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ALSO INSIDE THIS EDITION:
· Top Picks for Spring Planting
· Wisteria Magic
· Edible Gardens
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Dawson' s Spring Rose Displays
Celebrate the start of the rose season and enjoy special cut rose
bloom displays at all stores each weekend from late October through
to mid November. Rose varieties displayed change weekly, so it' s a
great way to compare varieties and find new favourites.
View cut rose flower displays at Dawson' s Forrestfield, Swanbourne,
Joondalup and O' Connor on:
Saturday and Sunday October 23rd and 24th
Saturday and Sunday October 30th and 31st
Saturday and Sunday November 6th and 7th
Saturday and Sunday November 13th and 14th
KANGAROO HOP!
Kangaroo Paws are iconic Australian plants.
Breakthrough breeding in Australia over the last
20 years has produced the stunning Bush Gem range.
These outstanding hybrid Kangaroo Paws are easy
to grow, low maintenance, long flowering and drought
tolerant once established. They look brilliant when
group planted, so consider spectacular mass plantings
to create eye-catching blocks of Aussie colour.
Bush Gem Kangaroo Paws are great performance plants
for the modern Australian garden. They' re equally at home
in the garden or in feature pots, and they make great cut
flowers with a two-week vase life. With emerald greens,
striking reds and burgundies, golden yellows, oranges, pink
and white, Bush Gems showcase the brilliant colours of
Australia. As an added bonus, Kangaroo Paws are a great
way to attract birds to your garden. So get planting now!
Hop in for these great Aussie varieties:
New!
Bush Fury - Tough as! Dark red, taller variety. Height to
1.2m when in flower.
Bush Revolution - Light orange blooms to 1.6m tall.
Bush Endeavour - Strong growing, red flowers to 1.8m.
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Long flowering Bush Gem Kangaroo Paws will have you hopping with joy!
Bush Revolution
Bush Pearl
Popular Bush Favourites
Bush Bonanza - Long lasting bright, yellow flowers.
A real show off in pots too. Height to 60cm.
Bush Pearl - The world' s most popular Bush Gem.
Candy pink flowers held on well branched stems.
Compact grower to 50cm high.
Bush Diamond - Unique white flowered variety.
Compact bushy growth. Height 60cm.
Bush Diamond
Bush Pearl
Bush Fury
Bush Bonanza

SPRING STUNNERS
Top ideas for Spring planting
Casuarina Cousin It Syzygium Resiliance
Clivias
Bridal Star
Lomandra Seascape
Lomandra Lime Wave
Dianella Petite Marie
Dianella Petite Marie (flower)
Grevillea Deua Flame
Bridal Star - WA' s own native Wedding Bush. Hybrid variety, growing into a tall upright
shrub to 3m high x 2m wide. Covered in pure, white star shaped flowers over Spring
to early Summer. Hardy, water-wise, local hero. Tolerant to coastal conditions. Good
screening and windbreak.
Casuarina Cousin It - Something really different. A spreading, cascading, native
groundcover. Fascinating, green leafless stems, creating a Nick Naitanui type mop-top
effect! Looks great cascading from pots or over retaining walls, rock gardens and
embankments. Height to only 10cm, spreading to 1m wide. Best in full sun conditions.
Tolerant to coastal conditions. A water-miser, that' s drought tolerant once established.
Clivias - These magnificent, hardy, clump forming perennials are at their wonderful best
during the months of September and October. Select from premium quality flowering
plants expertly prepared by our Clivia grower. Clivias are a real garden investment and
will quickly become one of your garden heirlooms. Think of Clivias as Agapanthus for
semi-shade areas. Clivias are remarkably hardy and are great for under-planting in
semi-shade areas. They perform admirably even in fairly dry shade areas beneath trees.
Dianella Petite Marie - This new clumping dwarf Dianella lends itself to borders, edging
and mass planting. A wonderful hardy, low maintenance, water-wise plant. Small blue-purple
flowers over Summer. Height to 25cm, width to 25cm.
Grevillea Deua Flame - This new variety has taken the Grevillea world by storm.
