April 1 - 30, 2026: Issue 653

 

Autumn Planting For Gardens Full Of Colour and Cheer + Autumn Garden Support: Feed-Mulch-Check the Lawn's ph

Mother’s Day flowers will be out everywhere soon, with the huge crowns of white and pink chrysanthemums joined by rows of bright potted cyclamens, orchids, carnations and grevilleas, gum blossoms and shining stems of bright yellow wattles. It’s a bountiful bouquet bound to bring good cheer.

But why not have it brightening up your garden day after day instead of just in a vase, waiting for its time to be thrown out? Many of us have smaller plants and trees in our gardens gifted to us by loved ones making a stroll around the garden a pleasant remembering of that person and that time, or saying ‘thank you’ every time they pick a lemon from a tree given by another.

We live on one of the few continents that has a flower blossoming each season  - why not have array after array of colour to enjoy and attract birds, wildlife and heighten the enjoyment of visitors. 

Vegetables to plant in Autumn include broccoli, beetroot, cabbage, cress and cauliflower, lettuce, onion, peas, spinach, spring onion and turnip. Herbs that flourish at this time of year include coriander, fennel, garlic, lavender, parsley, rocket, sage, rosemary and thyme.

To grow cauliflower, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables to full size without bug-attacks or sprays, make up a mix of two teaspoons of finely minced garlic and three cups of boiling water steeped for one hour or till cool, strain, place in spray bottle with two drops of dishwasher detergent (holding agent) then use on garden to repel insects. 

Add a little colour to your garden with these Autumn flowers.

  • Begonia. 
  • Salvia. 
  • Dwarf Tibouchina. 
  • Daises.
  • Gazania.
  • Ixora. 
  • Vireya rhododendron. 
  • Sasanqua Camellia.

Autumn is also the time to plant alyssum, calendula, candytuft, carnation, cineraria, cornflower, cosmos, daisy, foxglove, lobelia, nasturtium, nemesia, pansy, poppy, primula, schizanthus, snapdragon, sweet pea and viola. 

For those who want more Australian plants in their garden then banksias bloom most of the year, as will many of the grevilleas. Some information about those that will suit your garden:

Banksias

Attracting bees and birds to the garden, banksias need full sun and well-drained, sandy soils. Water regularly after planting but once established they are low maintenance and can withstand dry conditions. Use a controlled release fertiliser formulated for natives.

 (Banksia ericifolia)

Grevillea

These beauties are low-maintenance shrubs that produce abundant flowers, and with over 350 grevillea species, in a range of sizes, from ground covers and shrubs to tall trees, finding one to suit your garden should not be a problem. Flowering year-round, the blooms attract bees and birds to the garden. Grevilleas prefer well-drained soils and full sun for best flower production.

 

Grevillea rosmarinifolia 'Pink Pearl'

Bottlebrush (Callistemon)

A low-maintenance plant, the distinctive vivid red flowers bloom in spring and summer, proving irresistible to bees and birds. A fast growing shrub, bottlebrush prefer well-draining soil and a full sun position.

Fan flowers (Scaevola aemula)

This popular shrub grows happily in pots outdoors and features the familiar fan-shaped flowers in white, blue or purple. Most fan flowers need well-drained soil and full sun to thrive.

Grass tree (Xanthorrhoa australis)

A native shrub, the grass tree is an iconic Australian native plant. With distinctive blackened trunks, grass trees sometimes feature towering spear-like spikes up to 5 metres high. The trunk branches out to form long grass-like leaves up to 1 metre or more. Perfect for rockeries, grass trees thrive in well-drained, sunny positions and sandy soil. They are exceptionally hardy but are also slow to grow. Feed with fertilizers for native plants.

Happy wanderer (Hardenbergia violacea)

These gorgeous natives can be seen in many of our Reserves. Available in three species of climbing shrubs or trailers, these hardy plants feature spearhead-shaped leaves with clusters of small, usually purple pea-flowers. They are highly adaptable in a garden, and can be trained to climb over fences and arbours. The trailing forms are suitable for ground cover. Happy wanderer is best grown in well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade.

