Jungle Jane in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Nursery & garden centre

Jungle Jane

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 423 805 474

Address: 247 Melville Rd, Brunswick West 3055 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.junglejaneshop.com

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25.01.2022 Oh my goodness! Marigold went shopping for some new stock today, & came back with some interesting tomatoes, a bit more basil... some raspberries... roses, peonies, some pretty potted flowers and divine foliage plants... Too many things to list here, but they will all go on our website, as soon as possible. Click & collect is at the shop tomorrow, 11am-3pm, and deliveries will go out late afternoon. Remember, we’re doing free delivery for orders over $50 in Moreland and Yarra Ranges. Place orders on www.junglejaneshop.com

24.01.2022 Alocasia Amazonica can be yours, if you’re quick! Supply is extremely limited, and we’re really proud to offer you these incredible plants at $45 Look at the amazing markings on the fleshy leaves!

24.01.2022 Meet Jane. Jungle Jane! We often describe our business as "where horticulture meets art". Our intention is to provide a space for local creators to connect and collaborate. Big thanks to @maycchino for our amazing logo artwork.

23.01.2022 Guess what we got today? A beautiful, fresh collection of #poinsettiasforchristmas ! So gorgeous!

22.01.2022 We got a proper seed rack today! Yippee! Thankyou very much, #goodmanseeds ! We can see the great selection, & the coloured packets look great against the white walls in our shop! Growing from seed really suits some crops, as opposed to purchased seedlings. The reason is, some plants, like corn, beans & peas actually resent being moved, because they don’t like too much root disturbance. Raising plants from seed is also more economical, and you can share and swap them with friends and neighbours, because you usually get quite a few in a packet! However, for people short on time, or maybe just starting gardening, bought seedlings are great, too, and at Jungle Jane, we stock both, in best quality and fairest prices available.

22.01.2022 We have posted a little feature on hydrangeas in our private Facebook group: JungleJaneFriends, because we are very excited to have taken delivery of our first hydrangeas for the season today. If you would like to receive free garden tips, share garden stories, ask gardening questions, get exclusive discounts & be first to know about special events, just send us a joining request! The photo here, is a fabulous display designed by Jungle Jane’s own Marianne Colwell, for The Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. So beautiful!

21.01.2022 We’re really jungling it up! A beautiful new range of indoor plants has arrived, and we will list them for you, on our website tomorrow. The first batch of business cards has arrived, too! Woohoo! We will be down at the Brunswick West shop, doing our mail orders and click& collect, tomorrow, so give us a hoy as you mosey past 247 Melville Road!

20.01.2022 It’s a bit cold for these babies outside tonight, so they’re indoors until the sun comes out again. Melbourne weather! Basil is such a popular plant! Anti inflammatory, anti fungal, and according to some sources, antiviral too, Basil is a healthy addition to the diet. Of course, Basil is much enjoyed for its distinctive flavour and aroma! Freshly fragrant, juicy sweet tomatoes and basil are a natural pairing! Add some good black olives, sliced bocconcini, extra virgin olive... oil, salt & cracked black pepper, & you have a beautiful accompaniment to freshly baked bread! Basil & pine nut pesto is a classic! Blend together toasted pine nuts, salt, freshly ground black pepper, a little Parmesan cheese, basil leaves & extra virgin olive oil... heavenly on fresh pasta, spread on crackers, or even in a baked potato! What’s your favourite way to eat this wondrous herb? See more

19.01.2022 They’re back! Gorgeous, lush, maidenhairs, for a bit of green forest romance... we have 2 kinds: Adiantum Aethiopicumb Valley Mist, which has long stems and bigger leaves, and Adiantum Fragrans Maidenhair , which is the dainty little clumping form. Both only $17.50!

18.01.2022 Do you know we have our very own plant doctor in-house, at Jungle Jane? Marianne Colwell, of @petal_2_metal & a partner at Jungle Jane, is a fully qualified & experienced horticulturalist. Today, she showed Wendy, a lovely customer, how to repot her indoor plants, fertilise them, & propagate them as well. Wow! That’s great customer service! At Jungle Jane, we are committed to looking after all your plant needs, & can help you select the right pots, potting mixes, fertilisers and more.

