July
Winter is a great time to plant Camellias, roses, deciduous trees and conifers. Indoor gardening is a must of course, so get your green on and revamp your terrarium, trim your bonsai and keep a handle on your kokedama. There is also lots to enjoy outside like fire pits and friends. Get you diary out and make some plans too… many orchid, bromeliad, camellia, succulent and other plant shows start advertising now so it’s a great chance to engage with a gardening group. July is a great time to get fired up and make plans.
Prepare
Use hydrangea bluing tonic or dolomite (for pink) flowers as required
lime sulphur fruit trees after pruning to burn off fungal spores
Before planting a rose, dig in some cow manure thoroughly a fortnight prior
Sharpen your secateurs for those rose bushes – remove 1/3 of each plant to an outward facing bud
Enjoy
Camellias japonicas in flower
Early flowering Taiwan Cherry
Flowering Quince
Wattles and other Australian natives
The incredible Orange flowering trumpet vine we have growing around the reservoir
Osmanthus and Daphne flowering and their delicious perfume
Flowering winter Aloes and the nectar loving birds that visit
Have on Hand
A tree to plant on National Tree day
Rooting hormone if you wish to take hardwood cuttings
Agricultural lime to apply to your soil if you have an acid pH
Lime sulphur to use on fruit trees
Cow manure, dolomite and bluing tonic
Water crystals to use in the planting holes of any trees and shrubs you plant
