Zanthorrea's Bush Telegraph

The Bush Telegraph is our quarterly newsletter, filled with gardening information, local news, and details of new plants and products for your garden. Subscription is free, so if you would like to receive your copy please fill in the form here. We provide the option of receiving the Bush Telegraph either by conventional (snail) mail, or via email in PDF format.

Older editions are available for download below, please click on the thumbnail to view.

2011 Editions

Autumn 2011
Including some history on Zanthorrea and some tips on planting, 2.3MB

2010 Editions

Autumn 2010
Including articles on autumn planting, news from production, and the gift shop, 2.7MB

Winter 2010
Including articles on gardening know-how, winter planting, and our new sculpture 'Perenti', 1.1MB

Spring 2010
Including articles on veggie gardening, waterwise gardening, small trees, 1.3MB

Summer 2010/11
Including articles on summer survival, pruning and colour, patio perfect, 1.4MB

2009 Editions

Autumn 2009
Including articles on the display gardens, compost, hanging baskets and our top ten plants, 1.9MB

Winter 2009
Including articles on Celebrate Trees, Shade Tolerant Plants, The Long and Short of Plants, 2.0MB

Spring 2009
Including articles on Our Garden Open, Wonderful Wildflowers, In The Vege Garden 2.1MB

Summer 2009/10
Including articles on Grevillea Woolly Bear Mian, Summer Planting and Pruning, 1.9MB

PLUS: Invitation to Free The Bears sundowner,
2nd Dec 2009

2008 Editions

Autumn 2008
Including articles on Autumn Gardening, Spuds, Chooks and a Greener Earth, 1.7MB

Winter 2008
Including articles on Eco Pots, The Team's Favourite Plants and our recent NGIA win, 1.7MB

Spring 2008
Including articles on healthy soil, SGA's Yummy Yards, perfumed plants.. 1.7MB

Summer 2008/9
Including a "historical ramble", articles on waterwise gardening, eremophilas, SGA.. 1.6MB

2007 Editions

Autumn 2007
Including articles on: Roo Paws, Autumn planting, Sustainable gardening 1.4MB

Winter 2007
Pruning, sustainable gardening and a guide to spectacular winter flowering plants. 1.8MB

Spring 2007
Australia's Open Garden Scheme, Zanthorrea's display gardens.
1.9MB

Summer 2007/8
Fire retardant plants, Aussie plants on the patio, roo paws, green ideas naturally
2.0MB

2006 Editions

Autumn 2006
Including articles on: Flowers For All Seasons, Imported Plants, Autumn Gardening, 1.8MB

Winter 2006
Including articles on: Wollemi Pine, Natural Balance in your Garden, 1.0MB

Spring 2006
Including articles on: Australian Open Garden Scheme, Reviving and Renovating the Garden, 2.1MB

Summer 2006/7
Including articles on: Mulching, What's flowering in Summer, Plants for Small Spaces, 2.0MB

2005 Editions

Autumn 2005
Including articles on: Plants that scratch back, Bringing in the birds, What's flowering in Autumn, 1.9MB

Winter 2005
Including articles on: Wattles, 'Climbing through Winter', What to do in the winter garden, 1.9MB

Spring 2005
Including articles on: A brief history of Zanthorrea, the Canning Stock Route, Potting mixes for native gardens, invasive plants, 1.9MB

Summer 2005/6
Including articles on Waterwise Gardening - Our favourite plants, Aussie Stars for Containers, Summer Gardening, 2.3MB

2004 Editions

Autumn 2004
Including articles on: What's growing in autumn, Contemporary native gardens and looking after australian plants, 1.3MB

Winter 2004
Including articles on Garden Week 2004, What's Flowering Now, Roo Proof plants and Propagation from Seed, 1.4MB

Spring 2004
Including information about banksias, wax flowers, the Australian Mediterranean garden, and spring flowering beauties,1.6MB

Summer 2004/5
Including articles on native Bees, What to do in the Summer Garden, Garden Design and Local Artist Profiles, 1.0MB

2003 Editions

Autumn 2003
Including articles on: What's flowering in Autumn, "Lose your Lawn!", everlastings, dividing kangaroo paws, 1.9MB

Winter 2003
Including articles on: Growing Banksias, Sue's Sandpit Transformation, Pretty Plants in Pots, 1.6MB

Spring 2003
Including articles on: Waterwise gardening, native grasses, and growing from seeds and cuttings, 1.5MB

Summer 2003/4
Including articles on: Summer flowering plants, potting up starter plants, cache pots and, of course, more Waterwise Gardening information for summer, 1.3MB

2002 Editions

Autumn 2002
Including articles on The Natural Gardener (pesticide alternatives), Flora for Fauna, The Autumn Garden Make-over, Grevillea Update and News from Kanyana Wildlife Centre,1MB

Winter 2002
Including articles on Wax Plants, Australian Plants in a Formal Setting, Winter Gardening Ideas and What's Flowering Now, 916KB

Spring 2002
Including articles on Waterwise Gardening, Spring Gardening Ideas and Roo-Proof Plants, 2.3MB

Summer 2002/3
Including articles on: The Top 10 Summer Flowering Beauties, It's Cool in the Summer Garden, Nuytsia floribunda and a details of our new potting mix/soil improver range, 1.5MB

2001 Editions

Spring 2001
Including articles on waterwise gardening, Bush Tucker plants, 5 Colourful Hardy Native Plants and News from Kanyana Wildlife Centre, 1.8MB

Summer 2001/2
Including articles on Patio Gardening, Great Lawn Alternatives, Flora for Fauna and Ideas for Summer Gardening, 1.3MB

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