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Cold/Mountain

Gardens

Cold/Mountain

Locations Include

Southern Highlands, ACT, Armidale, Bathurst, Tamworth, inland highlands of NSW, VIC & TAS, Toowoomba - QLD

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Summer

Herbs

Plant basil, chives, coriander, lemongrass, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, tarragon and thyme.

Vegetables

Plant beans, beetroot, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, cucumber, English spinach, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, onion, parsnip, pumpkin, radish, silver beet, spring squash, swede, sweet corn, tomato, turnip and zucchini.

FRUIT (FRUITING)

Watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew, passionfruit, raspberries, pears, apples, plums, nectarines, apricots and cherries.

Flowers

Plant agastache, ageratum, alyssum, bergamot, calendula, cineraria, cleome, cyclamen, delphinium, echinacea, everlasting daisy, forget-me-not, Iceland poppy, lobelia, lupin, marigold, nigella, pansy, petunia, phlox, primula, scabiosa, stock, verbena, wallflower and zinnia.

Autumn

Herbs

Plant chives, coriander, cress, dill, fennel, lemon balm, lemongrass, garlic, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rocket, rosemary, sage, thyme and watercress.

Vegetables

Plant Asian greens, asparagus, beans, beetroot, broad bean, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbages, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, English spinach, endive, kale, leek, lettuce, parsnip, peas, radish, shallots, silver beet, snow peas, spring onion and turnip.

FRUIT (FRUITING)

Feijoa, fig, passionfruit, olives, pomegranate, pears, kumquat, watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew, strawberry, raspberry, apples and goji berry.

Flowers

Plant alyssum, anigozanthus 'Frosty yellow', aurora daisy, bacopa, banksia 'Sentinel', begonia, calendula, calibrachoas, cineraria, cornflower, cyclamen, delphinium, dianthus, echinacea, English daisy, French marigold, Forget-me-not, gardenia radicans, geranium, hollyhock, Iceland poppy, larspur, lobelia, lobularia, lupin, mandevilla 'Supertunia Vista' series, nemesia, osteospermum, pansy, pigface, polygala, poppy, polyanthus, primula, rudbeckia, snapdragon, stock, strawflower, sunpatien, sweet pea, verbena, viola and zinnia.

Winter

Herbs

Plant chives, cress, curry, dill, mint, parsley, sage and thyme.

Vegetables

Plant artichoke, asparagus, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, endive, leek, lettuce, onion, peas, snow peas, silver beet, spinach and radish.

FRUIT (FRUITING)

Plant bare-rooted citrus trees (oranges, limes, lemons, mandarin, etc), cherries, pears, apples, nectarines, peaches and plums.

Flowers

Plant alyssum, aquilegia, begonia, calendula, cineraria, cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, erigeron, foxglove, geranium, hollyhock, larkspur, lobelia, nemesia, pansy, polyanthus, poppy, primula, ranunculus, snapdragon, stock, sweet pea, cyclamen, daisy, lavender, daphne, polyanthus, snow drops, lily of the valley, perennial petunia, osteospermum, cineraria 'Silver Dust' and viola.

Admire the winter flowering Eremophila nivea – Emu Bush, with its silvery foliage and purple tubular flowers. Look out for the sweetly scented daphne, witch hazel and wintersweet shrubs. Plant bare-rooted roses and ornamentals.

Spring

Herbs

Sow basil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, fennel, mint, oregano, parsley, sage and thyme.

Vegetables

Sow beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, endive, kale, leek, lettuce, onion, pak choi, pea, spinach, spring onion, sweet corn, turnip, zucchini and tomato.

FRUIT (FRUITING)

Avocado, strawberries, mulberries, blueberries, blackberries, loganberries and kumquat.

Flowers

Sow alyssum, antirrhinum, aster, begonia, borage, calendula, carnation, celosia, chrysanthemum, cineraria, cleome, cockscomb, coleus, cornflower, cosmos, dahlia, dianthus, foxglove, gazania, hollyhock, impatiens, lobelia, marigold, nasturtium, petunia, salvia and zinnia.

Please note: Check with your local garden centre or nursery professional to see what is suitable for growing in your local area for each season.