Grow Master Heatherton

06/08/2026

This week's brought a real mix of weather. We received a dumping of rain followed by pockets of sunshine but with the crip winter feel lingering in the air.
With only 4 weeks until Spring, it's a great time to refresh colour and get those late winter jobs sorted while the soil is workable.

Highlights this week:

* Clivia minata - red, yellow & orange available, starting at $9.90.
* Fushia - baskets $36.90 & pots starting at $16.90
* Bougainvillea pots, variety of colours starting at $18.90
* Azalea are beginning to bloom, lots of sun loving & shade varieties available, starting at $11.90
* Eremophila, a hardy native, many colours available: red, burgandy, purple, pink, apricot $14.90
* Ozothamnus Pink Pearl flowering now $14.90
* Daphne Odora - pink or white starting at $19.90

Plenty of potted colour to brighten your garden Viola, Pansy, Polyantha, Primula, Alyssum, Correa, Lobelia and much much more!

Rug up and come down for a wander around the nursery. There's plenty to see and enjoy.

23/07/2026

17/07/2026

This week's been a mix of dreary skies and light rain but the last few days have turned mild and a bit humid. Today the sun's finally out. 🌞

If you're looking to brighten things up, our hanging baskets are looking great and we've got beautiful Erica, Protea and Azalea blooming.

Highlights this week:

* Plenty of Citrus available - Espalier, trees, dwarfs: orange, mandarin, lemon, lime & kumquats
* Azalea - shade & sun loving varieties, bush & standards, starting at $11.90
* Erica - lots of varieties available $16.90 each
* A variety of Hanging baskets available: Lobelia $19.90, Pansy $24.90, mixed $29.90
* Helichrysum - Licorice plant starting at $16.90
* Protea - Serruria Florida - Blushing Bride & Pretty n Pink starting at $34.90
* Bougainvillea - variety of sizes available, climbers & standards starting at $18.90

Rug up & enjoy a stroll through the nursery, there's plenty of colour and inspiration to explore.

10/07/2026

There's no denying it, winter has truly arrived in Melbourne! We woke up to our very first proper frost of the season. The nursery was a crisp and icy wonderland this morning 🥶 ❄️

It's a great time to plant deciduous trees while they're resting in dormancy e.g. Japanese Maples, roses, fruit trees, Crepe Myrtles. There's also plenty of colour that can brighten your garden e.g. Pansy, Viola and Hellebore are stunning and thrive in the cold.

Highlights this week:

* Camellia - Sasanqua, Japonica & hybrid varieties available. Starting at $19.90
* Hellebores - a variety of sizes & colours available starting at $17.90.
* Eremophila - a variety of colours & varieties available starting at $14.90
* Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii' foxtail fern starting at $24.90
* Mixed baskets $29.90, Pansy baskets $24.90
* Also lots of indoor plants available. My favourite this week is Monstera deliciosa - fruit salad plant starting at $15.90

Rug up and visit us at the nursery to find some winter inspiration for your garden.

26/06/2026

Winter has really settled in this week with cold mornings, fog and those still quiet starts to the day. Gardens are slowing down, but it is the perfect time to add pockets of colour and texture.

If you're refreshing beds or brightening up a corner, winter plantings will settle in beautifully in this cool weather.

Highlights this week:

* Pansy baskets are looking full $24.90
* Geranium are lovely and bright starting at $16.90
* Easy colour seedling packs $14.90, 2 or more $14.50 each
* Pots of colour $3.50 each or 4 for $12.00
* Plenty of Citrus - lemon, lime, orange, mandarin, kumquat. Trees, espalier, dwarfs available
* Camellia Sasanqua, Japonica & hybrids available starting at $19.90
* Grevillea standards starting at $179 lots of varieties available
* Compact Conifers - Pinus Densiflora Osmaston & Pinus Strobus Merrimack $169 grow only 1 metre high

Get your winter woolies on and come wander the nursery. There's plenty to see and enjoy.

19/06/2026

The weather's been a bit strange this week, mild days, north winds and high humidity but the week ahead is shaping into that proper cold, crisp winter.

All our bare rooted stock has arrived and it's the perfect time to plant while deciduous trees are in dormancy.

For winter colour we've got pansy baskets, pots of colour and easy colour packs to help boost pollination in your winter veg and fruit trees. There are plenty of natives like Grevillea already in bloom.

