines are absolutely stunning.”
Sue
“One feature I love is the gravel paths, there is no lawn here. I just love it.”
Ann
“There is enough work to do in this garden without having a lawn and edging and fertilising and mowing. So we have opted for gravel, it’s soft to look at and it just fits.”
Sue
“Have you got a favourite part of the garden?”
Ann
“Oh yes the frog pond.”
Mulching is a very important element of the Palm Lake Garden. Mulching the garden not only makes it look good but it’s the time of the year to get it spread around the garden. A 100mm thick layer of Biowise mulch is going to retain the moisture that is left in the soil at this time of the year. The last thing we want to happen is to lose all that precious moisture through evaporation from the hot sun. It’s worth mulching all garden beds even those that are covered in shade all summer.
Biowise mulch carries the Australian standards mark for mulches and has both large chunky particles and smaller particles. It’s heavy enough so it won’t blow away if you live in a particularly windy spot, but most importantly the chunky particles allow water through to the soil where it’s needed most. Many fine types of mulch tend to retain water and the plants roots stay at the soil surface, which defeats the purpose of having mulch in the first place.
Now if you would like to get your wheelbarrow full of Biowise mulch, in fact have 2 cubic metres delivered to your door just in time for summer, we have a very special competition running all you need to do is go to the competition link at thegardengurus.tv and answer a very simple question. All correct entries will be in the running.
Palm Lake Garden
24 Collis Road Wattleup
The garden is open for the Amanda Young Foundation on the 17th and 18th November.
For those interested in Palms and Cycads the Palm and Cycad Society are holding their annual display on the 24th & 25th of November at the Cannington Showground.
Episode: 26 (3rd November 2007)
It’s very admirable when people open their garden to the public. It’s their passion that drives them to show off their special retreat and share their ideas. On the weekend of 17th and 18th November Ann and John will be showing off their tropical garden as a fundraiser for the Amanda Young Foundation.
Sue
“This garden is truly paradise, what was your inspiration?”
Ann
“Well we have a nursery at the rear of the property and people needed to learn how to use the palms and cycads and colour so we decided to build this garden. And it inspires them to build their own paradise.”
Sue
“There are so many colours just through foliage and not many flowers.”
Ann
“Yes, well we’ve picked some of the Bromeliads and there are some gorgeous colours. You also get flowers and they don’t need a lot of water. Also the Cliveas and some of the Cordylines are absolutely stunning.”
Sue
“One feature I love is the gravel paths, there is no lawn here. I just love it.”
Ann
“There is enough work to do in this garden without having a lawn and edging and fertilising and mowing. So we have opted for gravel, it’s soft to look at and it just fits.”
Sue
“Have you got a favourite part of the garden?”
Ann
“Oh yes the frog pond.”
Mulching is a very important element of the Palm Lake Garden. Mulching the garden not only makes it look good but it’s the time of the year to get it spread around the garden. A 100mm thick layer of Biowise mulch is going to retain the moisture that is left in the soil at this time of the year. The last thing we want to happen is to lose all that precious moisture through evaporation from the hot sun. It’s worth mulching all garden beds even those that are covered in shade all summer.
Biowise mulch carries the Australian standards mark for mulches and has both large chunky particles and smaller particles. It’s heavy enough so it won’t blow away if you live in a particularly windy spot, but most importantly the chunky particles allow water through to the soil where it’s needed most. Many fine types of mulch tend to retain water and the plants roots stay at the soil surface, which defeats the purpose of having mulch in the first place.
Now if you would like to get your wheelbarrow full of Biowise mulch, in fact have 2 cubic metres delivered to your door just in time for summer, we have a very special competition running all you need to do is go to the competition link at thegardengurus.tv and answer a very simple question. All correct entries will be in the running.
Palm Lake Garden
24 Collis Road Wattleup
The garden is open for the Amanda Young Foundation on the 17th and 18th November.
For those interested in Palms and Cycads the Palm and Cycad Society are holding their annual display on the 24th & 25th of November at the Cannington Showground.
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