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Brendan starts with ... Hello, I am trying to locate a local nursery that has these plants in stock. Our recent trip to Italy inspired us to use this in cooking etc, but am unable to locate it as yet. The savewater.com.au website kindly says it is a great dry tolerant plant, however they have no idea where to get it. Not very helpful... (and yes I have tried several local nurseries, there is one but its over an hours drive and appears to have a large minimum order) Does anyone know where I could purchase this plant? Kind regards Brendan | About the Author Brendan Tarneit 11th November 2009 12:12pm #UserID: 2997 |
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Eve says... Hi Brendan I bought five of these for a hedge last year (and a bit) at the Yarralumla Heritage Nursery in Canberra. http://theheritagenursery.com.au/index.php?where=contact Phone: 6281 7373 Fax: 6281 7400 They may be able to tell you where to source them. Cheers Eve | About the Author Eve Canberra 11th November 2009 6:21pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Brendan Tarneit 12th November 2009 10:36am #UserID: 2997 |
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| About the Author Speedy Nth Vic 14th November 2009 10:53pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Adam Melbourne 16th November 2009 12:49pm #UserID: 1613 |
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| About the Author Eve Canberra 22nd November 2009 6:59pm #UserID: 0 |
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Brendan says... Sorry for the delay... We went to Italy, Sardinia specifically, and they do roast suckling pig, plus a lot of stews and things, mostly meat dishes etc. my Father in law fell in love with the place, and the cooking etc The berries are used to make a liquour called Myrto (i think that is the spelling), and the leaves are used to make a spirit called Armadente (Fire water, VERY appropriately named, problem was all the locals thought it was very funny to watch us drink it..). Thanks Adam, I will check them out too. Our soil is very clay ridden too, but hopefully I can freshen it up a bit... | About the Author Brendan Tarneit 23rd November 2009 12:51pm #UserID: 2997 |
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| About the Author Brendan Tarneit 23rd November 2009 12:54pm #UserID: 2997 |
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Brendan says... http://www.allrareherbs.com.au/plant/114/culinary-myrtle Mentions that it is drought tender....however all the water saving sites/pamphlets etc suggest it as a drought tolerant plant! Doh! Just tried to ring AllRareHerbs, but phone engaged... | About the Author Brendan Tarneit 23rd November 2009 12:58pm #UserID: 2997 |
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Brendan says... Thanks Adam, I have order 4 plants through All Rare Herbs, will see if I can keep them alive. Thanks for your help. Eve if you like I will track down the recipe that my father in law wants to make with the myrtle leaves. Not sure if they will be big enough to pick off by the time he comes over from NZ. Cheers | About the Author Brendan Tarneit 23rd November 2009 1:25pm #UserID: 2997 |
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| About the Author Brendan 4th December 2009 12:13pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Louise 3rd January 2010 8:44pm #UserID: 3182 |
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Diana says... Hi Louise, Myrtle is the common name of lots of plant species. Quite a few (but not all) are in the widespread Myrtaceae family, which includes lots of plants with edible fruit and/or aromatic leaf oils, like Eucalypts, cloves, guavas, rose apple, riberry, lilly pillies, cedar bay cherry, cherry of rio grande, and many more. There are quite a few natives in this family called myrtle (lemon myrtle, rose myrtle, cinnamon myrtle etc). Common myrtle, Myrtus communis, is from the mediterranean region and features in ancient greek mythology. Diana.
| About the Author Diana Brisbane 4th January 2010 11:04am #UserID: 3004 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan W Hoppers Crossing Melbourne 2nd March 2010 9:55am #UserID: 0 |
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speedy says... sorry Brendan, I just saw now that you'd asked me a question. I got cuttings from and seeds from a few plants growing in a park in Bendigo (cent. Vic.) I've also got some just from plants in peoples gardens. They're very easy to take from cuttings even in less than ideal condition. I reckon you could almost push the cuttings directly into the garden where you want them to grow and they'd probably survive. | About the Author speedy Nth Vic 2nd March 2010 12:28pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Violet_Cactus Melbourne 5th March 2010 12:16am #UserID: 516 View All Violet_Cactus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Nice one Violet, would you be able to take some photos? Mine are still in the pots as above, just trying to figure where to put them .....also was waiting for the autumn temps to arrive, they should have chance then, very nice and green at the moment, got a little bit "cooked" over summer on the tips. | About the Author Brendan Melbourne 24th March 2010 9:49am #UserID: 2997 |
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| About the Author Barry Central Highlands 25th July 2010 5:38pm #UserID: 3988 |
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