Baja Belmont

24/12/2023

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄

29/09/2023

These 3 blue torches got snapped up before we even had a chance to put them up for sale. How pretty are they ?!🤩

22/09/2023

Succulent flowers make for a beautiful floral arrangement 💐

Side note: This euphorbia was one of our firsts, before we knew much about them. When they stretch like this, it is called etiolation, and it means that they are not getting enough light. So if you notice your cacti stretching out, move it to a sunnier spot ☺️

01/05/2023

💐Mothers Day Succulent Gifts 💐

Step 1: Pick a pot
Step 2: Pick 1 agave
Step 3: Pick 2 succulents
Step 4: Pick a decorative rock
Step 5: Choose DIY kit or have us pot it up for you 🎀

Only $40! While stocks last.

*Professionally painted pots are an additional $5. Please allow 2 days processing time for these.

** Please see photos for more details **

06/04/2023

Peruvian Apple Fruit 🍎

Similar looking to dragonfruit. Its magenta-red skin will split open when ripe to reveal a white fleshy interior speckled with tiny black seeds like those of a kiwi. The fruits’ texture has been likened to shaved ice, crunchy and juicy, with a subtle tartness and a floral sweetness similar to sugarcane.


(Via https://specialtyproduce.com)

17/12/2022

Has anyone else noticed the decrease in bees this year? 🐝
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Unfortunately, since the Varroa mite was detected in beehives in Newcastle earlier this year, millions of bees have had to be euthanised to help stop the spread of this parasite and save the bee population.

We usually have bees on every flower this time of year, but this year we have only seen the rare one here and there 🥺

Bees help pollinate our flowers, which create the fruit and seed pods that we find on our cacti. I expect we may have a lot less this year.
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#🐝

05/12/2022

Results are in. We won our category!

Thank you to everyone who voted 🙏

Click the link to see a little feature on our garden ☺️

Newcastle News Newcastle’s best garden winners are revealed By Adam Murray - December 5, 2022 Share Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Every proud garden owner likes to think they’ve got the best on the block – but, now, the results are in… Newcastle’s best gardens put under the m...

29/11/2022

WE NEED YOUR HELP

We are a finalist for "People's Choice Award" in the Newcastle Garden Awards again this year.

You guys helped us win last year and we have finished off a lot more since then. We would love to win two years in a row.

There are 5 finalists this year and the winner will be based on who gets the most COMMENTS on their finalist post in Newcastle Garden Awards Instagram and page, prior to 5pm Wednesday 30 November.

We would really appreciate your support and would love to see a cacti garden win!

If you could click on Newcastle Garden Awards post below and COMMENT on the post, it may help us win.

*Make sure you are commenting on their page and not just my share of this post. Click the first photo and it takes you to the right place. Then comment on the first spot up the top where it says “Finalist! People’s Choice Award. Belmont North” (The actual post, not the photo)😉

19/11/2022

A record number of Astro flowers this spring 🌼
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We had a total of 9 flowers open at the one time on this Astrophytum Ornatum. These cacti are slow-growing. They need to be at least 15 cm tall to bloom . This might take 7 to 12 (or more) years depending on growth conditions.
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08/11/2022

We still have some cacti and euphorbia available from our sale.

We have decided to continue the sale price a little longer, so get in touch quickly to secure these prices before they go back up. Prices have been discounted by up to 50% 😱

03/11/2022

Can’t beat an Agave close up 🙌
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