Dazzling, bright red flowers over Spring-Summer and spot flowering over the rest of the
year. Attractive, broad, olive-green foliage. Bird attracting, nectar rich blooms. Height and
width to 1.5m. Try it for a low hedge or feature container plant.
Lomandra Chewton Grey - This grass-like plant is a hardy, tufted perennial, growing
to 80cm high and 20-40cm wide. Green, grassy foliage with blue tinged new growth.
Night scented spikes of creamy-yellow flowers over Spring-Summer. Great for borders,
around ponds, habitat creation and general landscaping.
Lomandra Lime Wave - A beautiful native grass with cascading lime-green fine foliage.
Height and width to 70cm. Yellow flower spikes over Spring-Summer. Very low water
requirement once established. Height and width to 70cm.
Lomandra Seascape - Graceful tuft-forming plant with fine grassy grey-green, cascading
foliage. Brings a relaxed coastal feel to the garden. Wonderful for group planting, borders
and pots. A superb landscape plant. Height to 75cm and width to 50cm.
Syzygium Resiliance - This selected Lillypilly is resistant to psyllid* attack. Foliage is
deep green, highlighted by coppery-red new growth. A fast growing
Lillypilly that makes a fantastic medium to tall hedge or screen.
Height 3-4m (or smaller with clipping). Good topiary
specimen too.
Ozothamnus Radiance - We' ve been very impressed
with Radiance ever since we first grew it. A unique,
ever-flowering, native shrub with a bushy, neat habit.
The branch tips are constantly covered with small
white paper flowers, giving a snow-like effect.
Foliage is curry scented. Hardy, rewarding shrub
to 2m high and 1m wide. A water-wise marvel
that' s tolerant to frost and coastal conditions.
*Psyllids are sap-sucking insects which
commonly attack Syzygiums causing
pimply looking distorted foliage.
Dianella Petite Marie Dianella Petite Marie
Ozothamnus Radiance
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New
RELEASE ROSES
Each year we add an elite group of selected roses to our impressive list.
Take a look at some of this year' s spectacular new additions.
Floribunda Rose
JANE McGRATH - Bred in Australia, this variety has quartered, old world style, pale pink
blooms. Slightly arching form. Named in memory of Jane McGrath. $1 from the sale of
each Jane McGrath Rose will be donated to the McGrath Foundation. 100cm x 80cm.
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David Austin Rose
Old world charm and fragrance for the modern rose garden ± that' s what David Austin roses
are all about!
MUNSTEAD WOOD (Ausbernard) - Large, shallow cupped, deep velvety crimson blooms.
Strong old rose fragrance with notes of plum and berry fruits. 100cm x 80cm.
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Hybrid Tea Roses
Classic, long stemmed, large flowered roses. Enjoy them in your garden and as cut flowers
in your home.
GOVERNOR MACQUARIE - Fragrant, shining pink blooms. Healthy grower,
noted for good disease resistance. Height to 185cm.
POPE JOHN PAUL II - This exceptional new hybrid tea rose has received top
ratings for vigorous growth, disease resistance and form. The Pope John Paul II rose
produces large, luminous pure white blooms, beautifully finished with a delightful fresh
citrus fragrance. 120-150cm.
ST JOHN ROSE* - Beautiful, classic blooms of deep, velvety red. Some near
black tones especially towards the outer petal edges. Intense rose and citrus fragrance.
Height to 150cm.
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Delbard Roses
Delbard Chateau Versailles David Austin Munstead Wood
The Delbard family have been breeding fine garden roses in France since the 1950s.
Now Dawson' s offers you a complete range of beautiful Delbard garden roses, all with
that undeniably French romance and sophistication.
CHATEAU VERSAILLES* - Apricot-peach tones, softening to pale cream towards the petal
edges. Double blooms with wavy petals. Strong sweet perfume with notes of freesia, apple and
raspberry. 150cm x 120cm.
EDGAR DEGAS* - Semi-double blooms of amber-yellow,
overlaid with raspberry-pink flecks and splashes. Variable blooms
are a novelty, no two blooms are alike. 140cm x 120cm.
