The Diggers Club in Dromana, Victoria, Australia | Garden centre

The Diggers Club

Locality: Dromana, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5984 7900

Address: 105 Latrobe Parade 3936 Dromana, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.diggers.com.au

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25.01.2022 Very happy to relay that the Adelaide Botanic Gardens have been able to open up for the public again. Our Diggers Garden Shop within the gardens will reopen on Monday Nov 23 from 10am. Take care out there to all of our wonderful Diggers members in South Australia and we look forward to seeing you soon Repost @botanicgardenssa (GREAT) NEWS: In line with the state government’s most recent health advice, we are delighted to advise that Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga B...otanic Gardens will be open tomorrow (Sat) in accordance with the State Coordinator’s directions! Evidence suggests getting out into nature works wonders for our physical and mental wellbeing. Botanic gardens are wonderful places in nature where we can connect with plants and our natural environment and we look forward to welcoming you. When visiting, please be sure to adhere to the up-to-date directions, which are available at https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au. Please also ensure you maintain social distancing (1 person per 4 square meters) and stay home if you’re at all unwell. See you soon! . . #AdelaideBotanicGarden #MountLoftyBotanicGarden #WittugnaBotanicGarden #AdelaideBotanicGardens #MountLoftyBotanicGardens #WittugnaBotanicGardens #Adelaide #AdelaideHills #VisitAdelaideHills #Blackwood #BotanicGardens #SouthAustralia

24.01.2022 Can you spot the bee in mid flight? Incoming on our Romneya coulteri (California Tree Poppy) at Diggers HQ This is a star of the spring and summer garden each year. The toughest, and one of the most beautiful of all the poppies. Huge white scented blooms with golden pom-poms flower for up to 4 months and survive the Australian heat. The ones in this shot are dancing in some pretty wild winds! ... Romneya will do well in dry sandy soils with plenty of sun and are endemic to the dry chaparral areas of southern California and northern Mexico. You can pick many a Diggers garden by the presence of these beauties! It’s time to enjoy them not plant them, but we will have them back in stock next year. #diggersclub #poppies #sharegardenjoy #beesofinstagram #gardenworthyplants #romneyacoulteri

21.01.2022 Share your sweet peas! We are enjoying a bumper sweet pea season this year, with a vase of these beauties on just about every desk at Diggers HQ. It’s made us curious about all the glorious sweet peas out there in our members' gardens. Share stories in the thread below of your favourite Sweet Pea varieties how you grow them and why you love them. Our favourite images will be shared via our socials to celebrate sweet peas in all their scented beauty!... #diggerssweetpeas #sharegardenjoy #diggersmembergardens

20.01.2022 Caterpillars are rife at this time of year especially on grapevines. Spray with Bacillus thuringiensis (sold as Dipel) or you could make your own soap spray. There are many variations of homemade soap sprays suitable for treating caterpillars so experiment in your own garden by adding vinegar, some hot chilli (like Carolina Reaper) and even garlic! #diggersclub... #caterpillars #gardencare #pestcontrol See more

19.01.2022 Dream job alert! Adelaide and Mornington Peninsula based horticultural retail stars - come shine with us! Our Diggers Garden Shops at both Heronswood (Dromana) and within the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, have full time positions open for experienced retail managers with a serious love of plants. Please see full details and submit your applications addressing the selection criteria via seek.com.au - just search The Diggers Club ... Heronswood: https://www.seek.com.au/job/50975034 Adelaide: https://www.seek.com.au/job/50992797

16.01.2022 The weird and wonderful new plants documented by Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and collaborators in 2020... ‘It is a race against time to find, identify, name and conserve plants before they disappear’.

14.01.2022 Popular as an addition to sparkling wine and cocktails, Rosella, also known as Native Hibiscus Flowers, are so much more than a novelty decoration they can also be made into jam, are high in vitamin C and antioxidants and are a useful tall garden shrub suitable for hedging in areas of full sun. Originally introduced to Australia from West Africa, most consider Rosella a Native Food nowadays due to its presence on this continent for hundreds of years, and natural distributio...n across the northern climates. Growing up to 2m, plants can be kept smaller with pruning, although this will reduce flower production. Flowering throughout autumn, flowers should be harvested when petals have fallen away and the red calyx reach around 3cm. Harvest individual flowers and preserve by poaching in a sugary syrup. These can then be used straight away or stored in an airtight container as you would preserved peaches or apricots. Follow the link to shop: https://www.diggers.com.au//edibles/rosella-native-/prose/ #diggersclub #growyourown #rosella #nativehibiscus #sharegardenjoy

13.01.2022 Calling all members! Don’t forget to take advantage of the member spring free seed offer before it closes on 4 December. You can choose either a flower or vegie seed collection (containing four packets), or four individual varieties from our special selection. Follow the link in the bio and login. Postage for free seed is free! Follow the link below for the offer and if you’ve been meaning to join the club for a while - now is a great time to take the plunge! www.diggers.c...om.au/freeseeds #diggersclub #jointheclub #membersfreeseeds #seedsareagardenersjoy

