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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 5h

Ready to go potted dahlias are showing off this week. Perfect for pots or borders and flowering for months on end. 🌸
#dahlias #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 1d

Salvia Spires is a pollinator’s dream. Easy to grow, hardy and flowering all summer with striking blue blooms that brighten any border. 🌸 #salviaspires #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 2d

Fragrant star jasmine is as versatile as it is beautiful — climbing, covering, and filling the air with perfume 🌸
#starjasmine #eckardsgarden

Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 3d

A walk past our shade-loving plant department and you’ll catch the sweet scent of gardenias in full bloom 🌸
They’re in stock now and looking incredible! grow them in morning sun and afternoon shade with compost and BioOcean.
#eckardsgarden #gardenia

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 5d

Hydrangea season is here and Miss Saori is looking gorgeous with her lipstick like edged petals and deep green leaves. A Chelsea Flower Show favourite and flowering now at Eckards 🌸 #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 6d

Our rose department is alive with colour, fragrance and bees this week 🌸
Fed with BioOcean and featuring Ludwig’s Roses for the finest selection.
#eckardsgarden #roses

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 7d

Alstroemeria add lasting colour to your garden and make stunning cut flowers for the vase 🌸
Plant in a mostly sunny spot, feed with BioOcean, and deadhead regularly for months of blooms.
#eckardsgarden #alstroemeria

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 8d

It’s Garden Day today, a time to pause and celebrate the joy our gardens bring to our world. Here’s to 10 years of growing this celebration together. 🌸 #eckardsgarden #GardenDaySA

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 9d

Butterfly gaura in pink or white adds months of movement and joy to sunny gardens. Water wise and loved by pollinators. 🌸 #eckardsgarden #butterflygaura

Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 10d

After years in development, the all new Agapanthus Blush Pink has arrived at Eckards. Locally bred and proudly South African, it’s the first agapanthus with a delicate pink blush and flowers right through summer 🌸
#eckardsgarden #agapanthus #blushpink

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 11d

Gerberas are cousins of our own Barberton Daisies and just as cheerful in the garden as they are in a vase. 🌸 #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 12d

Azaleas are still looking beautiful at Eckards. Feed with Bio Ocean and mulch with acid compost to keep them thriving through summer 🌸
#eckardsgarden

Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 13d

Japanese Photinia coming into flower and new leaf in our shrub department. Still one of my favourite evergreens from my early gardening days 🌸
#eckardsgarden #fragrantgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 15d

Honeysuckle in full flower after last week’s rain 🌸 Their heady scent fills our nursery’s climber section. #honeysuckle #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 17d

Salvia Rockin’ Fuchsia is buzzing with pollinators 🌸 Bright blooms, deep calyx, and now back in stock for summer #salvia #pollinatorfriendly #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 18d

Pincushion Proteas blooming in centre court this week 🌸 Add bold colour and long-lasting blooms to your sunny garden. #pincushion #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 20d

Weigelias are glowing in our shrub department. Flowers for spring, foliage for summer. A border shrub that keeps giving. 🌸
#weigelia #springgarden #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 21d

The rain marks the close of petunia season — Petunia subalisima has been a spectacular burst of colour in our display garden 🌸
#petuniasubalisima #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 23d

Meet Verbena ‘Lanai Twister Red’ — a pinwheel of colour that flowers for months and keeps pollinators happy 🌸 #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 24d

Slipper Plant (Calceolaria) brings bold, pouch-like blooms in fiery shades, perfect for shady corners and pots 🌸
#slipperplant #calceolaria #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 25d

Bright white blooms with bold magenta hearts 🌸 Our Dianthus Coronet is in stock now! Perfect for pots, borders and pollinators.
#dianthus #springgardening #pollinatorplants #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 26d

Heritage Day is about celebrating the stories that shape us. Eckards in Bedfordview has shared 30 years of memories with our community and the journey keeps growing. 🌸 #HeritageDay #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 27d

Sun-loving, waterwise, and pollinator-friendly — our special hybrid Gazanias bring bold blooms with a fresh twist 🌸 #gazania #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 28d

I#TomatoWeekSA! We’ve got the essentials for your best crop yet: soil prep, full sun, good feeding and staking for strong plants. Grow juicy tomatoes and enjoy the summer harvest 🍅 #eckardsgarden

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Eckards @eckardsgarden.bsky.social · 29d

Wild Iris are spring’s understated stars 🌸 Waterwise, easy-care and happy in sun or shade, they’re the perfect fillers for garden beds and borders #dietes #springgarden #eckardsgarden

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