Our plant of the month is Parachidendron pruinosum. It is sometimes known as Stink Wood, or more commonly as Snow Wood. Growing to a height of about 15 metres it has heads of fragrant, white to pale yellow flowers from spring to summer. The 12cm long twisted seed pods are red or orange inside and contain black […]
Using bugs to control garden pests
Recently our Bio Control manager Yvonne visited the Bugs for Bugs insect rearing facility at Munduberra where she was able to see how various insects are reared in special temperature and climate control rooms. Bugs for Bugs are pest management specialists with 35 years experience behind them. One of the insects that caught Yvonne’s ever inquisitive […]
Nursery Managers Plant of the Month – Grevillea robusta
The plant of the month for November is Grevillea robusta, known widely as the Silky Oak. It can grow quite large depending on the environment where it is grown. Along gullies and watercourses it can grow upwards of 35 metres but in a suburban environment growth up to 15 metres over 25 years could be […]
