Wanneroo Botanic Garden and Mini Golf
Episode: # 9 02/06/07
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
After a long, hot dry summer Trevor has been dying to get out on the golf course and enjoy the lush greens. As you can imagine a guy like Trevor, with a love of the outdoors and sport Trevor visits what he thinks is one of the world’s most beautiful golf courses.
Golf is the whole reason that Trevor ended up falling I love with horticulture, he spent so much time in the bush surrounding the course that he couldn’t help but fall in love.
It is hard to imagine a better way to spend the day with the kids than playing mini golf and what better environment to do it in than in a Botanical Garden Golf course.
One of the things Trevor loves most about visiting a botanical golf course is the wide selection of mature plants you get to see. It gives you an idea of how they can perform in your backyard and how they can look.
Some of Trevor’s favourites include the Golden Painted Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusiodes ‘Castilloni’), a spectacular clumping plant ideal for creating the exotic effect. It wont spread but it is better suited in narrow gardens or as a feature backdrop in a large garden.
The Cinnamon Ginger (Alpinia calcarate) is the prefect shady area ground cover and its cinnamon scented foliage is intoxicating after rain.
The Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is not only exotic; it is waterwise, growing well in full sun or shade. Its flowers also look stunning in a vase.
Palms add to the exotic effect and because of the wide choice planted, it makes for an interesting garden. There are Canary Island Date Palms, Washington Fan Palms and Windmill Palms all frame the gardens exterior. Clever under canopy plantings of Bangalow Palms all add interest as you stroll beneath the shady canopy of the trees throughout the garden.
One of the fascinating things Trevor discovered about the Botanical Golf course is that all the original foundation plants put in the garden were throw outs from the local nursery and today they look fantastic.
It is a great way to spend the day with the family and have a lot of fun, but it is also a terrific way to learn about nature and golf course gardening.
Wanneroo Botanical Garden and Golf
25 Drovers Place, Wanneroo, WA, 6065
Phone: (+61 8) 9405 1475
Fax: (+61 8) 94045626
Email: info@botanicgolf.com.au
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
After a long, hot dry summer Trevor has been dying to get out on the golf course and enjoy the lush greens. As you can imagine a guy like Trevor, with a love of the outdoors and sport Trevor visits what he thinks is one of the world’s most beautiful golf courses.
Golf is the whole reason that Trevor ended up falling I love with horticulture, he spent so much time in the bush surrounding the course that he couldn’t help but fall in love.
It is hard to imagine a better way to spend the day with the kids than playing mini golf and what better environment to do it in than in a Botanical Garden Golf course.
One of the things Trevor loves most about visiting a botanical golf course is the wide selection of mature plants you get to see. It gives you an idea of how they can perform in your backyard and how they can look.
Some of Trevor’s favourites include the Golden Painted Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusiodes ‘Castilloni’), a spectacular clumping plant ideal for creating the exotic effect. It wont spread but it is better suited in narrow gardens or as a feature backdrop in a large garden.
The Cinnamon Ginger (Alpinia calcarate) is the prefect shady area ground cover and its cinnamon scented foliage is intoxicating after rain.
The Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is not only exotic; it is waterwise, growing well in full sun or shade. Its flowers also look stunning in a vase.
Palms add to the exotic effect and because of the wide choice planted, it makes for an interesting garden. There are Canary Island Date Palms, Washington Fan Palms and Windmill Palms all frame the gardens exterior. Clever under canopy plantings of Bangalow Palms all add interest as you stroll beneath the shady canopy of the trees throughout the garden.
One of the fascinating things Trevor discovered about the Botanical Golf course is that all the original foundation plants put in the garden were throw outs from the local nursery and today they look fantastic.
It is a great way to spend the day with the family and have a lot of fun, but it is also a terrific way to learn about nature and golf course gardening.
Wanneroo Botanical Garden and Golf
25 Drovers Place, Wanneroo, WA, 6065
Phone: (+61 8) 9405 1475
Fax: (+61 8) 94045626
Email: info@botanicgolf.com.au
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