The Wollongong Nursery Blog

07 May

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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd (This article was originally published 3rd November 2020 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.) First published here 7th May 2025. This post is for people with small (or no) yards, or who otherwise can’t or don’t wish to set up an outdoor com..

07 May

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Use of Weed Mat Pins With Air-Pot Bonsai Training Pots

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 7th May 2025 Iwas inspired by this local tree: copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos to dig up a self-seeded bottlebrush (Melaleuca sp.) sapling by our water meter (!) and bonsai it, so into a 4.1 L Air-Pot small seed tray it went! ..

06 May

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On Bulbs and Corms

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 6th May 2025 On Bulbs “Bulb” in the botany world has a very precise meaning — it is the underground stem (yes, stem) of a plant, made of fleshy leaves and used for food storage during dormancy. A bulb is an organ. Other plant or..

01 May

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Plant of the Month: May 2025

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 1st May 2025 Saffron (Crocus sativus) Family: Iridaceae (includes freesias, gladioli, and crocuses) Genus: Crocus (includes crocuses) Botanical/Binomial Name: Crocus sativus Meaning of Name: Crocus, from Latin crocus, from Anc..

25 Apr

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Lest We Forget: Anzac Day and The Lone Pine

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 25th April 2025 Today, 25th April, is the 110th anniversary of the first military action seen by Australian and New Zealand troops on this day 1915. The ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) suffered heavy casualties wh..

08 Apr

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Newsletter 8th April 2025

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 8th April 2025 Hello everyone, I think I am settling into these newsletters being bimonthly, and shall keep to the format of the previous one as much as possible. ********* Item 1: Things of Beauty The Wollongong Botanic Garden ..

07 Apr

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Updated Air-Pot Container Diagrams and Videos Page

Title image above is copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd First published 7th April 2025 Air-Pot containers are the original and the best air-pruning containers around, and here you’ll learn how to get the most out of them, visually! Everything below is also on The Air-Pot System: Diagrams and ..

01 Apr

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Plant of the Month: April 2025

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 1st April 2025 Egyptian Walking Onions / Tree Onions (Allium × proliferum) Family: Amaryllidaceae (includes Amaryllis, Agapanthus, Clivia and Scadoxus) Genus: Allium (includes onions, leeks, garlics, chives) Botanical/Binomial..

30 Mar

Suggested Mixes For Air-Pot Bonsai Training Pots

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Title image above was created by Kristi Ellinopoullos from images copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd First published 30th March 2025 Introduction to the Air-Pot Bonsai Training Pot Air-Pot® bonsai training pots are phenomenal containers designed specifically for bonsai enthusiasts: • their sq..

29 Mar

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How to Stop Very Loose and Open Mixes Falling through an Air-Pot Base

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 29th March 2025 Using an Air-Pot® requires a different approach to that of regular pots, and I wrote of this here. In this older post I mentioned how quite a bit of medium will fall through the bottom until a natural bridge form..

14 Mar