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What are the payment options at Evergreen Growers?

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One of the questions we are frequently asked at Evergreen Growers is how can I make payment for purchases and what are the options? Unlike many stores that restrict payment to one or two choices ” thereby making it sometimes difficult to comply ” Evergreen Growers makes payment easy with a range of options using both online and traditional methods. Paypal: This is the preferred option used by Evergreen Growers. Now one of the most powerful and popular methods of online payment, Paypal has grown as people become more accustomed to online shopping. Consider opening a Paypal account and linking...

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Study finds gardeners enjoy better health

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A key theme of posts on our this week has been the link between gardening and good health. The theme began with the release of a report from the UK's magazine on the benefits ” both mental and physical ” of getting outdoors in the garden. While heavily UK-centric, it would appear that the findings of the study of 1500 adults living in the UK would apply to countries around the world. The study found that gardeners are less likely to experience depression and 80 percent of those who garden regularly felt happy with their lives. This compared to only...

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The Lilly Pilly -- versatile, tough and native beauty (Part One)

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Every now and then Evergreen Growers will be publishing helpful and informative articles about selected plants and flowers. This week sees the start of a two part series on the magnificent lilly pilly. Lovers of Australian native flora need no introduction to the superb lilly pilly, often referred to as the Australian cherry because of the reddish or purplish fruits they bear. The lilly pilly is a robust plant, needing only moderate watering after it is established and is adapted to almost every climate zone in Australia. Indeed many an Aussie garden or street may feature at least one of...

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Counting down with our "Get Ready for Summer Sale"

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With the sun starting to exhibit quite a bit of sting as we approach the hot summer months, most gardeners have their gardens and flowers beds well underway. The veggie patch may be looking healthy with produce from the garden well under way from early spring plantings. The flowers and plants may be planned though many of you will still be looking around for quality, yet affordable tube stock with which to stock your garden. These may be hedges, plants, ground covers, fruits, shrubs or trees, all of which can be found at Evergreen Growers. If you're looking at getting...

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Using Photinia plants as a hedge to enhance your garden

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The Photinia Red Robin. Now available from Evergreen Growers. As the promise of warmer days starts to turn into reality, many gardeners are beginning to think of updating, or re-planning, the look of their garden. This may include the addition of an attractive hedge as a privacy screen or just to enhance the existing trees, shrubs and flower beds.One of the best shrubs for this purpose are the versatile and colourful photinia plants. Originating from the warm, temperature of Asia, photinia plants are hardy, with medium water usage and enjoy a semi to full sun position. Photinia plants are a...

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