18.01.2022 Here’s a pretty kokedama idea, that’s a creative collaboration between the two business partners behind Jungle Jane. Marianne styles the plants, and Marigold makes the little stoneware bowls. Each artisan designed kokedama they create is one of a kind. They’re made with love, and care, in Melbourne, exclusively for Jungle Jane. You can purchase one for only $30, at www.junglejaneshop.com

18.01.2022 Goodnight, Jungle Jane.See you again 10 am on Wednesday

17.01.2022 It’s tomato season again! Hurrah! Jungle Jane have everything you need to grow a great big juicy crop this year! Organic composts and fertiliser, as well as top grade seed raising mix & seed for enthusiasts, & top seedlings for gardeners who want to get a head start. We’ve even got watering cans! Miss Pickle approves! www.junglejaneshop.com to order direct

17.01.2022 Did you know we have beautiful European Sweet Capsicums, in 10cm pots? These particularly attractive peppers, are usually grown until they’re red and glossy, for maximum flavour. They are not hot, but sweet, so kids love them! Added to salads, or cooked in your favourite dish, European Sweet Capsicum are very suitable for pickling & preserves, too! $5.90 www.junglejaneshop.com Click & collect, free delivery on orders over $50 Moreland & Yarra Ranges during lockdown

16.01.2022 Reminding you to get your order in today by 6pm, for click and collect tomorrow, at our shop, 247 Melville Rd, Brunswick West. 11am-3pm.

15.01.2022 We’re playing shop down at 247 Melville Rd, Brunswick West on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, 11am-3pm for click & collect customers. You can still get free delivery in Moreland & Yarra Ranges, on orders over $50! It’s so exciting, preparing to actually open our shop as soon as Melbourne lockdown finishes!

15.01.2022 A bit more excitement, today, at Jungle Jane HQ! Our angelic landlord, Michael, has hand painted a sign for us. He even created it using his own hand cut stencils! As you can see, Marianne is absolutely chuffed! Sean, the clever builder of our cute little shed, (he’s no slouch as a gardener, either!) and Michael installed the sign for us. Now we’re getting a little bit easier for you to find... Setting up a new shop during lockdown requires much patience & courage, as well as great support from good friends. We are so grateful to be surrounded by an incredibly helpful, and talented team of family and friends, as well as fabulous customers, who have welcomed us into their neighbourhood so kindly. Feeling the love...

15.01.2022 Pretty bits from Jungle Jane, today: a little table for gifts, just inside the door, and just outside, some very unique cottage pot arrangements, lovingly created by Marianne. The vintage wheelbarrow has some excellent flowering plants on special. You’re very welcome to pop in! We’d love to see you

14.01.2022 Antici....................pation ! Calathea orbifolia leaves unfurling daily here at Jungle Jane.This Calathea variety is surprisingly easy to care for, with mature leaves the size and shape of dinner plates. We have a fresh batch of young plants in 6" pots for $19.50.

13.01.2022 Did you know you can click and collect from our Shop at 247 Melville Rd. , Brunswick West? We’re still doing free contactless deliveries in the Moreland area, as well as Yarra Ranges, during lockdown. Order online: www.junglejaneshop.com Here’s Marianne, potting up some tiny parsley babies as well as pansies & petunias. It’s been another great day at the shop!

13.01.2022 Get your orders in today by 6pm for click & collect at the shop tomorrow! www.junglejaneshop.com

13.01.2022 Well, the planting season has begun in Melbourne, and at Jungle Jane we are all stocked up for you! Customers are purchasing seedlings of fruit, flowers & veggies & herbs, as well as potting soils, organic fertiliser & top quality mulches. Indoor plants are very popular too, so pop over to junglejaneshop.com to see what’s available this weekend! Click and collect available from our shop at 247 Melville Rd, Brunswick West ( Tuesday Thursday Saturday 11 am-3 pm) free deliveries in Moreland & Yarra Ranges on orders over $50 during lockdown.

