Birth, death and taxes. The three certainties of life. Oh, that and Cliff Richard being in his 3rd age -defying cyborg identity (IMO he spent a decade too long in his circa 1981 ‘Wired for Sound’ cyborg body, rousing my suspicions in the first place) The man is without doubt, a robot. The three topics…
Read moreWe here at Coast Palms and Cycads are amping for our summer break. By the end of these ridiculously hot days we all feel like barbequed prawns and we get a little fractious with each other. Working in 30deg celcius heat with high humidity is fairly taxing so I am more than likely going to…
Read moreAll plant deliveries purchased as ordered online and freighted will be finishing for the 2017 year on Friday 15 December. This is to ensure the week before Xmas is clear for those plants to be delivered and not have them spend Xmas in freight depots dotted around the country. Please ensure that you get your…
Read moreAfter much arm twisting and cajoling from customers I’ve decided to bring the highly anticipated release of Abyssinian Red bananas (Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’) and Lady Palms (Rhapis excelsa) forward, so these can be made available for Christmas presents. These will go at lightning speed, so be warned now- get in quick. You may not see another…
Read moreWe need to move some of our larger Bangalow Palms out to make room for incoming stock. These trees are in excess of 3 metres tall and will not fit into a freight truck. To capitalise on the great savings you will have to come and pick these trees up and take them home yourselves…
Read moreI’ve just updated our Philodendron selection (under Subtropicals/Ornamentals) We now have a range of 4 to sell and they’re all very attractive with serious foliage wowee points. With the massive indoor large leaved foliage trend continuing unabated this genus is a winner for the indoor living art prize. At $22.50 for a 2.5l potted specimen…
Read moreThe laws of economics are close on 2000 years old, almost as old as the Welcome Bay hills behind the nursery. As the rain comes down on this thundery and wet day, I’m just writing a brief post about how we are having unprecedented demand for certain species here at the nursery. Many customers and…
Read moreSo here we are at Friday, end of the working week for some lucky people. Not so for me, and to top it off I’m recovering from bronchitis and this seasons turbo-boosted version of strep throat. It has been a fairly horrendous couple of weeks, what with the mega frostings- the damage has slowly revealed…
Read moreOn July 30 and 31 we had two very significant frosts. Significant, in that they were the hardest frosts I have on record since the winter of 2009, 8 years ago. At -4.5c on Sunday night, and on the Monday night, -3.5c respectively, they wreaked havoc at our nursery and many other gardens around the…
Read moreI’ve just spent the morning freshening up the photos of cycad stock available for purchase. All new photos show our current grades available. There are some knock down sale prices happening with Cycad revoluta- Sago- check them out. As soon as the Cycad taitungensis- Emperor or Prince Sago has a new flush of growth, I’ll…
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