Plant Care

Olive Plant

  • Once the plants are taken home, remove the bag from the pot within 3 days.
  • Water the plant but don’t saturate it.  It may be easier to put the plant in a small container with 5 cm of water in the bottom.  The tree will draw up the amount of water required.
  • Keep your plants in an area where they get plenty of light but not full sun.
  • Then water every second day.

Few weeks later:

  • The plants can stay in the little pot for a few weeks as long as they are watered every day.  As soon as convenient, the trees should be potted into a larger pot using premium potting mix with fertiliser.
  • The newly potted plants can then be kept in a sunny position.  Full sun or light shade is suitable.
  • Once the plants reach around 40-50cm in height, they can be planted directly into the ground. They can be kept in pots permanently as long as the pot size is increased as the tree grows and they are fertilised every 6 months.


Orange Jasmine (Murraya)

Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil. To maintain a Murraya hedge prune lightly 2-3 times a year in Spring & Summer. Give a final prune in Autumn after flowering. They produce fragrant, white flowers in abundance in Spring then again in late Summer or early Autumn.

  • Once the plants are taken home, remove the bag from the pot within 3 days.
  • Water the plant but don’t saturate it.  It may be easier to put the plant in a small container with 5 cm of water in the bottom.  The tree will draw up the amount of water required.
  • Keep your plants in an area where they get plenty of light but not full sun.
  • Then water every second day.

Few weeks later:

  • The plants can stay in the little pot for a few weeks as long as they are watered every day.  As soon as convenient, the trees should be potted into a larger pot using premium potting mix with fertiliser.
  • The newly potted plants can then be kept in a sunny position.  Full sun or light shade is suitable.
  • Once the plants reach around 40-50cm in height, they can be planted directly into the ground. They can be kept in pots permanently as long as the pot size is increased as the tree grows and they are fertilised every 6 months.


Rosemary

Loves a sunny spot with good soil drainage. A newly planted rosemary plant needs to be watered frequently for the first 2 weeks to help it become established, but after it has been established, it needs little in the way of watering other than rainfall.

  • Once the plants are taken home, remove the bag from the pot within 3 days.
  • Water the plant but don’t saturate it.  It may be easier to put the plant in a small container with 5 cm of water in the bottom.  The tree will draw up the amount of water required.
  • Keep your plants in an area where they get plenty of light but not full sun.
  • Then water every second day.

Few weeks later:

  • The plants can stay in the little pot for a few weeks as long as they are watered every day.  As soon as convenient, the trees should be potted into a larger pot using premium potting mix with fertiliser.
  • The newly potted plants can then be kept in a sunny position.  Full sun or light shade is suitable.
  • Once the plants reach around 40-50cm in height, they can be planted directly into the ground. They can be kept in pots permanently as long as the pot size is increased as the tree grows and they are fertilised every 6 months.


Gardenia

To flower well, most gardenias need some sun. They’ll grow in full sun in cooler areas but, in most climates, their favourite aspect is morning sun and afternoon shade. Water the plant regularly but make sure the water can drain away. Dry gardenias will drop their buds and possibly even some of their leaves. Mulch over the root system with an organic layer and make sure that potted gardenias particularly aren’t allowed to dry out between watering.

When potting up gardenias, dig some pre-soaked Water Storing Crystals into the potting mix – they’ll help hold extra moisture. In very dry climates it can also be helpful to mist spray water over the leaves on hot days, although not when the sun is directly hitting the plant.

  • Once the plants are taken home, remove the bag from the pot within 3 days.
  • Water the plant but don’t saturate it.  It may be easier to put the plant in a small container with 5 cm of water in the bottom.  The tree will draw up the amount of water required.
  • Keep your plants in an area where they get plenty of light but not full sun.
  • Then water every second day.

Few weeks later:

  • The plants can stay in the little pot for a few weeks as long as they are watered every day.  As soon as convenient, the trees should be potted into a larger pot using premium potting mix with fertiliser.
  • The newly potted plants can then be kept in a sunny position.  Full sun or light shade is suitable.
  • Once the plants reach around 40-50cm in height, they can be planted directly into the ground. They can be kept in pots permanently as long as the pot size is increased as the tree grows and they are fertilised every 6 months.

 

Japanese Box Hedge

Plant them in a good well drained soil in a sunny position. Water well to establish a good root system. Great as a specimen shrub, formal hedge or potted greenery on the patio. This is a hardy variety that excels in warmer climates.

  • Once the plants are taken home, remove the bag from the pot within 3 days.
  • Water the plant but don’t saturate it.  It may be easier to put the plant in a small container with 5 cm of water in the bottom.  The tree will draw up the amount of water required.
  • Keep your plants in an area where they get plenty of light but not full sun.
  • Then water every second day.

Few weeks later:

  • The plants can stay in the little pot for a few weeks as long as they are watered every day.  As soon as convenient, the trees should be potted into a larger pot using premium potting mix with fertiliser.
  • The newly potted plants can then be kept in a sunny position.  Full sun or light shade is suitable.
  • Once the plants reach around 40-50cm in height, they can be planted directly into the ground. They can be kept in pots permanently as long as the pot size is increased as the tree grows and they are fertilised every 6 months.

 

Succulent Plants

While growing succulents should be watered at only once a week with very little water. During each watering, give the soil a little soaking, so that water runs out of the ‘drainage holes” of the pot.

  • Once the plants are taken home, remove the bag from the pot within 3 days.