MORG Posted February 28, 2006 Just wondering if anyone has any tips for retail places to pick up cacti of ethnobotanic interest... I've noticed a lot of people seem to pick up some interesting stuff from time to time. I'm north of Sydney so any suggestions for good places around the Hills District/Hornsby/Epping/Central Coast would be good. In fact, if you've got a fave nursery for this area I'd like to know too. I've recently moved in and am unfamiliar with what's around except the abundance of Bunnings'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted February 28, 2006 Im not sure where it is exactly but your best bet is Hamiltions Cacti Nursey, look it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted February 28, 2006 What Andy said. I was at Hamiltons last week, the scop I picked up from them recently is pupping 4 ribbed. Also good is UrbanTribes (www.urbantribes.com.au), they used to be cheaper but I think lots of people were throwing their generosity into the cooking pot instead of into soil so they upped the price to deter those unwilling to work for their cacti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benzito Posted February 28, 2006 Hamilton's is where I go too. But they are in Londonderry, which is just outside Penrith. Not too close to North Sydney, but closer than SAB is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted March 1, 2006 I checked out the Hamilton's website, looks fairly impressive. I'll definitely head out there when I get the chance. About an hour from my place so not too bad. Thanks for the tip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foolsbreath Posted March 4, 2006 I passed a place, I think it was just north of Dubbo? Orana Cactus World? That may not be right, but its on the highway somewhere North of Hay and south of Armidale anyway Nice Old guy with a lifetimes worth of cacti. Heaps of huge Trichs and others out the front, then he has a hot house out the back. Doesn't have heaps of trichs for sale and no Lophs on display(but id be supprised if he didn't have them) But it is a trully amazing collection, hundreds of echinopsis and mamms and everything! All grown from seed he said. Heaps for sale too and pretty cheap!! He did have plenty of small bridgesii montrose for sale I grabbed an attenocactus and a Echinocereus, good examples Its worth a look if your passing by I'm going, back, you could spend a few hours there!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prier Posted March 5, 2006 Just tried to find Hamiltons website, it is listed as hamilonsworldofcacti.com on google, took me ages to work out why the link wasn't working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benzito Posted March 5, 2006 Anyone who wants to make a trip to hamilton's on a Saturday, gimme a call. They are closed Sunday. It's only 15 minutes from my house, I can either help you with directions, or come along with you. Any excuse to go cactus shopping... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted March 6, 2006 Yeah, I'm gonna try to get there when next I have a free Saturday. I'll give you a shout when I do Benz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_e_ Posted March 13, 2006 Also, u said that bunnings is everywhere aroud you in the city, and if this is the case why not do what i do and haunt the cacti section wherever my travels ay be... ive picked up heaps of small tbm, pach, scop and once a peruvian... ive also seen a couple of small astrophytum but havent bought any as of yet... prices are pretty all over the shop, like commonly the pack or scop u want is part of a display piece and costs $15 instead of 6 or 7... i picked upa whole bunch of TBM with 2 and 3 big segments, all for 5.95 each.. but sadly a bunch of them went to them bastard thiefs.. and the others up to T. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted March 13, 2006 Yeah, I've dropped in on Bunnings a couple of times now but found naught of interest. I'll keep trying though. Last time they only had those little pots with cactus characters in them. You know the ones that they give names and personas to? I'd like to see the character they give to a T. bridgesii monstrose. "Old Mr. Penis-face" could be a hit with the kiddies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_e_ Posted March 13, 2006 look out for 'spike' the trichecereous.. i think he is an echidna or something of the likes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted March 13, 2006 look out for 'spike' the trichecereous.. i think he is an echidna or something of the likes... I'll have to have a closer look! Do you know what Trich sp he is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandjina Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) followed a link on the hamiltons site, check out the 'ads by google' half way down on the right http://cactus-mall.com/nursery.html :D Edited March 13, 2006 by wandjina Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted March 13, 2006 Nice one wandjina, good find, I followed your advice and found these to lists specific to australia. http://cactus-mall.com/nursery/nlistausnz.html http://cactus-mall.com/apps/austral.html Looks like there are stacks of cacti nurseries in and around Sydney and mid NSW coast.. lucky bastards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted March 13, 2006 Thanks for those guys. Regarding Google's misspelled ad: I e-mailed them a little while ago about that. Figured they might like to know they're probably missing a bit of traffic. No reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_e_ Posted March 13, 2006 hey morg, the common 'spike' the trichocereus is spachianus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingaNinja Posted March 14, 2006 I passed a place, I think it was just north of Dubbo? Orana Cactus World? For anyone out that way Orana Cactus World is in Gilgandra which is about 1hour north of Dubbo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted December 6, 2006 "Gardens R Us" out in Mascot has a good range of cacti plus some nice mature Datura plants. If I had money to spend I would have bought the 4-ribbed pachy-scop-type-thing out there that stood close to 1m. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nothinghead Posted December 6, 2006 Do you know the address of Gardens R Us MORG? I tried having a look in the yellow pages but no dice.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORG Posted December 6, 2006 Hmmm... maybe I got the name wrong? Anyway, it's Gardeners Rd. Mascot. Don't know the number sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thunderbird Posted December 7, 2006 I saw a loph williamsii at Bondi that came from Hamiltons (had the hamiltons sticker) and about 4mths back i bought 3 pachs (about 100cm) from Hamiltons and the staff there looked a little weirded out (and i look relatively straight). For a while our local Kmart in Sydney was getting those minature pachs, i bought about 6 which have doubled in size to about 70cm. This is easy to check as we go there anyway weekly or fortnightly. None of them (bunnings, nurseries, kmarts) seem consistent, some days they have them and other days they have none. Although hamiltons might be an exception, but its to far for me to travel there regularly. I haven't seen pachs in the local kmart for about 6wks now so they are definitely a lucky dip. I think i might stick with the UT bridgesii as IMHO the plant 'quality' is so much higher than the other ones i have seen so far (including UT pachs). But i haven't had any from SAB yet, maybe thats next. good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thunderbird Posted December 7, 2006 Oh! PS: There is a huge Gardens R Us in Kingsgrove, but they are pretty useless for exotic cacti lovers. Eden gardens (nth Ryde) had $135 (suspected) scop last time i looked about 4wks ago, it was probably about 7ft in total in three sections in a pot. A faery told me the potency wasn't particularly high though. A bit on the pricey side for a ornament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted December 7, 2006 im lookin forward to shoppin at the orana cactus nursery in dubbo on the way home for christmas!!! must check out the central west nurserys while im there. and scoping the place for monstrous decades old trichs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
