United Nurseries Mini Water Maxi Impact Plants

When you see a United Nurseries’ product with the mini water, maxi impact icon on the label you can be assured of a plant with tolerance to harsher conditions, minimum water usage, minimum care, but a plant that can still give maximum impact in your garden.

United Nurseries has introduced a new easy identification system to help you recognize “minimum water, maximum impact” plants in our ranges. The Mini Maxi icon is displayed throughout our website as a quick reference to water wise methods and establishing tolerant plants. Where you see this icon displayed on United Nurseries’ product you can be assured of a plant with tolerance to harsher conditions, minimum water usage, minimum care, but plants that can still give maximum impact in your garden. A garden provides many benefits to gardeners and our environment. One very important benefit being plants absorb carbon dioxide while releasing oxygen through photosynthesis helping to clean our air. Whether you garden a large plot, or a few small containers, your contribution is helping to sustain our environment. To help minimize your effort, but maximize the benefits here are some helpful hints to encourage healthy plant growth.

Plant Choice

There are many steps that can be taken to make a garden more sustainable. When planning your garden, plan your groupings according to similar water requirements.

Give serious consideration to suitable plant replacement when a plant in your garden dies. Access whether the deceased plant was appropriate for your local climate and aspect. If you are a novice gardener, your local nursery is a great place to ask advice on plant groupings.

Soil Planning

Good soil preparation with organic material can create a garden that requires less water and is able to sustain plants without watering everyday. In fact watering too frequently can soften plants and encourage shallow root systems.

Adding water crystals to the soil and pot when planting helps moisture retention. Use of soil wetting agents can aid water absorption where soil has formed a hard crust covering the surface, then mulch to prevent crusting reoccurring. Seaweed solution used regularly, can build up a plant’s tolerance to dry conditions.

Pot Care

When potting up consider the quality of your potting medium, premium mix will hold water more effectively than cheap mix.

Seal the inside of terracotta pots because their porous nature loses moisture.

Finger test your potting medium for dampness, before watering. If damp, do not water.

An old fashioned yet effective method of watering large plants in a dry hot summer is using a plastic bottle with a plastic spout embedded in the medium near the plant. This method ensures a slow water system, as the plant requires water.

Rescue dried out potted plants by submerging the plant in its container in a bucket of water, until all air bubbles have ceased rising to the water surface. If you continue to water a plant with dried out potting mix, your water will be wasted and the plant will suffer as the dried out mix does not retain moisture.

Black dried leaf tips can be reduced on potted indoor plants by placing pebbles in the bottom of the pot saucer and filling the saucer to the brim with water. This allows humidity around the plant but the pebbles prevent the water logging of the plant.

Establishing New Plantings

'Drought tolerant' does not mean no watering is required. Water the plant until established, with perennials it will mean attending to the plants needs through the first hot season, then start to reduce watering.

Weed regularly as weeds can consume moisture needed for your valuable plants.

Useful Contacts

For the latest information on water restrictions go to the website address appropriate to your state.

New South Wales - www.deus.nsw.gov.au

Queensland - www.dpi.qld.gov.au

South Australia - www.watercare.net

Tasmania - www.service.tas.gov.au

Victoria - www.ourwater.vic.gov.au

Western Australia - www.portal.water.wa.gov.au

Drought Tolerant Perennials

The following perennials produced by United Nurseries are drought tolerant once they are established and will flower freely for months, providing you with a garden that requires minimum water, but gives maximum impact.

Drought Tolerant Annuals

The following produced by United Nurseries are drought tolerant annuals once they are established.

Back to top