10.01.2022 Lettuces are at their best at this time of year, and birds in the garden are great at keeping down snails and slugs. Read tips on produce perfect lettuces in Jungle Jane’s private Facebook group, Jungle Jane Friends. It’s a place for gardeners, new and experienced, to swap ideas, ask questions, and have a bit of fun. Send a request to join, if it sounds like it’s for you!

09.01.2022 Sooo... here’s a something nice that we prepared before springtime: Italian Parsley, large ($6.50) and small ($3.50) pots. The little ones are a cute kitchen addition for small herb gardens, and would be very suitable for window boxes and bench tops or window sills... the bigger ones can happily sit outside. Both are brimming full of seedlings, so thrifty gardeners can divide them up! We think they make very nice gifts, too... cultivating your wild...

08.01.2022 Warmer in Melbourne, and many gardeners are sowing seed for summer. These are the steps for raising zucchini successfully. Once they’re big enough, and the weather is consistently warm, you can plant them from their containers into your garden. Make sure you give your seedlings protection from marauding cockatoos, bossy king parrots, cold nights, and the heavy rain, that’s still likely! Water to keep moist, but not wet. Marianne has prepared a great instructional piece with her special, natural recipe for treating powdery mildew, which can be a nuisance in warm, damp conditions in spring. Members of our gardener’s group, Jungle Jane Friends, will find it there. If you’re interested in swapping gardening ideas, & like what we’re doing, please don’t hesitate to send a membership request.

08.01.2022 Jungle Jane is filling up with some amazing new plants for inside and outside gardens. So beautiful! We take pride in our work, and the shop is looking better and better every day!

07.01.2022 QUICK! $3! Get those babies in NOW!

07.01.2022 Jungle Jane’s shop has been open today, for click& collect customers, and to show off a few of our wares... Locals are sooo friendly! And all say, they’re very glad to have a nice nursery close to home. We’re very glad to have such nice customers! #lovebeinginthisneighbourhood

06.01.2022 A gentle reminder! We will be open again tomorrow for click & collect, as well as to show you some of our wares!

06.01.2022 People are cottoning onto our new indoor range- it’s great to see our plants going home with people who love them too!

05.01.2022 Oh my goodness! Biggest seedling delivery of the century! Trays of seedlings as far as the eye can see! Also some beautiful new herbs arrived, along with rare heritage veggies! Too many to mention here, pop over to our website to have a look! Very small numbers of some of the rarer ones, so get your order in before they’re all gone! We will be back at 247 Melville Rd., tomorrow for click & collect customers, & we might take some of these new babies down to the warmer climate... www.junglejaneshop.com

05.01.2022 A peek at the shop today... Marianne went out and hand selected some incredible mature indoor plants today, including palms, strelizia, big philodendron Rojo Congo, some ficus lyrata, big flowering spathphyllum (peace lily) and more. As well, we found some gorgeous black Alocasia for you! Sometimes, you just need a beautiful plant that makes a big style statement, and now you can find it at Jungle Jane. We’re pretty happy about that! Come in and see them all this weekend. We’re open 10am-4pm.

05.01.2022 As I watch the snow outside my window, I'm hoping everyone protected their seedling babies, as advised in our September planting guide! The same information is relevant to October, in Melbourne, although we can expect longer days, and shorter nights. We've been very busy with online orders, lately. A huge thank you, to everyone who has supported Jungle Jane, during these very strange trading conditions. We are really so grateful for each and every one of you. More news: just ...before the snow arrived, we received a dream order of beautiful herbs & flower seedlings, including chillies, brahmi, hops, elder berries, bergamot, and a host of other beauties, which we will feature here, when we can get outside to take decent photos for you! Meanwhile, you can check out our website www. junglejaneshop.com Hoping everyone is snuggly warm, happy and well! Roll on October! See more

05.01.2022 Thought you might like to see our beautiful new babies today... Fresh from the grower, they’re available on our website www.junglejaneshop.com Free delivery Yarra Ranges and Moreland during Melbourne lockdown. Click and collect available from our shop at 247 Melville Rd., Brunswick West, too.

