Historic Garden Tour: Duneira on Mount Macedon.
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- This week on The Horti-Culturalists, the last of our three videos from the wonderful Duneira Estate on Mount Macedon. And in this video we'll take a broader look at the garden, why it was planted by whom, and take a deep dive into the incredible Mollis Azalea collection! You can watch the other videos we've made in this fabulous garden here:
And you can check on events and any opening times at the Duneira Estate website here: duneiraestate....
Many many thanks to the trustees of Duneira for allowing us to wander around and to the Head Gardener Pip.
The plants we mention in this video are:
Abies procera - Noble Fir
Picea smithiana - Weeping Himalayan Spruce
Mollis Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
Rhododendron luteum
Rhododendron indicum
Cornus florida rubra
Liriodendron tulipifera - The Tulip Tree
Ulmus procera - English Elm
And if your horticultural juices have been stirred you might want to consider joining the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria: www.rhsv.org.au/
Ohhh that pale lemon-creme one... that is one that clearly needs to be far more available in trade given how floriferous, scented and clearly enduring it is over how many ever years to get that size. Stunning!
I agree but I’ve not seen if for sale anywhere and not sure even what it’s name would be. Regards Stephen
What a magical place, I could imagine walking through this magnificent garden and feeling complete peace and joy, thank you
A pleasure. Regards Stephen
Fabulously joyous. Cheers
Thanks for watching!
What an stunning garden. Thank you for sharing its history, and your fount of fascinating horticultural knowledge, with us!
Our pleasure! Regards Stephen
Thanks Stephen & Matt beautiful interesting garden full of surprises
The azaleas r beautiful everything is beautiful
Thanks again
Jo-Anne GC 🌸happy gardening
Thanks for watching!
What a lovely, lovely garden. I’m in England, how jealous I am of your wonderful Elms! I’d no idea they’d found a safe haven in Oz! Fantastic! How amazing it would be if they could repopulate us here one day!
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I hope so too! Regards Stephen
Elms are such beautiful trees 💚, sadly missed here in the uk 🇬🇧 Good to learn they're hanging out in Australia 🇦🇺 Thank you guys 😊
Long may they survive. Regards Stephen
Another treat thank you. Will definitely finally get to the bluebell festival after seeing this
Glad you enjoyed it and this has given you the prod to come to Duniera when it is open. Regards Stephen
I have lavender azaleas that are 40 years old that get very little pruning yet bloom profusely in New Jersey, zone 7. Can’t wait for them to open up in spring.
Beautiful CZcams!
Pruning isn't a requirement for heavy flowering so sit back and enjoy the show. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalistsah! I’m new to azaleas! I was going to ask about pruning….👍🏻
My mind is blown, again. Wow. The first time I saw Azaleas in shades of orange and yellow was on CZcams videos filmed in North America. And the enormous size that they were/are just blew me away. And now, here we are in Australia and you're showing me huge, glorious coloured plants. Astounding. Why have I only ever seen shades of pink, purple and white here in Adelaide South Australia. Just by the way, I have grown beautiful potted specimens in decades gone by. I'm so grateful to have learnt only last week that Potash produces alkaline soil the reason I suspect why several new purchases up and died. I have my own rule that I don't fertilise plants in their nursery cans and do so at planting out. I managed to buy two healthy looking plants on sale for $5 AUD and popped them on the ground in and around huge pots with dappled shade. Consequently, out of sight,out of mind. I had them for weeks and weeks and only remembered to plant them out (without the usual dose of Potash) after learning about its alkalinity. I'm going to return a bottle of aluminium sulphate I purchased with a blue hydrangea and instead buy some yellow coloured powdered sulphur.
I'm always learning whilst watching your fabulous videos. Thank you for sharing x 🌺🌷🌸💜🌈😇🙏🐑🕊️
An absolute pleasure. Regards Stephen
I hope there are some videos in the pipeline showcasing Forest Glade! Along with Greg. An overwhelmingly beautiful property.
it could happen sometime. Regards Stephen
Yes, we are aware that Belgium is unbelievable! But your story is true. The Ghent region (where I live) is the centre of azalea production in Europe. What you may not know is that pot azaleas are sold every year in September to support cancer research. So whereas throwing these house plants out after they stop flowering somehow does serve a good purpose. Cheers!
I have no issue with disarming a plant after flowering but it is nice to know that they also serve another purpose. Regards Stephen
Gorgeous garden! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching! Regards Stephen
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Thanks for watching!
Oregon Zone 8 - also anxiously awaiting rhodies to come to bloom here. We have our native evergreen type R. macrophyllum which blooms pink to purple-ish but also cultivars that grow to be enormous and are everything from white to yellow to red to dark purple and inbetween.
Here’s a question for you though - sometimes rhodies just up and die, as though wilting from lack of water. Pot or well established for years, just curl up leaves, brown, drop and dead.
Also, I thought there was a difference in the number of stamens that gave rhodies or azaleas - if azaleas are not a thing, then is the number of stamens just for different species?
Anyhoo, love the garden tours that you do. Thank you!
The issue with Rhodos suddenly dying could be various things including water logging or the dreaded cinnamon fungus. And yes the number of stamens isn't enough to erect separate Genera. Glad you enjoyed or romp through Duniera. Regards Stephen
So beautiful. Thanks for the video. 😊
My pleasure 😊 Regards Stephen
Hello. Another fun episode:) thank you! I love r. Oxidentalis. It is native here in Oregon, but so very hard to get hold of! Apparently they are a pain to propagate commercially:(
That’s a bit sad. Seed would be an obvious way to bulk up stock if cuttings are hard to strike. Regards Stephen
Such a beautiful garden, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for answering all my questions. I have another question 🙋♀️ . I inherited a Japanese maple from previous owners which was not doing well and is in the ground where the soil is heavy clay and not cultivated. It was in that spot for about five years but hasn’t grown much and is not looking healthy. I would like to move it to a pot. Can Japanese maples transplant? If yes how to move it ? and when to move it?
I live in mid blue mountains NSW.
Thank you.
lift in winter, shake off all soil root prune a bit and pot into good potting mix with a slow release fertiliser. Regards Stephen
How did Duneira escape the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983? I though all of Macedon was lost that day.😢
we only lost a couple of important homes and had spot fires in others, the large open lawns probably saved Duniera. Regards Stephen
Hi Stephan and Matthew, Thank you for your videos. Stephan, Would a dogwood tree thrive in the Lower Blue Mountains in NSW? We are about 234 metres above sea level here. We don't get frosts but do get over 40 degree days in summer. Is there another tree for shade in a suburban backyard that you could recommend?
I have doubts about a dogwood and would opt for a Chinese Quince Pseudocydonia, or a crabapple and there are lots to choose from. Regards Stephen