Lilly pilly (Syzygium smithii)

This medium-sized tree grows to 20 metres, and is a popular choice in the garden for hedging and topiary. Ideal for screening and privacy, it has tiny white fluffy flowers in summer followed by pretty, pink, edible fruits that make excellent jam and ice cream – even your dog will eat these high in Vitamin C fruits. It’s a hardy and low-maintenance plant that prefers well-composted soils but can cope in most places with adequate moisture.

NSW Christmas Bush (Ceratopletalum gummiferum)

Another low maintenance, preferring soil with good drainage and a sunny position, this native produces beautiful crimson sprays of flowers in mid-December. You need to allow 5 metres of growth upwards when choosing where to plant one of these.

Sydney rock orchid (Dendrobium speciosum)

Why not get some more rock lilies into your garden – after all, Mona Vale was once known as Rock Lily due to the abundance of these beauties. These flowqer in late Winter to early Spring with a showy mass of flowers. They are drought tolerant, and love full sun. You can even grow them in pots for those who have a balcony garden.

Australian ti-tree (Leptospermum laevigatum)

Best known for its lemon-scented leaves and white flowers in Spring, although you will still see them flowering into late Autumn, this is an ideal screening plant. Tea trees are best suited to well-drained soil in full sun. Feed lightly with slow-release fertiliser in Spring and prune regularly after flowering.

Wattle (Acacia)

What Australian garden would be complete without the bright yellow bursts of our national flower?

This fast-growing tree produces fragrant puffs of yellow flower balls from a young age. Wattles are also very hardy plants and prefer a sunny spot in the garden with well-drained soil. Keep them looking good with light pruning. 


Waratah (Telopea)

We shift from our national flower to our state flower. These can be a bit tricky to grow - they need a very well-drained soil or a large container with free-draining potting mix. The floral emblem of NSW, T. specioissima is the most spectacular of its type, but you can now also get the ‘Corroboree’ and ‘Wirrimbirra White’ varieties and we have seen these thriving in local gardens – beautiful!


Wax flower (Eriostemon)

Another well suited to local soil types, and one you will also see when strolling through bushland in our area. These are an evergreen shrub with waxy pink petals that bloom in late Winter to Spring, bringing lovely colour to your garden over a long period. They do best in light to medium, well-drained and slightly acid to neutral soil in a sunny, open position and will do well with a light pruning.

Autumn Garden Support: Feed - Mulch - Check the Lawn

Autumn is also a great time to rejuvenate your garden and prepare it for Winter and for next Spring. Rejuvenating your lawn, pruning, feeding the earth that supports what you grow and adding spots of colour are all Autumn Garden Tasks that suit being outside in cooling air and getting some enjoyable exercise.

If yours is an old lawn now is a good time to do a pH test. Take some soil, sprinkle it with liquid from the pH kit, and add some powder, which will change colour depending on the ph. Autumn is usually the time when your lawn areas will need a lime booster – always ensure you wear a mask, gloves and eye protection when applying any fertilisers to any area of your garden.

Autumn is also the time to feed the lawn. You may not need to mow so often as cooler weathers sets in, but the roots are still growing well, so now a great time for repair because the soil is still warm. Use a slow release lawn food to develop a strong root system and thicker grass. 

You may also need to boost or repair patchy spots with lawn seed. Doing this now will ensure you have strong green cover over winter.  Autumn is also a great time to aerate the lawn with a garden fork. If paths have become compacted and the grass doesn’t grow, they too may need some aeration. 

Autumn is also when our Banksias and Grevilleas are flowering in as many varieties as you like – planting some of these will attract birds to your garden.