05.01.2022 A whole Ute-load of springtime loveliness, has arrived at Jungle Jane, for our customers!More flowers, veggies and herbs are now available, as the season progresses! Avoid disappointment, and get your orders in. Marianne, Jungle Jane’s resident Good Fairy Horticulturalist, is looking after them tenderly, until they reach your door. Free, prompt, contactless delivery Yarra Ranges & Moreland, during lockdown. Order direct: www.junglejaneshop.com

04.01.2022 As you can see, Miss Pickle loves her Pet Grass! At Jungle Jane, we stock quality Pet Grass, (Dactylis Glomerata) grown naturally, without pesticides or any other nasties. Why pet grass? Just like humans, your pets need some nutritional supplements. Pet Grass will assist in the provision of essential vitamins and minerals. It is especially good for dogs and cats although many birds also like it. For house bound animals it will help balance their diet. Very easy to grow, Pe...t Grass grows well in most garden positions but prefers a moist, well drained soil. Can also be grown indoors in pots on the window sill and in trays on the balcony. It needs good light and a well drained potting mix. Fertilise with Seasol or another natural organic plant food. Jungle Jane also stocks Catnip (Nepeta Cataria), A summer flowering shrub that gives cats a natural high. It makes Miss P. A little kittenish, after she rolls in it! But that’s a story for another day... Pet herbs are growing again, now that winter is over, so you can give your birds, dogs and cats a little treat! See more

03.01.2022 Spring has arrived, and it's time to get your garden ready for summer! We thought you might appreciate this little guide, that we put together for you yesterday.

03.01.2022 Our hearts are overflowing! Best trailing hearts in Melbourne! Only $24.50 in plain 12cm pots, and $35 in 15cm baskets.

03.01.2022 Here’s a sneak peak of our shop today. It was soooo windy, we couldn’t show off any of our beautiful herbs and flowers outside! So here they are, all bunched up together, keeping cool. You should have smelled them! So fresh! As you can see, the shop is still taking shape. We’re very busy with click & collect customers. When you place your order, it will usually be ready to collect within the next couple of working days. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday are click & collect days. We send customers a message once their order is ready. We’re still doing free delivery for orders over $50 in Moreland & Yarra Ranges.

02.01.2022 At Jungle Jane, we like to think our shop is where art meets horticulture. Today was no exception, with a beautiful painting coming through the mail , all the way from our dear artist friend, Katiebou, in Wales! Many thanks, Kate, we will be giving this beauty a special frame, and pride of place on our wall!

02.01.2022 Get your orders in for click & collect tomorrow! We’re in the old Man Lee Computers Shop, at 247 Melville Road, Brunswick West. Right near the corner of Melville & Moreland Roads. Remember, we’re doing free delivery on orders over $50 during lockdown, in Moreland & Yarra Ranges! See you tomorrow! Www.junglejaneshop.com

02.01.2022 So... we have a good stock of bean seeds, which can go in very soon. It’s time to prepare your soil, if you want good crops, so we have Humus +Compost 35L and Premium organic fertiliser pellets5kg. Here’s a photo of our bean seeds with a few of their companions. There are many plants that grow well with beans! A more detailed project is posted on Jungle Jane Friends which is a virtual gardening community On Facebook, for anyone who likes what we’re doing, and would like to swap gardening ideas, questions and answers. Just send us a request on Facebook to join, if this interests you

01.01.2022 Oh boy! What a busy day! We bought you a cute cart-load of fresh new seedlings, and are serving mail order customers from our shop, at 247 Melville Rd, Brunswick West. Marianne has once again worked her magic, and created a beautiful window display ( this time using a ladder-she’s so resourceful!) to direct customers to our website. As you can see, we have an amazing selection already, and are itching to play shops with our customers!