It was good, I agree!

Being in Vic. I don't know much about W.A. but if you contact either;

Wildflower society of W.A.

or

CALM (Department of Conservation and Land Management, W.A. Government)

One of them may be able to help you. Good luck.

Cheers,
Dee.

Here you go trancegemini:
Follow the link to WA and you have a state wide listing of indigenous nurseries.

Here is a link that might be useful: Greening Australia indigenous nursery lists

look for your local landcare group, or seek out a natives only nursery, also the local gov' enviroment dep't should be able to help.

len

Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page

I sell local species, out the front on my place. Just a plant stall setup at this stage.

We are out there, just got to look for us !

Here is a link that might be useful: A nursery that grows local natives

Hi All,

Yes, it was great to see an entire edition of GA on natives, but I'd really love to see a bit more coverage of native plants from regions north of Coffs Harbour. Colin Campbell could put together an absolute cracker of a segment - they just dont use him often enough, for mine.

Sophie hit the nail on the head (as did the new presenter in his segment) when she said that the term 'Australian native' is just too broad - plants that thrive in WA dont necessarily do so in the Eastern states, even those with similar temperature ranges. Plants like the Dianella and Lomandra featured in the show are exceptions, and I think they should be even more prominent in nursery offerings.

The best part of the show was the story of Jenny Morton's garden (see URL below). I was inspired by her willingness to work the rocky soil she had at her feet, and the wonderful eccentricities of her entomologist husband Tony, regularly seen wandering into shot chasing butterflies. Real characters, and the kind of people who renew my faith in Aussie gardeners on days when I have seen one too many 'stitched up' parterres on manicured lawns. Long live the dinkum Aussie gardener :)

Cheers,

Artie

I also loved the idea of the planting of that Callistemon, I think, that attracts that endangered butterfly. What a lovely idea to get all your friends to plant it, and create a corridor to encorage the butterfly.

I agree with you Artie, they where wonderful people.

What was the name of the plant in question ?

What is the defintion of "dinkum Aussies gardener" ?

Yes I also enjoyed the show devoted entirely to Australian plants. The new presenter, Angus Stewart is very knowledgeable and, I'm sure I read somewhere, is the person who developed the "Bush Gems" range of Kangaroo Paws.

Hi Popi,

1. From the GA site:
   'She has also planted Bursaria spinosa the food plant for the Eltham Copper, which is a very rare and endangered species of butterfly, which is found in Castlemaine. Jenny says: "My husband discovered it Ânow I'm getting all my friends to plant the Bursaria through to Castlemaine, to form a corridor for the butterfly."'

2. For mine, a dinkum Aussie gardener is one who is willing to work with what they have been given. I'm not immune to the temptation to replace my topsoil etc, but I still see it as contradictory to try to grow roses in humid northern Australia (just one example). Whether its a native or exotic species, the plants in my garden are there because they work, and I dont particularly care what the Joneses have planted up the road. I guess it came home to me at the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers - the showcase gardens just dont ring 'true' for mine. Toowoomba gardeners would probably regale me with tales of water restrictions and icy winter winds, but bulbs are just too ephemeral for mine. The Morton garden wouldnt attract the same crowds, but its an achievement that stands the test of time, IMO - thats the work of dinkum Aussie gardeners.

thanks dee, greg and len for the suggestions. I'll look into the wildflower society and ag dept to see if they can help with a list. The reason Id really like a list to work from is because the nearest indigenous nursery is about an hours drive away and it is a great nursery but because it is so far I like to have a list of plants that I want to get before I drive out there so that I can reasearch them a bit first and also try to find pictures of them fully grown etc and try to get as many of the plants I need in one trip, and a list would give me a good starting point to work from.

and I agree that angus was great, I hope we see more of him in the future.