Zanthorrea Nursery is a family-owned garden centre, located in the
hills of Perth, Western Australia.
The tranquil surroundings of Zanthorrea Nursery's hills garden centre
make choosing plants a pleasure. Whether you are wandering around the
display gardens or enjoying a picnic while the children discover the
playground, the emphasis at Zanthorrea is on relaxation.
At Zanthorrea we specialise in Australian natives, which are among
the world's most lovely and hardy plants. Visit us to choose from over
600 varieties of Australian plants. Zanthorrea is an accredited nursery,
so our plants are guaranteed to be clean, healthy and 'hardened off'
before you take them home.
Plant of the Month: Swan River Pea
The Swan River Pea, or Gastrolobium celsianum (formerly Brachysema lanceolata) is a hardy small spreading shrub. The decorative leaves have a silvery backing and the flowers are a deep red from Winter to Spring. Likes a full sun position, but can grow well in a shady spot so long as the soil is free draining.
Zanthorrea Nursery has won the Kalamunda Chamber of Commerce 'Small Business of the year Award'! We are delighted to win this award, and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and for nominating us!
With Christmas coming up fast, it is time to think about sprucing up that backyard for the festive season, try some natives like kangaroo paws or Scaevolas in pots or hanging baskets for a colourful display!
The WA Christmas tree at the nursery is in full flower! As a point of interest the WA Christmas tree takes about 10 years to flower, so some patience is required to grow these beutiful trees!The Nuytisa florabunda is a parasitic treeand needs a host plant to grow happily. They can be hard to get hold of and unfortunately we are out of stock for 2011. Seeds are available at the nursery if you are interested in growing your own!
The Zanthorrea team at the NGIWA awards. We won 'Best Large Garden Centre in WA 2011'
Alec and Jackie with the small business award!
New to the Ee-i-ee-i-O Range is a Bill the Bull Ice Cooler to keep all your beers and wines cool!
There are lots of plants in flower for spring!
Lisa
Lauren
28th September, Spring!
What an amazing spring! The creeks are running, the garden smiling and the wildflowers are looking the best for many a year.
Zanthorrea always look fabulous in spring, and this year is no exception. There are many new release plants to enjoy and new products to make gardening easier.
- Ross Alec Jackie and the team
Summer is just around the corner. Don't miss our spring workshops to help get you prepared for summer.
Christmas is coming too and we have lots of new exciting gifts. Garden art, local pottery, decorator tableware and unique Christmas cards are just a few of the ideas you will find in store.
A new range of 'Grow your own' pots has been released. They include a 200mm pot, potting mix and seeds guaranteed to grow. Varieties include, Coriander, Spicy Chilli, Rocket and French Radish.
Like to cook? Like to Garden? Yates have a new book out 'Garden Fresh Cookbook' with many tasty reciepes.
Welcome to Lisa and Lauren
We are delighted to welcome Lisa and Lauren to Zanthorrea. They both come with great enthusiasm of Australian plants and general garden centre experience.
7th July 2011, Days are short, soil is wet. Winter is here!
What a wonderful wet start to winter. Hopefully the rain will continue, filling up the dams and replenishing the aquifers. It's a great time to refresh the garden with winter planting. Many species are in flower with quite a few new and interesting varieties coming through.
Flowering now are many stunning Grevilleas including Grevillea 'Coral Baby', Grevillea 'New Blood' and the Vanilla Grevillea (Grevillea trachytheca). Be sure to check these out!
We hope you enjoy the rain and your winter gardening.
– Alec, Jackie and the team
Farewell Dan
Over the five years Dan has been at Zanthorrea, he has shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for Australian native plants. Dan has some exciting plans for his future, including travel and further study. We'll miss you Dan.
Chorizema cordatum are just starting to flower'
Grevillea Coral Baby is new to Zanthorrea. Flowering now this native will tolerate some of the heavier soils
21st April 2011: Still waiting for the rain!
We are well into autumn now and still waiting for rain. The forecast promises showers over the easter.
Our team are excited with the many new releases this year with some of our favourites in grafted form. The is a small batch of grafted Qualup bells, also a good range of grafted grevillea standards 2m high.
Look out for a number of new releases, including:
Grevillea 'Pick o' the crop', a hybrid between Grevillea bipinnatifida and G. thyrsoides - a spreading low grevillea, drought hardy and prickly, bird attracting with large red flowers.
Grevillea 'New Blood' - a Grevillea juniperina selection that is low and spreading, frost hardy with bright blood red flowers from autumn to spring. A perfect bird attracting living mulch.
Alyogyne 'Delightfullly Double' - the first double native hibiscus. The one is also hardy with stunning soft purple double flowers from summer to late autumn. Bushy to 2m, this native hibiscus will grow in very dry and hot positions.
Sacevola 'Crinkle Cut' - a home grown variety of the popular fan flower. This one has masses of flowers and forms a very low ground cover. It looks stunning in a hanging basket or pot, and in a twice weekly watered garden.
Welcome John
We are delighted to welcome John to our team. John is a keen gardener who enjoys inspiring a love of Australian plants.
Grevilllea 'Pick o' the crop'
New team member John
Summer Workshops
Flora for Fauna
Creating a garden that attracts birds, frogs, butterflies and lizards is a lot of fun. Join us for a talk on how to bring the wildlife back into your garden.
9.30am, Saturday, February 11
Gold coin donation to Kanyana
RSVP: 9454 6260
Time to plant
Summer is a great time to revamp those hanging baskets. Some native plants, like this Scaevola perform really well in a basket, providing lots of colour all through summer!
Beans, Cucumbers and Capsicums are all ready to sow right now and all through summer. There are many different varieties available instore!
Zanthorrea Nursery has been an accredited grower for many years. If
you would like to know more about the accreditation scheme, click
on the link to NIASA website (left).
Zanthorrea is the first nursery in WA to be officially certified by Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA). To learn more,
please visit http://www.sgaonline.org.au
Zanthorrea Nursery :: 155 Watsonia Road, Maida
Vale, Western Australia 6057 :: Ph (08) 9454 6260
Summer is a great time to revamp those hanging baskets. Some native plants, like this Scaevola perform really well in a basket, providing lots of colour all through summer!
Beans, Cucumbers and Capsicums are all ready to sow right now and all through summer. There are many different varieties available instore!