If you already have some of these, Autumn is the time to divide evergreen perennials. Lift them from the soil, divide at the root and re-plant into well-fed soil. Autumn is the time to make new plants from cuttings: take 10cm lengths with buds from hardwood herbs such as rosemary and bay or natives such as banksias, grevillea and coastal rosemary. Remove the lower leaves, dip cuttings into hormone powder and pot in small containers of premium potting mix. Keep just moist and shelter from strong wind and sun.

Start a tradition by planting poppies to commemorate ANZAC day or some rosemary.

Autumn is also a great time to plant out your Winter vegetables – Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 have a wide range of seeds available and those you should be planting out now, for New South Wales are broccoli, broad beans, lettuce, onion, peas, radish, shallots, spinach, spring onion and turnip. Herbs for our area are coriander, fennel, garlic bulbs, marjoram, oregano, parsley, rocket, sage, sorrel, rosemary, and thyme. If you have possums, planting these in separate pots and placing some wire netting over these, or a large bucket at night,  will prevent you losing them as they grow!

Autumn is the season to feed your garden too – boosting soil health and plants with fertilisers now will allow them to break down enough before cold months set in. 

Gather fallen leaves, grass clippings, kitchen scraps and pruning, and layer them in a compost bin. Turn periodically with a garden fork to allow air to circulate and feed organisms, and decompose the organic matter quickly. Don‘t overload your compost with one particular ingredient – maintain a mix for food for your soil and the garden it supports. 

Trim hedges now to keep them compact and bushy from ground level. Pruning plants to remove dead or diseased wood will promote flowering and fruit in Spring. Although the rule here is about one quarter of the plant, some species do not require pruning as they have already ‘set’ their Spring buds. Citrus are pruned now, native plants with winter flowering stems are not. Some gardeners advise to prune in later Winter to promote early Spring growth.

When pruning always use sharp tools as if the cut is torn or bruised you will slow down the healing process. Another good tip, to stop the spread of disease from one plant to another, is to always dip tools and secateurs in a disinfectant and wipe them clean before moving onto the next plant. 

Keep old logs, brush piles, and some dead groundcover; species such as spiders, solitary bees, ladybugs beetles, and worms thrive in this and help to maintain healthy soil.

Autumn is a great time of year to do all those small tasks that will create a good crop of Winter vegetables or glorious sprays of colour in Spring – the soil is still warm, we will get some decent rain, and the weather means you won’t be getting too hot while getting some exercise. Happy Gardening!

Products and Tools from Johnson Brothers Mitre to help you get it done 

🍂 Lance’s Autumn Garden Product Picks 🍂

Leaves piling up? Garden looking a bit messy? Lance has you sorted with his go-to tools for an easy autumn clean-up:

🌱 Lawn fertilisers – keep your grass looking its best.

🧤 Gardening gloves and pruners – trim, tidy, done.

🛠️ Garden rakes – keep the lawn looking tidy.

💨 Leaf blowers – clear those leaves in no time.

Pop into Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Avalon and get your garden sorted as we head into the cooler season. 🌿

Green Life Garden Centre at Johnson Brothers Mona Vale has a great stock of native and other plants and all you need to get gardening - the Avalon store also stocks what you will need, or order it in and pick it up and avoid the 'bends'.

 

Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Recycling Batteries: at Mona Vale + Avalon Beach

Over 18,600 tonnes of batteries are discarded to landfill in Australia each year, even though 95% of a battery can be recycled!

That’s why we are rolling out battery recycling units across our stores! Our battery recycling units accept household, button cell, laptop, and power tool batteries as well as mobile phones! 

How To Dispose Of Your Batteries Safely: 

  1. Collect Your Used Batteries: Gather all used batteries from your home. Our battery recycling units accept batteries from a wide range of products such as household, button cell, laptop, and power tool batteries.
  2. Tape Your Terminals: Tape the terminals of used batteries with clear sticky tape.
  3. Drop Them Off: Come and visit your nearest participating store to recycle your batteries for free (at Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Mona Vale and Avalon Beach).
  4. Feel Good About Your Impact: By recycling your batteries, you're helping support a healthier planet by keeping hazardous material out of landfills and conserving resources.