13.01.2022 Summer replant time in the Heronswood parterre The vegetable parterre at Heronswood is replanted 3 times a year and is designed to showcase heirloom varieties and demonstrate their ornamental, as well as edible value. This rotation is high in greens and herbs with produce destined for the Fork to Fork cafe just a stroll away. ... repost @gardens.by.holmes #diggersclub #diggersfoundation #heronswood #gardenlife #growyourownfood #opengarden #helloagain

12.01.2022 Summer Twilight theatre at Cloudehill Gardens returns! Like everyone, we had to cancel so many of our events and festivals throughout 2020. So we are very pleased to report that Cloudehill Gardens will host one special show, over 2 nights in early January, in usual Summer Twilight Season style. @ozactshakespeare will perform A Feast of Shakespeare in the stunning amphitheatre of Cloudehill in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges on Jan 2 & 3. ... Bring a deck chair and immerse yourself in poetry, theatre and a world class garden. Be quick to book as there is limited capacity. Copy and paste this link, or visit the What’s On section of the Diggers website to snap up a ticket: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=690608& repost @starmailnews featuring Cloudehill creator Jeremy Frances with one of the many evocative garden sculptures he’s curated in the garden. #diggersclub #cloudehillgardens #whatsonmelbourne #lastminutegifts #gardenlovers #artlovers #shakespeare #henryvaughanpoem

10.01.2022 Meet a beautiful bulb from Southern Africa’s Amaryllidaceae family Nerines. Genus ‘Nerine’, first published in 1820 by botanist William Herbert, is a reference from Greek mythology to the sea nymphs ‘Nereids’. These beauties produce six wavy petals that feature recurved tips and pronounced stigma that push upwards similar to that of many lilies. The petals have an iridescent shine that give the flowers a jewel-like quality and provide a perfect burst of colour that makes ...them a great addition to any garden. Nerines are autumn flowering bulbs, so they put on a show when little else is in full bloom and most flowers have retreated. They can be planted in pots, where they can be moved and positioned around the garden as a feature, or alternatively can be planted within a well-draining dry garden. Follow this link to check out our range of Nerines and more: https://www.diggers.com.au/shop/autumn-flowering-bulbs/ #diggersclub #flowergarden #growflowers #growyourown #sharegardenjoy

09.01.2022 Virtual tour of Heronswood this Friday as part of the @growitlocal festival! Have you always wanted to visit the home of The Diggers Club but can’t make it to Dromana? Make sure you register for our online walk through Heronswood this Friday at 4pm with Jac Semmler. This is a free online zoom event but you do need to register in advance and places are limited. Registrations via ticketing link in this event. Be quick! ... See you in the garden

07.01.2022 Pack a picnic and escape from the big smoke in the lead up to Christmas and beyond! The Garden of St Erth Fork to Fork cafe is having a short break in the lead up to Christmas, but you are more than welcome to bring your own picnic and nestle into the many delightful nooks in all of our gardens this summer. Heronswood in Dromana, Cloudehill in Olinda and St Erth in Blackwood are all just an hour out of Melbourne’s CBD and are ready and waiting to both relax and inspire gar...den lovers #summerinthegarden #diggersclub #diggersfoundation #gardenofsterth #stayclosegofurther #gardeninspiration #relaxitschristmas

04.01.2022 Rustling leaves and dancing plants at Heronswood to start your hump day right You’ve almost made it to the finishing line of the 2020 marathon Diggers. Slow and steady for the final leg Our dancers are Elaeagnus angustifolia - commonly know as Russian Olive up the back and Russian garlic in the front row (with a bit of backup from Eucomis and Achillea) ... #diggersclub #diggersfoundation #heronswood #humpdaymotivation #gardenon #sharegardenjoy

04.01.2022 Gardener’s Q&A. Join the Diggers Club as Jac Semmler answers your gardening questions.

04.01.2022 Variegated Applemint is a highly decorative ornamental edible plant. Unlike a lot of other variegations producing yellow foliage, it has a beautiful white variegation on its rounded leaves. This herb has a much milder flavour than most mints, making it the perfect subtle addition to your fruit salads and summer drinks. Giving reference to its name, the Variegated Applemint has a beautiful soft and fruity fragrance. It is easy to grow and quite hardy. Whilst it can grow in sha...dy conditions, we recommend growing in full sun, as this is where the best variegation occurs. Follow the link below to check out this incredible plant: https://www.diggers.com.au//edi/variegated-applemint/pmev/ #diggersclub #growyourown #edibles #ornamental #sharegardenjoy

01.01.2022 We’re so glad we did a callout for #diggerssweetpeas last week, as we’ve been flooded with beautiful blooms - from posies to formal arrangements and sweeps of colour in the garden Thanks to all the Diggers gardeners who sent theirs in - including the 5 reposted here in order of images: @wenzelgarden @blaxlanddesign @tove469 @elise_rosen @lisasminiwonderland You can get your hands on our Heavenly Scented Sweetpea collection for the sweetpea in your life here: https://www....diggers.com.au//heavenly-scented-sweet-/sphsc/ #diggersclub #sweetsweetpeas #sweetpeas #sharegardenjoy #diggersmembergardens