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Ginko Bonsai Tree Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Birch Bonsai Tree Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Tree Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese green Maple Bonsai Tree Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Flowering Princess Earrings Bonsai Tree (dichrostachys cinerea) $49.95 A small semi-deciduous tropical tree native to South Africa. It is also known as Bell Mimosa or Chinese Lantern. The word 'dichrostachys' means '2 colored spike' and 'cinerea' refers to its greyish hairs. The delicate pink and yellow inflorescens resembles precious earrings hanging from a tree. The flower starts off pink and the next day it fades to white. Can produce blooms almost year round in full sun. The fruit and seeds that are produced are edible and the flowers can be a valuable source of honey. Wonderful flowering bonsai for indoors.

Firethorn Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Flowering Princess Earrings Bonsai Tree - Large (dichrostachys cinerea) $79.95 A small semi-deciduous tropical tree native to South Africa. It is also known as Bell Mimosa or Chinese Lantern. The word 'dichrostachys' means '2 colored spike' and 'cinerea' refers to its greyish hairs. The delicate pink and yellow inflorescens resembles precious earrings hanging from a tree. The flower starts off pink and the next day it fades to white. Can produce blooms almost year round in full sun. The fruit and seeds that are produced are edible and the flowers can be a valuable source of honey. Wonderful flowering bonsai for indoors.

Redwood Bonsai Tree (metasequoia glyptostroboides) $59.95 Really the most exciting of the Redwoods is the Dawn Redwood, a native of Manchuria China. Thought to be extinct, but re-discovered in the 1940's. The Dawn Redwood is a true Redwood. Like our Redwoods they are a living fossil an isolated "relic" species from a long time ago when there were vast forests of them. Seeds were introduced in the U.S. in 1948, and has been increasingly popular as an ornamental tree. The foliage is more lacey than our native Redwood but what is very different about the Dawn Redwood is that it is decideous. In the fall the light green sprays turn yellow, then bronze, and fall off. Only the Larches do that. Keep outdoors

Flowering Mimosa Bonsai Tree - Large (leucaena glauca) $69.95 The Mimosa loves sun and is drought tolerant. It folds its leaves under water stress, preventing water loss and under severe conditions it will defoliate until the rains return. The Mimosa can bloom throughout the year. Flowers are white with a white base, looking like white pom poms and are self-fertilizing. It takes about four months after flowering for the long flattened pods to mature and liberate seeds. The Mimosa seeds have a hard coat which requires scarification (abrasion) and germination is usually 6-10 days after sowing. Fun tree and easy indoor care.

Bonsai $10 Bonsai

Flowering Sweet Acacia Bonsai Tree (acacia farnesiana) $49.95 This small tree which is native to tropical America has very small feathery, finely divided leaflets on compound leaves and has a soft medium green color. The slightly rough stems are a rich chocolate brown or grey having sharp short multiple thorns. The small, yellow, puff-like flowers are very fragrant and appear in clusters in late winter and also sporadically after each new flush of growth, providing nearly year round bloom. The persistent fruits have a glossy coat and contain seeds which are cherished by birds and other wildlife. Great for indoors.

Japanese Red Pine Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Larch Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Yezo Spruce Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Trident Maple Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Hornbeam Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Greybark Elm Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Red Heavenly Bamboo Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Red Maple Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Japanese Five Needle Pine Seeds $3.95 Propagation instructions are included with each packet.

Dawn Redwood Bonsai Tree - 5 Tree Forest Group (metasequoia glyptostroboides) $249.95 The most exciting of the Redwoods is the Dawn Redwood, a native of Manchuria China. They were thought to be extinct, but re-discovered in the 1940's. The Dawn Redwood is a true Redwood and like our Redwoods, they are a living fossil, an isolated "relic" species from a long time ago when there were vast forests of them. Seeds were introduced in the U.S. in 1948, and they have become increasingly popular as an ornamental tree. The foliage is more lacey than our native Redwood and unlike our native Redwood, they are deciduous. In the fall the light green sprays turn yellow, then bronze, and fall off. Only the Larches do that. Keep outdoors

Bonsai Rock Garden $14.99 Grow a breathtaking Wisteria bonsai in less than a month with the Bonsai Rock Garden. This beautiful vine has fragrant purple blooms. The wisteria's twining vine and long leaves are perfect for bonsai. Its hardy, fast growing nature will have you looking like a Bonsai expert in no time! This kit comes complete with a Handcrafted Rock Planter, Contoured Sprouting Dome, Deluxe Planting Mixture, Color Pack of Wisteria Seeds, Moss Ground Cover, and Instructions and Care Manual with mini poster on back. Type: Sets Gender: Unisex Age: Child,Teen,Adult

Lava Rock Bonsai Pot $24.95 Lava Rock Bonsai Pot

Seeds $11.49 Seeds

The Mini Bonsai Tree Kit $6.95 Stressed Out? Based upon centuries-old tradition. Invite tranquility into your workplace or home with your own tabletop bonsai tree. Kit includes a 2.5" dia. pot, peat pellet, Jack Pine seeds, scissors and a 32-pg Bonsai booklet. Just add water and a little patience and you'll be enjoying your own miniature living art. WARNING: Choking Hazard - small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. Tweet

Bonsai Display Table - 12.5 Round $49.95 Bonsai display stand to show off your best bonsai.

