Joshua Siskin writes about gardening in Southern California.
If you wanted to create a garden of nothing but Australian plants, you would have a cornucopia of beauties from which to choose.
While working on Taft’s landscaping project, O’Connell met the man who would become her husband. Soon after their marriage, he gave her an acre of land to do with as she pleased and the idea of a nursery devoted to Australian native plants was born. Initially, she scoured nurseries throughout California in search of Australian natives she could use for propagation purposes in building nursery stock.
I should add that O’Connell has never changed the soil in the ceramic pots in which her Scaevola of decade-plus years are thriving. So of course I had to ask for the recipe of this magic mix. “I grow all of my nursery stock in it,” she confided. “It is a soilless mix that consists of 30% pumice, 30% perlite, 25% peat, and 15% fir bark fines.” True, this is a somewhat pricey mix, but the results make it a worthwhile investment.
“For immediate effect, apply iron chelate,” O’Connell recommends, “and for long-term results, fertilize with iron sulfate or soil sulfur.” When I asked O’Connell about her favorite woody perennials and shrubs, she extolled the Eremophila genus. As for trees, O’Connell considers Banksia integrifolia not only one of the toughest but also one of the most ornamental. Its thick cylindrical, pale yellow flower clusters are six inches long and bloom from fall until spring. What’s more, these flowers last in vase arrangements, are suitable for dry, everlasting bouquets, and are also used in making wreaths. In the span of 10 years, this easily manageable tree will grow to a height of 25 feet.
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