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Come along and learn all about Terrariums. Our staff  will demonstrate how to create exciting table top terrarium displays using a range of different plants.

 

Part proceeds to BEYOND BLUE.

 

Register now at Serenity Nursery- Ph 0885321141

The Serenity team Get Dirty with Milton

 Had a great day today showcasing our garden centre for TV's Getting Dirty with Milton.

Getting Dirty with Milton is a fantastic gardening show offering ideas on growing great gardens in Australia. Tune in 8pm Wednesdays on Channel 44 Adelaide.

 

I will keep you all posted when our nursery segment will be going to air.

Gardens for Horses...

First of all we designed the garden in the nursery by teaming different plants around the ball sculptures. Some of the plants we used included dark purple cannas, silver foliage succulents, yellow banana split yuccas, dark foliage blazed dianellas and flap jack succulents. We then watered them well, spayed the foliage with a heat protectant and loaded them onto the truck for the journey to Adelaide.

 

Man Power. Lucky my Hubby and Dad were here to do all of the heavy lifting. Here you can see the horse jumps in the background.

We discussed with the officials where the display could be positioned. With water pipes below, a camera crew and leaping horses, we couldn't be complacent about the positioning.

 

I position the plants...the fun part. I just love designing gardens and love the contrast between different foliage's. The soft grey foliage of the frosty top lomandra combines

 well with the structured succulents.

 A couple of cranes in the centre makes the display near complete.

 

 



 

I really liked this part of the display. We used English box at varying heights around the obelisk and placed a topiary cone box in the centre.

 



Finally all of the plants were covered in mulch. Over the 3 days the canna lillies flowered and it was great to see the beautiful horses galloping around our display.

What an incredible opportunity we were given to supply plants for the International 3 day horse event held on the edge of Adelaide city at Rymill park. We were also offered an area of the track to design and install a garden. We used our unique teak garden balls and teak obelisk and installed plants around them for an eye catching display. Our display was set right amongst the horse jumps and was was greatly appreciated by visitors to the park.

Scarecrows and raised garden beds...

Darcy with his newly planted Raised Garden Bed from Serenity Nursery.


1st Prize: Congratulations to Darcy Walding of Murray Bridge High School who won Serenity Nursery's Annual Scarecrow making competition. Darcy hand stitched his scarecrow and stuffed it with hay, they old fashioned way, making a very authentic looking scarecrow. Dacy took out the most community votes and won himself this Raised colour bond garden bed including Amgro Soil and a lovely mix of vegetables and herbs worth $700.

2nd Prize: went to Holly Dimasi, also of Murray Bridge High school. Holly's arty skills found her using a dolls face and hand painted Rossy boots. Holly Took home a compost tumbler valued at $210.

3rd Prize: Coonalpyn Primary School took the recycled approach making a large chicken wire body filled with a variety of recycled materials such as a used key board, plastic bottles and scratched cds. Coonalpyn School took home a Tumbleweed worm cafe and accessories valued at $120.

Serenity Nursery would like to thank everyone who entered the scarecrow competition and everyone from the community who took the time to vote for their favourite scarecrow. A big Thank you to our sponsor Amgro, a local supplier of ours who provide us with top quality potting Mixes for best results in the garden.

Time to Grow!

It's National Tree Day

How proud we are to be in an industry that supports the environment. Every tree, plant and shrub  that is planted helps clean the air, create habitats for wildlife, and soften and shade our environment.

Today is Planet Arks National Tree Day. It's a great reminder to plant a tree or two in your back yard. Winter is an ideal time to plant trees especially deciduous trees like pyrus, elms & prunus. These trees are available now in the garden centre. One of the main benefits of a deciduous tree is that they loose there leaves in winter allowing the sun into your house or entertainment area. During the warmer months they re-grow their leaves to shade your house making them an economical investment.

There are so many native trees available too and it doesn't have to be a gum tree there are some speccy native trees these days with vibrant purple foliage such as agonis 'After Dark' or weeping lime green foliage Acacia "Lime Light". What ever tree you choose to plant make sure care is taken when planting it. Soil preparation and adequate water is important to help establish your tree.

Lights...Camera...ACTION..

Micheal Keelan and Mum in the pavillion.

Me with the camera man doing my little segment.

We are excited and humbled to have had a visit from Chanel 7 television crew this month.

South Australian gardening guru Micheal Keelan and the team from televising series SA Life spent a half a day interviewing us and filming all of our unique garden wares.

We were overwhelmed with happiness when we received a call from Micheal on the Friday and they were here filming the following Tuesday. It was a fun experience for our staff and family who each took a turn talking about the garden centre.

I will let you know when it's going to air.

All About Pots.

Garden club members discover the ins and outs about our pots. 

This week we were visited by the Murray Bridge Garden Club. Our team talked to them about pots for gardens and Patios. Our presentation included what pots are made from, water wise pots, plants for pots and how to create beautiful pot displays.

I spoke about "Pots to beautify your garden" and I was asked by some garden club members to post some of the images from my presentation on this blog...so here they are...

These graceful armeria team perfectly with the purple pot.

Stark white flowers look great in vivid glazed pots. Try white pansies or lobelia.

A red pot was chosen to highlight the red new growth of this abelia .

The orange flowers vibrate against this blue pot. Under planting creates a dramatic effect.

Form over flower. Choose non-flowering plants for striking foliage, texture and shape.

Place your potted plants on a pedistal to add height and highlight floral displays