HOMMAGE Á a BARBARA* - Double deep blood red blooms.
Beautifully fluted petals, developing black tones towards the edges.
120cm x 120cm.
*Note: Limited availability of these varieties during first year of release.
Delbard Hommage Áa Barbara
Floribunda
Jane McGrath
Hybrid Tea St John Rose
Hybrid Tea
Governor
Macquarie
Delbard Edgar Degas
Hybrid Tea
Pope John Paul II

WISTERIA MAGIC
Cascading wisterias, dripping with colour, are a
breathtaking sight, so plant now for future glory!
Wisterias are like a good red wine. They just get better with age,
producing more spectacular displays each year. Wisterias are
much loved for their sensational, springtime flowering. They' re extremely
versatile and can be grown on walls, fences, over pergolas and arches, or
along verandas and walkways. They can also be maintained as standards
or bonsai, or as container plants in large tubs or wine barrels.
One of the best ways to grow wisterias is on a pergola where the hanging
flowers can be admired from below. Wisterias are woody vines and require
a strong, sturdy support. They prefer full sun conditions and require about
six hours of sunlight per day.
For a full list of varieties and helpful growing tips see our Wisteria Fact
Sheet online at: www.dawsonsgardenworld.com.au
Discover the magic of wisterias with these classic varieties:
Wisteria Amethyst Falls - This American Wisteria is a smaller and less rampant
grower than the Chinese and Japanese Wisterias. Fragrant, compact blue racemes
in Spring and spot flowering over Summer.
Wisteria Brachybotrys Shiro Kapitan - Sweetly scented, compact white racemes.
Wisteria Lavender Lace - A Hybrid Wisteria with fragrant long racemes of pale lavender-violet blooms.
Wisteria Floribunda (Japanese Wisteria) - Blue-violet, sweetly scented flowers. Long racemes,
often more than 30cm long.
Wisteria Floribunda Alba (White Japanese Wisteria) - Beautiful, long cascades of white flowers.
This is the variety often painted by French Impressionist Claude Monet. It can be seen growing on
the Japanese Bridge in Monet' s garden in Giverny, France.
Also available: Wisteria Floribunda Rosea (Pink Japanese Wiseria) and Wisteria Floribunda Carnea
(Pale Pink Japanese Wisteria).
Wisteria Floribunda Longissima - Very long, cascades of pale mauve-violet blooms.
Wisteria Floribunda Royal Purple (Single Black Dragon) - Single, sweetly scented, dark
purple-violet flowers.
Wisteria Floribunda Violacea Plena* (also known as Double Black Dragon) - Rich, dark
mauve-violet, double flowers. Lightly scented. Excellent golden-yellow Autumn foliage.
Wisteria Sinensis (Chinese Wisteria) - Surely one of the most loved garden plants of all time.
Produces unforgettable displays of fragrant, lavender blue-violet flowers.
*Be quick for this variety - numbers are limited!
Recent Release Rose
Hybrid Tea Atomic Blonde - A real blonde bombshell.
Shapely high pointed buds open to beautiful non-fading,
creamy blonde blooms. Height to 145cm.
It' s Back!
Hybrid Tea Atomic Blonde
Wisteria Sinensis
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Floribunda Ebb Tide - Ebb Tide established itself as a firm favourite with our
customers, selling out in its first year of release. Our nursery has worked hard to
increase numbers of this variety, so if you' ve missed out on Ebb Tide in the past, this is
the year to add this classic variety to your collection. Almost black buds open to reveal,
fully-double, old world style, deep purple blooms. Delicious, intense clove fragrance.
Colour intensity has proven to be darkest in Spring and Autumn. Height to 100cm.
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Floribunda Ebb Tide
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THE EDIBLE GARDEN
Take a look at our online Vegetable Fact Sheet at:
www.dawsonsgardenworld.com.au for a useful guide
to establishing either a traditional soil based vegie garden,
or starting a ª no digº straw based garden. Plus, find a
complete monthly vegie and herb planting guide.