Environmental Benefits

  • Reduces hazardous waste in landfill
  • Conserves natural resources by promoting the use of recycled materials
  • Keep toxic materials out of waterways 

Johnson Brothers Mitre 10: Serving Our Community Since 1955

The Independent Hardware Group has awarded Johnson Bros Mona Vale the best in state Store of the Year at the IHG state awards again in 2023.

Johnson Brothers say; ''Thank you to all of our amazing staff and customers for being awesome!''

IHG is Australia’s largest home improvement wholesaler supplying more than 1,500 stores nationwide. These stores cater to a broad range of Trade and DIY customers and range from large format warehouses to convenience operations and Trade centres, as well as frame and truss sites in two States. 

Under the IHG network, there is a clear mandate to support the growth of Independents within the hardware sector in Australia by helping them to be ‘The Best Store in Town’.

The culture of IHG is built on being a low cost and transparent business partner to members, with an unwavering commitment to protect and grow a sustainable independent hardware sector for the long term.

Greenlife garden centre at Johnson Brothers Mona Vale - for all your gardening needs.

Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Trade Centre at Mona Vale - everything you need under one roof.

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JBH Design Centre is a tool for builders and DIY'ers to assist in the fit out of houses. It has displays of kitchens, Bathrooms, Doors and Storage as well as knowledgeable staff to assist in making house fit out painless.

Visit: http://jbhdc.com.au/

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+ Pittwater MP - Leader Of Opposition Visit Mona Vale Johnson Brothers Store  Christmas-New Years-Summer Prep.: Outdoor Areas For Summer Celebrations + How To Keep Your Home Cool During A Heatwave Without An Air-Conditioner + DIY Your Own BBQ Kitchen Garden For Gifts That Grow Past That Giving Day   Johnson Brothers Hardware Mona Vale launches e-Waste Recycle Program Summer De-Bug: How to Keep Flies, Ants, Mozzies and Cockroaches where they belong - In the Garden  Humid Summer + Above Median Rainfall Predicted For Autumn 2024 Means Mould In The Home: Some Tips To Keep The Family Safer & Healthier  Go Outside & Play!: Creating Garden Spaces To Connect Children With Nature This Autumn  Fun Project Ideas for Autumn School Holidays: ideas for those who like making things out of wood, growing things, painting things, storing things and one project for really big kids!  Mother's Day 2024: A Few Handmade Options + Gift Ideas  Mould Inside Your home after all that rain?: How to Keep Air and Surfaces Healthier  Winter Draught Stops To Lessen Your Power Bill and Keep The Home Warm + JBH EOFY Catalogue  Winter School Holiday Ideas 2024: Woodworking Projects For Beginners, An Artfull Garden, Vegepods For Little Hands, Easy To Make Lego Table Or Student Desk That Can Be Dismantled   One Winter Weekend Projects: DIY Carport   Father's Day 2024: a Few DIY 'thank you dad' Ideas for little hands + get the garden ready for Spring  Johnson Brothers partner with Total Tools: Mona Vale Store Now Open - At: 77 Bassett street, Mona Vale  Spring Lawn Care + How to Renew an area with New Turf - Also Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 New Concrete Store at Mona Vale is now open   Get Ready Weekend 2024: A Warm Spring Forecast: Time To Prepare Your Home For Bushfire Season - The RFS's List + 6 Easy To Do Extras You Can Do In The Garden + Home To Be Prepared - Plus: Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale Wins Retail Store of the Year  Go Outside and Play: Creating Garden Spaces To Connect Children With Nature this spring holidays  Spring Garden Care + A Salad Garden For Children: Inspire them to Grow what they will Eat this Summer   Christmas Cheer 2024: Time to Deck Your Home With Rows Of Jolly! + Keeping Mozzies away - Ticks at Bay This Summer   Christmas-New Years Checklist: Preparing the Garden & Home For Visitors + Entertaining + Gift Ideas For Every Budget  DIY A Summer-Autumn Salad Garden for a Balcony or at Waist-height  A Job For Life: Apprentice Carpenter + Commencement Tool List  DIY Repairing Sunken Paver Areas Fix  Reducing Ticks in Your Garden (early Autumn): Garden care, Plants that Repel, What to Wear Outdoors  BOM's Autumn 2025 Forecast Makes this Season Great for Garden Care + What to Plant Now  Pittwater's Noxious Weeds: A Great Time To Get Outdoors, Pull Them Out, Replace With Native Plants  Potted Colour for Winter Brightness As Summer crop is harvested: Natives + Perennials + what to plant now for A Winter Vegetables crop  Dealing With Dampness Inside Your Home  11 Ways to keep your home Warm, Safe and Save Money this Winter  Winter School Holidays: Fun Projects You Can Do Around The Home - Something For Everyone  DIY Privacy Screen In 2 Hours   Father's Day 2025: A few Gift Ideas to Spoil the best Dad in the world  Father's Day 2025: A few Gift Ideas to Spoil the Dad in the world Who Loves Being Outdoors  Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale - Avalon 70th Birthday Celebrations: September 19 to 22   National Garden Week 2025: School Holiday Garden Ideas for Youngsters + Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Community Grants Fund Launched   Spring Chores For Great A Summer Outdoors: Clean and Reseal Your Wooden Deck Area  Some Lawn Care Tips To Keep Your Grass Greener This Spring-Summer  Christmas Lights Safety Tips + Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Black Friday Sale runs until November 30; Perfect to Help You Get Ready for Christmas - New Years  Christmas-New Years 2025-26 Checklists: Preparing The Garden & Home - Entertaining - Gift Ideas For Every Budget  How To Keep Your Home Cool During Heatwaves  Apprentice Carpenter + Fee-Free Courses + Commencement Tool List + How to Look After Your Tools   Reducing Ticks in Your Garden: Garden care, Plants that Repel, What to Wear Outdoors  DIY Bird Houses + Possum Dreys

