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20 Oct Newsletter 20th October 2025
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Title image above is copyright © Rob First published 20th October 2025 Hello everyone, again keeping to the format of previous newsletters: ********* Item 1: Things of Beauty The Azalea Collection is both a Thing of Beauty Item as well as the Wollongong Botanic Garden feature for this newsletter. ..
20 Oct The Wollongong Botanic Garden Azalea Collection
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 20th October 2025 The series on the The Wollongong Botanic Garden continues here, this time with a photo essay on its Azalea Collection. From their website: This collection features plants found in Asiatic regions including Chi..
17 Oct Air-Pot Growth!
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Title image above is copyright © Ross First published 17th October 2025 This post was inspired by Ross, who sent me photos of his wife’s orchid and his tomato plant in Air-Pot containers. Ross said “The orchid flowered about two weeks after planting which was very unusual.” Orchid in 7.5 L Air-Po..
17 Oct Don't do This Either, Boys and Girls!
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 17th October 2025 This is a sequel to Don't do This, Boys and Girls! — and again, please don’t try this at home! As mentioned in that previous post, the roots of some species will go straight through the base of an Air-Pot if al..
14 Oct Ways to Stop Roots Going Through an Air-Pot Base
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Title image above is copyright © Jonathon in Bathurst NSW First published 14th October 2025 This post was inspired by Jonathon in Bathurst NSW. The timing was incredible as I had just written this on what not to do with roots and Air-Pot bases. When quite by chance and with no knowledge of this, J..
09 Oct Using Decorative Pots With Air-Pot Containers
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Title image above is copyright © Robyn in Dawesville WA First published 9th October 2025 This post was inspired by Robyn in Dawesville WA, who sent me these two photos of her Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) in a 38 L Air-Pot, inside a larger, decorative pot: Coral gum in 38 L Air-Pot Container co..
02 Oct Don't do This, Boys and Girls!
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 2nd October 2025 Updated on 17th October 2025 Some years past I set aside two young Japanese maples, each in a 4.1 L Air-Pot Small Seed Tray, to grow on to bonsai. (The bonsai training pot equivalent wasn’t a thing then). The ro..
01 Oct Plant of the Month: October 2025
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 1st October 2025 Bonsai Starter: Green-leaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi' x) in 4.1 L Air-Pot Container Family: Sapindaceae (includes maples, lychee, and horse chestnut) Genus: Acer (the maples) Botanical/Binomial Nam..
23 Sep Prickly-Leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca styphelioides) Bonsai in an Air-Pot Container - ENQUIRIES TO PURCHASE WELCOME
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 23rd September 2025 The Prickly-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca styphelioides) is native here and self-seeds readily. Its small leaves — prickly alright! — and charming bark make it a natural for bonsai. Unfortunately and to my frus..
01 Sep Plant of the Month: September 2025
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 1st September 2025 Paintbrush, Torch or Blood Lily(Scadoxus puniceus) Family: Amaryllidaceae (includes Amaryllis, Agapanthus, Clivia and Scadoxus) Genus: Scadoxus (includes other ornamental blood lilies) Botanical/Binomial Nam..
10 Aug Newsletter 10th August 2025
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Title image above is copyright © Helen Flynn First published 10th August 2025 Hello everyone, again keeping to the format of previous newsletters: ********* Item 1: Things of Beauty The Lone Pine descendant photographed by Helen Flynn in Victoria is one of the Things of Beauty Item for this newsle..
10 Aug Two Matchstick Bromeliad Inflorescences
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 10th August 2025 Bromeliads have the most amazing infloresecences* (flower spikes*), and the inflorescence of the pink-and-blue matchstick bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala var. gamosepala) is no exception! * A more accurate descrip..
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