Bonsai Display Table - 9 Round $34.95 Bonsai display stand to show off your best bonsai.

Ceramic Bonsai Pot - Cascade 3.0x4.0 $5.95 Ceramic bonsai pot - cascade

Ceramic Bonsai Pot - Glazed Oval $4.5 Glazed oval Ceramic Bonsai Pot

Artificial Japanese Cedar Bonsai Tree $39.95 Artificial Japanese Cedar bonsai tree.

Artificial Pyracantha Bonsai Tree $249.95 Artificial Pyracantha bonsai tree in leaf with fruit.

Ceramic Bonsai Pot Unglazed Round Bonsai Pot $39.95 Unglazed round bonsai pot with carved etching. Measures 8.5"x5.0"

The Mini Bonsai Kit $14.3 With this kit, complete with a 32page book explaining bonsai gardening, an instruction sheet, a small pot, a peat pellet, a packet of seeds, and a pair of scissors, indoor gardeners can grow a peaceful mini-garden anywhere they choose. Whether it`s on a desk or in a kitchen, this little bit of greenery will brighten up the day-just add water! Also available in a full-size kit

Herbs are such an asset to the garden, the household and the medicine cabinet that I just don't understand why gardens everywhere aren't bursting with them. Most herbs have multiple uses. Many are excellent companion plants, that are just as gorgeous in your vegetable patch as your flower beds. Most herbs are very pretty, are easy to grow and demand little attention.

With companion planting it is widely held that certain plants do better when grown together. Some plants keep harmful insects away from another, or confuse insects with scent or shape. -Anise- deters pests from Brassicas by camouflaging their odour and also improves the vigour of plants grown nearby. It can deter aphids, fleas and reduce cabbage worms.

Some plants attract useful insects to help pollinate the flowers of another. -Basil- attracts bees, which will pollinate your tomatoes. In this way they make good companions. I have also found that planting basil and tomatoes together gives my tomatoes delicious flavour and the basil is very pungent - this makes the best pesto!

-Borage- is fantastic grown with strawberries. I always find the strawberries tastier and larger planted near borage. Let borage go to seed in your strawberry patch. The borage flowers are a pretty blue star shape, make an interesting addition to salad and you can steam the young leaves for something different. If I have too many borage volunteers, pull a few and give them to the chooks. Borage accumulates silica and potassium, great for flowering and fruiting plants such as Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Pumpkin, Tansy, Tomatoes, Rose, Squash and Strawberries.

Growing a decoy crop can protect the valuable yield of a desired crop. Try growing -Garlic Chives- to attract aphids away from roses. French marigold kills harmful nematodes - grow them alongside your tomatoes.

Here are a few more gems that you can try:

- -Basil- should not be planted near -rue- as they inhibit each other's growth.

- -Chervil- grows well with -dill- and -coriander-.

- -Chives- and -parsley- grow better when planted together.

- -Dill- and -fennel- like each other, but have a tendency to cross-fertilize.

- -Rosemary- and -sage- grow well together.

- -Rue-, as well as not being planted near -basil-, should also not be planted near -sage-.

- -Fennel- should not be planted near -caraway- or -coriander-.

- -Coriander- and -anise- seeds sown together will germinate more quickly.

- -Chillies- help plants which are affected by root rot.

- -Horehound- improves the fruiting of tomatoes.

-Yarrow- is one of the so-called "physician plants" or all-rounder. Grown near a sick plant, it helps it to recover. -Thyme- is also a physician plant, as is -marjoram/oregano-.

Some herbs such as -comfrey, lemon grass- and -arrowroot-, will help prevent grass and weeds. You can create a thick barrier with -lemon grass- which will even deter Kikuya grass.

-Comfrey- makes an excellent companion plant because it has long tap roots that keeps soil rich and moist, accumulates calcium, phosphorus, silica, nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, and iron. It also acts as a trap for slugs and the rotting leaves make good fertiliser.

-Fennel- has the reputation for being the overall worst companion plant of all - it should be grown well away from other plants. It seems to inhibit the growth of many plants. However, as with most herbs it has multiple benefits. There's an old saying, "plant fennel near your kennel." It is good for keeping away fleas and the dried leaves can be put in the kennel itself. Medicinally it is said to help with eyesight - particularly cataracts by making an eye bath with fennel seeds boiled in water and kept sterile. In the kitchen it is delightfully pungent - when cooking fish, just put a sprig or two in your alfoil. Fennel also absorbs and deodorise cooking smells in general. It has so many uses it is well worth the space in your garden. Avoid growing it anywhere near beans or tomatoes. The bronze variety makes a very attractive addition to the garden.

So don't be stingy with herbs in your garden. They provide so many advantages and benefits that if you don't have them intermingled throughout your garden you are really missing out - and so are your other plants.

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