tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52239056637546226152009-06-13T00:10:47.377-07:00Heliconias, Costus, Gingers, Cordylines and landscaping news blog from El Arish Tropical Exotics, Queensland, Australia.ion e-businesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13357098548273356490noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223905663754622615.post-29270526084261554262009-05-11T18:06:00.000-07:002009-05-11T18:11:16.569-07:00

at 30th & Sun 31st May 2009 10am-4.30pm Entry $5 - Under 18 free Garden suitable for wheelchairs Kuranda Palms Lot 10 Saddle Mountain Rd KURANDA DIRECTIONS: From Cairns take Kennedy Hwy to Kuranda; just before Barron River turn right into Saddle Mountain Rd. Former palm nursery has become tranquil rainforest glen. Fine specimens of rare mature palms including Attalea amygdalina and Caryota gigas.

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The Tropical Garden Fair Once again the annual Tropical Garden Fair will be held at Cannon Park racecourse on Mothers Day May 10th from 8.30am to 4.30pm. The spacious grounds and gardens at the Turf Club make it an ideal venue for such an event. There will be an animal petting zoo for the kids and plenty of food and entertainment for the parents. A great range of plant and garden related stalls

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If you are like me you would rather be out in the garden or having bamboo strips inserted under your fingernails than trying to remember your high school chemistry. Phrases like “cation exchange capacity”, “cations and anions” and “bric” give you an instant headache and leave you running for aspirin, a good glass of red and if you’re lucky a pack of TimTams. So for me to put you (and me!) through

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I've just added a section on our website called "Heliconias for Brisbane" It is specifically meant for Brisbane growers that are either new to growing heliconias or have less than perfect conditions for heliconias. In a previous article we discussed conditions that heliconias like, in this article I'd like to expand on that a bit for Brisbane gardeners.Most people are aware that the majority of

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Tapeinochilos are rhizomatous herbs from New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia and the Solomon Islands. The flowers can be either borne basally or terminally depending on the species. The stems are bamboo like varying from banded brown and white as with T.xdensum to vivid red as with T. moluccan. The day flowers peak out of hard coned bracts that vary in color from black to red to yellow.T. ananassae

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The majority of plants we sell do best in well drained rich soil. Although many experienced tropical gardeners are aware of this there are a few that are unsure as to what it means. This article is intended to enlighten our customers on how to get the best results with our plants.As a general rule most heliconias and gingers originate from tropical rainforests. These rainforest soils are

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Wwoof is a world wide network that allows volunteers to live and learn on organic properties. Wwoof brings together Hosts and volunteers ("woofers") helping each other to make a healthier world. Wwoof also promotes cultural understanding of the many diverse peoples and cultures around the world through the intercultural exchange that takes place while sharing in the daily life of others.We enjoy

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Cordylines are a genus with about 15 different species of trees and clumping shrubs, they are native to India, South East Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. And are particularly important in Polynesian culture where they were used ceremonially and to wrap food.Cordylines are usually referred to as Juno, intermediate or Kahli leafed. Juno is the wider broad type, Kahli the long

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Costus are a tropical and subtropical plant with spectacular flower spikes. They are related to gingers and were originally part of the ginger family, but now the Costus species have been reclassified into their own family. It's hard to make generalizations about costus because they are so varied. Some love full sun, some shade, some are cold hardy some are strictly tropical.<!--[if !

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Torch and Tulip Gingers Torch gingers are well known plants in tropical Australia. The colorful inflorescences closely resemble waratahs and they are sometimes called tropical waratah. They are members of the Etlingera family. The majority of the more ornamental varieties come from Malaysia. There they are also used medicinally and in cooking. Red and pink are the most common torches

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Welcome to our new website! We've included a blog so that we can keep you up to date on new and interesting plants that we are adding to our online plant store as well giving you more in depth information about landscaping with tropical plants.In the future we plan to add in depth plant profiles and tropical landscape design articles on a monthly basis so make sure to check back from time to time

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