nursery

correacollection

This extensive collection is officially registered with the

Garden Plant Conservation Association of Australia

This collection is now available by mail order to Australian customers only

February/March/April is a good time to buy and plant out Correas

Plants for sale are usually in flower at that time

Choose your selection from the online catalogue or come to one of the markets in Armidale

Big discount for Australian Plants Society members

Gardening planning and advice also available @ $30.00 per hour

Boutique Nursery specialising in a complete range of Correas including many rare and unusual forms

Also a small range of frost/drought hardy Australian plants, mostly from the New England Region.

The nursery aims to grow a significant collection of Correas over time

Cash or cheque upon collection or prior Direct Transfer into Nursery A/c

Please phone or email to order, arrange for payment and collection or delivery

Plants sent by Express Post to NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and ACT postcodes.

How to get there:

Drive west along Queen Elizabeth Drive past St Albert's College UNE. Turn left over the railway line and turn right into Old Inverell Rd. Drive for 4.2 kms and turn right into Hitchcock Lane. We are the first gate on the right.

Fangorn Nursery and Consultancy

16 Hitchcock Lane

Armidale NSW 2350

Ph. 02 6775 1139

maria.hitchcock@gmail.com

Only 5 minutes from UNE

Check out Australian Plants Society activites

Australian Plants Society - Armidale & District Group

The garden

This native garden is comprised of two very large bush gardens and a number of smaller gardens near the house sheltered by some wonderful stone walls built by Don. The bush gardens are bordered by a sleeper edging and have a sand mulch, which has been shown to be beneficial to growing a wide variety of smaller native plants particularly Correas and Eremophilas. The shrub understorey and border is dominated by the Correa collection. Only the smaller plants near the garden border get watered regularly. The larger shrubs rely on rainfall or supplementary watering during long dry spells. The Eucalyptus canopy is providing a leaf mould mulch which will break down into plant nutrients. The whole system should be as sustainable as possible. A variety of watering points such as ponds, bird baths and bowls provide water for the many small birds which feast on the Correa flowers.

Maria Hitchcock

Maria Hitchcock is the former Leader of the ASGAP Correa Study Group and has a significant collection of Australian Correas, now registered as the official NSW collection. She is also known as 'The Wattle Lady' being responsible for gazettal of Australia's National Floral Emblem (Acacia pycnantha) and National Wattle Day (September 1). She has over 30 years experience of growing frost and drought hardy Australian native plants and is a regular speaker at Garden Club events in the Region and at Native Plant conferences. She is author of 'Wattle', co-author of 'Australian Plants for the Northern Tablelands of NSW', has written two editions of 'Australian Plants' (Correas and Wattles) and is author of the book on Australian Correas, to be released in mid 2010.