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John and Bob Johnson - The Johnson Brothers Profile  John William Alfred Johnson - The Eulogies for those who could not attend Mass

Australia's Prime Minister Visits Mackellar - Informal Afternoon Tea with Hon. Malcolm Turnbull October 2016

JBH Win Awards August 2018 Trifecta - 2018 Free Trade Day supporters, Mitre 10 Heritage Advert features JBH Mona Vale Store, Hardware Australia’s 2018 NSW Hardware Store of the Year over 2500sqm.

Front Page Issue 294: 2018 Winners Of National Hardware Store Of The Year - Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale !!!

National Garden Week's 2019 Focus Is On Children(Oct 13-19): School Holiday Garden Ideas (to get started on) & Congratulations Award Winning Johnson Brothers Mitre10 At Mona Vale - 2019 NSW Store Of the Year, 2019 NSW Trade Centre Of the Year and 2019 Village Garden Centre of the Year

Johnson Bros Mitre 10 were awarded as the best Trade Store in the country: February 2020

Family Hardware Store Wins Best In Australia: Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale Crowned ‘National Trade Store Of The Year’ - Celebrating 65th Year in 2020

Johnson Brothers' Mona Vale Outlet Wins Store Of The Year Again In 2023: Tradies Breakfast Every Friday - Recycling Of Batteries Available 

Anzac Day In Pittwater 2020: Candles, Crosses and Online Commemorative Services: Johnson Brothers Family Donates 20 Thousand Candles to Community Light Up The Dawn Initiative 

Front Page Issue 447: ANZAC DAY 2020

Front Page Issue 478: Johnson Brothers Avalon Store Renovations & Mona Vale Store: Everything You Need This Summer In Stock

Front Page Issue 492:  JBH Celebrates Upgrade Of Avalon Beach Store


Bob, John and Robert Johnson, 2013 - photo by A J G.
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