SAVOURY CHOICES
Add spice to life with these full flavoured herbs
Bay Leaf Tree
The Bay Leaf Tree (Laurus nobilis) is a hardy, slow growing evergreen tree. Bay trees
are easily maintained to any desired size by pruning, so they make ideal and hardy pot
specimens and are a traditional choice for shaping into topiary. Bay leaves add flavour to
stews, stocks, soups, pickling brines, marinades, chicken and fish dishes. When using bay
leaves, always remove them from the dish before serving. Bay leaves are also a component
in a bouquet garni, which is a bundle of herbs used to flavor many dishes, including beef
bourguignon and osso bucco. A basic bouquet garni can be made from 3 sprigs of Italian
parsley, 2 sprigs of thyme and 1 bay leaf. Bunch together and tie off with kitchen grade string.
HERB-ROASTED
POTATOES
1 Tbls sea salt,
1Tbls fresh thyme leaves,
1 Tbls fresh Chef’s
Choice rosemary leaves
(chopped), 1kg potatoes
cut to desired size,
1 1/2 Tabls olive oil, Freshly
ground black pepper.
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Place salt, thyme
and rosemary in a mortar and pound with
pestle until finely crushed, alternatively use
a plastic or metal bowl and pound with
the end of a rolling pin. Place potatoes in
a large roasting pan and drizzle with oil.
Sprinkle with salt and herb mixture and toss
until potatoes are well coated. Season with
pepper. Roast in preheated oven for 1hr or
until golden brown and tender.
What to plant in Spring:
Artichokes, basil, beetroot,
cabbage, capsicum, carrots,
celery, chicory, Chinese
cabbage, chives, chilli, choko,
climbing beans, cucumber,
dill, dwarf beans, eggplant,
endive, fennel, kohlrabi,
leeks, lettuce, marjoram,
melons, mint, okra, oregano,
parsnips, parsley, pumpkin,
radish, rhubarb, rocket, rock
melon, rosemary, sage, silver
beet, spring onions, squash,
sweetcorn, tomatoes, thyme,
tarragon, watermelon and
zucchini.
Rosemary Chef' s Choice
Chef' s Choice was selected for its highly aromatic
flavour and is set to become the Rosemary of
choice for the kitchen gardener. Chef' s Choice has
a mounded, spreading growth habit, growing to
1m high and wide. It is very hardy, thriving in sunny
spots and is tolerant to frost, coastal conditions
and drought, once established. Rosemary has
a million and one uses, and will become an
indispensable part of your kitchen garden. Puree
some fresh rosemary with extra virgin olive oil to
make a dipping sauce for crusty bread.

FOOD FOREST
Visit Dawson' s brand new orchard at Forrestfield
There' s something new and exciting at Dawson' s Forrestfield. Through the Winter, our Forrestfield
team has been hard at work developing and planting Dawson' s very own orchard. The orchard is
designed to showcase what' s possible in home food production. The garden is packed full of fruit
trees, herbs and vegetables. Dawson' s Forrestfield Garden Centre Manager, Gavin Dalton says:
ª We hope the orchard will give people plenty of ideas and inspiration to start their own edible
gardens at home.º
The orchard garden makes extensive use of galvanised vegie growing tanks, while espalier and
dwarf fruit trees have been used as a way of getting more fruit trees into a small area. ª In an era
when gardens are getting smaller not bigger, it' s important to show people that space is no barrier
to having an edible garden. People are often amazed by how much food you can produce in a small
area or just a few pots.º
We look forward to watching the orchard grow. Come and visit the Dawson' s orchard and see what' s possible.
It' s situated behind the coffee shop with an entrance via the alfresco covered area or the rose area.
STRAWBERRY TIME
Now' s the time to get strawberry planting so you can enjoy delicious home
grown strawberries over Spring and Summer. If you haven' t had much
success in the past, try growing strawberries in pots or hanging baskets.
Use Dawson' s Premium Potting Mix for best results with container grown
strawberries. Feed with a slow release fertiliser and supplement with a
fortnightly liquid feed like Seasol or Powerfeed. Water strawberries regularly
for the best fruit production. Strawberries are best grown in sunny positions.
