Colourwise Nursery, established in 1981, a wholesale nursery, has a long tradition of supplying quality plants to Nurseries, Landscapers and Retail Outlets across the East Coast of Australia. Colourwise Nursery is based on the NSW Central Coast, spread over 15 hectares of prime agricultural land...
Southern sting nematode ( Ibipora lolii ), by far the most damaging nematode pest of turfgrass in Australia, was first reported from the Newcastle area of New South Wales in 1979 and is now widely distributed in the Central Coast region of NSW; is causing severe damage to sportsgrounds in ...
Other species will vary based on their growth habit. For example,Arctostaphylos‘Emerald Carpet’ is a groundcover manzanita best planted with about 30” of space between them. Uva ursi (bearberry) plants can be grown just 3-5 feet apart. Check your local native plant nursery or university ...
EVERYTHING ELSE – 10% OFF Here are some new photos from around the nursery: “Cardinal’s Guard” Pachystachys spicata “Red Firespike” Odontonema strictum Heliconia “Carmensita” and Heliconia “Golden Torch” “Black Elephant Ear” Alocasia plumbea ‘nigra’ “Orange Plume” Justicia spici...
Brown algae (Ascophyllum nodosum) powder (Nature’s Choice) was purchased locally (Dis-Chem, Woodburn Mall, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), whereas healthy aloe vera plants were obtained locally from Woodland Nursery, (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Fresh moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf powder (...
Figure 1.Experimental set-up in the nursery showing seedlings growth under control and treatment groups (A), symptoms of infections in the control group (B) and the healthy seedlings inBacillus velezensisCE 100 treatment (C). The most common control interventions have relied on the application of...
Coles, R. G., Lee Long, W. J., Miller, K. J., Vidler, K. P. & Derbyshire, K. Y. 1992. Seagrass beds and juvenile prawn and fish nursery grounds between Water Park Point and Hervey Bay, Queensland. Queensland Department of Primary Industries Information Series QI92011. ...
Propagation, both laboratory and nursery based, is vital for turning seeds back into plants that can be used. In addition, the education and outreach roles of botanic gardens enable the stories relating to the plants conserved, and the need for conservation itself, to be communicated to the ...