Highlights this week:

* Grevillea Wooly Toothbrush standard $179
* Grevillea Red Sunset - small shrub $ 15.90
* Lady 'O' Grevillea - medium shrub $99.90
* Correa Catie Bec - small shrub $27.90
* Grevillea rhyolitica - Inferno standard $179
* Acacia Baileyana Purpurea - Cootamundra starting at $18.90
* Hardenbergia Violacea - Happy Wanderer starting at $14.90
* Adenanthos Sericeus - Albany Woolly Bush starting at $13.90
* Platycerium Elkhorn Fern from $34.90
* Acacia Sterling Silver - 2 metres growth height $129

Rug up and visit us to find winter inspiration for your garden.

11/06/2026

We've got some decent rain predicted on Saturday and a few days next week. It's exactly the kind of weather winter gardens thrive on; cool, moist and gentle on new plantings.

It's an ideal time to add some winter colour or structure to your garden. We've got plenty of fresh stock ready to inspire your weekend planting.

Highlights this week:

* The start of the bare rooted stock has come in;
bare rooted bush roses and fruit trees are potted up and now available.

* Bare rooted potted fruit trees: Dwarf Nectarine, Peach, Stella Cherry, Peacharine, Plum & Apricot.
Fig, Columnar Apple, Super dwarf & Semi Dwarf Apples available, variety of prices.
* Camellia Sasanqua, Japonica & hybrids available starting at $19.90
* Acacia Cognata Waterfall - evergreen $179-$399
* Grevillea varieties available; shrubs, trees & standards
* Acacia Limelight standards - evergreen $199-$249
* Colourful Senkaki Maples starting at $89.90
* Plenty of Citrus available; Lemon, Lime, Orange & Kumquats

Rug up and come down for a browse around the nursery.

05/06/2026

After a week of lighter rain and teasing showers, the nursery and gardens finally got the deep drink they've been waiting for with yesterday's and last night's down pour.

With clearer weather settling in over the long weekend, it's a great chance to get outside and reset a few beds or tackle those little jobs you've been putting off. It's the perfect time to plan winter planting, divide up perennials and freshen up tired corners while the soil is easier to work with.

Highlights this week:

Clivia miniata - orange, yellow or red starting at $9.90
Camellia Japonica, Sasanqua & hybrids starting at $19.90
Zygocactus - Schlumbergera truncata - variety of vibrant colours available, starting at $13.90
Protea - the stunning Pretty in Pink & Pink King available now $34.90
Easy colour seedling packs $14.90, 2 or more $14.50
Pansy baskets - cheerful colours $24.90
Plectranthus Mona Lavender or Pink available $16.90

Come on down this long weekend and have a browse. Saturday & Sunday 9-5pm, Monday public holiday 10-4pm.

29/05/2026

Winter is well and truely here now with cooler days and some rain this week, and with winter officially beginning Monday June 1st, it's the perfect time to freshen up and tidy garden beds, refresh tired spots and start planning your winter planting while the soil is soft and easy to work with.

It's also an ideal time to plant deciduous trees as they head into their dormant phase.

For winter colour, why not brighten the garden with Fuchsia, Hellebore or Camellia, all of which thrive beautifully in the cold.

Highlights this week:

Parthenocissus sikkimensis - ground cover $20.90
Cyclamen - starting at 11.90, lots of colours & sizes
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum) starting at $15.90
Bromeliad - lots of colours to chose from $22.90
Camellia - Sasanqua, Japonica & hybrids starting at $19.90
Hellebores - variety of sizes & colours
Fuchsia - Hybrids, Happy bells, Coralle, Cheerful starting at $16.90

Rug up & visit us to find fresh winter inspiration for your garden.

22/05/2026

Winter is definitely on the way, the autumn warmth has disappeared and today feels like winter is tapping us on the shoulder. It's a perfect time to freshen up and tidy garden beds, refresh tired spots and start planning your garden beds.

For colour pansies, violas and primulas are all happy to go in now and love the cold.

Highlights this week -

Asparagus fern (Myersii) starting at $24.90
Camellia - Sasanqua & Jaopinca; lots of varieties & sizes available
Pansy baskets $24.90
Tractor seat plants (Ligularia)
Mona Lavender (Plectranthus) - shade lover
Ponytail palm (Beau Carnea) starting at $18.90
Plenty of succulent & cactus varieties
Erica varieties $16.90 - all blooming now

Rug up, come down and be inspired by Grow Master Heatherton.