However they will benefit from some shading over Summer.
The Kitchen Garden
Take your home grown produce from garden to table!
Lavender Avonview Shortbread
Fresh lavender flowers are the basic
ingredient in this fragrant shortbread recipe.
Ingredients:
± 250g reduced salt butter
± 500g plain flour
± 120g castor sugar
± 2 tablespoons of finely diced lavender
flowers (discard stalks)
± Icing sugar for dusting
Method:
Cream together butter and castor sugar
until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour
and mix in well. Sprinkle diced lavender
flowers and mix until evenly distributed.
Form dough into a ball and wrap with
plastic or place in airtight container in
fridge for 1 hour before rolling. Turn
dough out onto a lightly floured bench.
Roll dough out, leaving it 7mm-1cm
thick and then cut into preferred shapes.
Place biscuits on baking tray lined with
baking paper. Bake in a pre-heated oven
at 160ë C for about 18-20 minutes or until
golden brown. When biscuits have cooled,
dust lightly with icing sugar. These biscuits
are lovely for dipping in tea or coffee.
Lavender
Lavender Flower
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NATURALLY BETTER
New products for keen, green gardeners
If you' re looking for environmentally friendly ways to control
pests and feed your garden, here are some exciting,
new environmentally responsible products to help you
go organic.
Mighty Mites
Using Predatory Mites in the home garden
Spring is the optimum time to release Predatory Mites into
your garden, keeping the damaging mites under control.
Two-Spotted Mite (TSM), also known as Red Spider Mite,
is one of the most common and damaging pests on roses,
vegies, fruit trees and many common garden plants. Spider
Mite populations follow a typical ª J Curveº type growth
pattern. Populations start to build up in Spring as the
weather warms up, then rapidly increase during the hot,
dry weather over Summer.
Spider Mites are sap-sucking pests. The first symptom
of Spider Mite attack is usually faint, white speckling
or spotting on the upper surface of plant foliage.
As populations build up, they can often be seen as
silvery, grey-brown patches on the lower leaf surfaces.
BLOOMING BEAUTIES
In pots or in the garden, Azaleas are spectacular in Spring.
Azealas are at their brilliant best in Spring, so it' s the
best time to start or add to your collection. There' s a huge
range of colourful varieties to choose from, so plant now
to enjoy their spectacular flowering in your Spring garden.
You' ll find Azaleas have such a range of uses. They' re just
the thing to brighten up semi-shade areas and are great
for planting beneath deciduous trees. Azaleas are fantastic
for Japanese gardens, are perfect planting partners for
Camellias and make ideal pot and tub plants.
For a full description of all Azalea varieties offered by
Dawson' s and expert growing tips, collect your FREE
copy of the Dawson' s Camellia and Azalea catalogue,
or download from: www.dawsonsgardenworld.com.au
© This newsletter written by Tim Parker, Dawson' s Garden World Forrestfield. 09/10
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Severe infestations can seriously stunt plant growth and
leaves can be sucked dry to the point where full or partial
leaf drop can occur.
Predatory Mites specialise in feeding on Spider Mites, so
they' re a safe form of biological control you can use in your
garden. Predatory Mites quietly work away to keep Spider
Mite populations under control, helping restore the natural
balance in your garden. A Spring release allows Predatory
Mites to establish themselves and literally put the bite on
damaging populations of Spider Mites as they attempt to
build up numbers.
You can order Predatory Mites at your nearest Dawson' s
store. Once ordered at Dawson' s, your Predatory Mites
are express posted with Australia Post. You will normally
receive your order around 3-4 business days after it' s
been placed. Your Predatory Mites are posted in plastic
cylinders containing a vermiculite spreading agent. Each
cylinder contains an average of 3,000 Predatory Mites.
The predators are simply released by sprinkling the carrier
material over the foliage of target plants.
For more information see our Predatory Mite Fact Sheet
online at: www.dawsonsgardenworld.com.au
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