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Get Ready for Summer Flowering

Late winter and early spring is the time to think about how you want your garden to look like in the height of summer. These selections are proven winners for flowering in the warmer months.

	Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius 'Jerilderie Red' Jerilderie Red Brachychiton Tree This is an attractive densely canopied tree that grows to approximately 8m tall and 7m wide. It has a bloated trunk and large lobed leaves. During the summer months, the tree is densely packed with stunning powdery-red flowers that are shaped like small bells.
	Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius 'Bella Pink' Bella Pink Brachychiton Tree This is a small to medium sized shade tree offering glossy green foliage and pretty clusters of salmon pink, bell-shaped flowers in Summer. As a grafted tree, it is more compact in size which makes it highly suitable for domestic landscapes. Flowers are bird attracting.
	Arbutus unedo Irish Strawberry Tree We believe this tree to be underutilised in the landscape particularly as a street tree where its 7m mature height makes it suitable for planting under power lines. It looks great in the home garden too particularly when in flower. Flowers are a mix of pink and cream and grow in bunches like miniature bells. Its dark green foliage have a decorative serrated edge making this an all-round beautiful tree.
	Magnolia grandiflora 'Teddy Bear' ™ Teddy Bear Magnolia Tree (evergreen) This is a beautiful evergreen Magnolia growing to 4m with rounded and cup shaped leaves that are held tightly on the tree. This makes the tree denser in appearance. The leaves are glossy with a soft furry underside. As expected with evergreen magnolias, it produces gloriously large white flowers.
	Callistemon viminalis 'Kings Park Special' Kings Park Bottlebrush Tree This native species grows to about 4m high and 2m across so it is a highly versatile landscaping small tree. It forms beautiful flowers in spring and summer that look like crimson spikes. It grows into a neatly rounded form with narrow green leaves.
	Calodendrum capense Cape Chestnut Tree Despite its common name, Cape Chestnut is not closely related to chestnuts (Castanea) or horse chestnuts (Aesculus) but is a member of the citrus family.  It doesn't look like a citrus or produce fruit like citrus but does look spectacular when in flower. This is an attractive tree for parks, avenues and large gardens.
	Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda Tree Growing to 10m when fully mature, this fast growing tree is an elegant specimen with green soft foliage turning to yellow in winter before shedding. The flowers are purple, bell shaped and cover the canopy. It is an outstanding summertime feature tree due it's stunning purple flowers. We always field volumes of enquiries when it is in flower as they are easily spotted throughout the suburbs.
	Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Tuscarora' Crepe Myrtle Tree (hot pink) This tree provides year-round interest with stunning reddish/orange in autumn and smooth bare limbs in winter. However, it is most striking in summer when covered in coral red crinkled flowers. There are quite a few colours to pick from in the series, all with incredible flowering power.
	Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Zuni' Crepe Myrtle Tree (purple) The great thing about the Indian Summer ® range of Lagerstroemia is their compact height -  perfect for urban landscapes. All produce masses of flowers in summer . 'Zuni' is no exception with stunning purple flowers produced in summer.
	Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez' Crepe Myrtle Tree (white) This small, deciduous tree creates great interest throughout the year. In summer, clusters of spectacular white, crepe-paper like flowers are produced. Following this, the dark green leaves add further interest as they transition into autumn, turning a rich bronze-red colour before falling. Bark also provides colour as the tree matures, with its flakiness revealing the rich, brown underbark.

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