{"product_id":"lilly-pilly-goodbye-neighbours-acmena-smithii-goodbye-neighbours","title":"Lilly Pilly Goodbye Neighbours - Acmena smithii ‘Goodbye Neighbours’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLilly Pilly Goodbye Neighbours - Acmena smithii ‘Goodbye Neighbours’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Goodbye Neighbours’ is a lilly pilly grown for one job: a tall, narrow evergreen wall that shuts out an overlooking window without swallowing the garden. A form of \u003cem\u003eAcmena smithii\u003c\/em\u003e, it puts its growth into height rather than spread, and its glossy leaves open copper-red before settling to deep green. Small white flowers in early summer are followed by mauve to white berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Lilly Pilly Goodbye Neighbours\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight Without Spread\u003c\/strong\u003e: The upright, columnar frame holds a width of 1 to 2m while it climbs, so it fits along a side fence where a broad hedge would take half the lawn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClean New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eAcmena smithii\u003c\/em\u003e has strong resistance to the pimple psyllid, so fresh leaves open clean rather than blistered, with no spray programme to keep up.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Height\u003c\/strong\u003e: Strong vertical growth lifts a row above fence height early, and each clip thickens the face of the screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and Wind Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles sea breezes, humidity and exposed positions along the east coast, and takes light frost once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Food\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar from the summer flowers feeds insects, and the berries that follow draw silvereyes and other fruit-eating birds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverlook Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single row along the fence closes the view from a neighbour's upstairs window with a clean, close-knit green face.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHouse-to-Boundary Strips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits the tight strip down the side of a house, where a broad lilly pilly would need cutting back from the eaves and path every few months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Lines\u003c\/strong\u003e: Run beside a driveway or entry path, it gives a formal, upright edge that stays within its bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry Columns\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clipped into tall columns it gives a pair of formal sentinels either side of a gate or front door.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding the hottest weeks of summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining loam or improved clay enriched with compost; likes even moisture but not waterlogged ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply every two or three days through the first summer, then weekly in dry spells until the row has knitted together. Spread mulch along the whole row and pinch out the leading shoots once the plants have settled so they thicken from low down. Fallen berries can mark pale paving, so set driveway and path rows a little back from light-coloured stone.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m unclipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":60207463596318,"sku":"ND-1861-45L","price":880.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/lilly-pilly-goodbye-neighbours-acmena-smithii-goodbye-neighbours.jpg?v=1791514111","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/lilly-pilly-goodbye-neighbours-acmena-smithii-goodbye-neighbours","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}