Dianella caerulea – Mallee Design

Portfolio: Stanmore Landscape Design

This small garden in the inner west of Sydney is a sight to behold after the recent rains. It is hard to believe that most of these plants have only been in for 6 months, that is the beauty of… Read more ›

09/03/2020 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small garden, Small tree

Why are birds not visiting my bird bath?

There are a number of reasons for not seeing birds in a birdbath. You may not have allowed enough time for birds to find your birdbath, birds may actually be coming but you don’t see them or cats may be… Read more ›

05/03/2020 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Products

Angophora hispida, Bird Bath, Crimson Rosellas, Dianella caerulea, habitat garden, insectivorous birds, little wattle bird, Musk Lorikeets, Satin Bowerbird, small bird attracting, small birds, White-plummed Honeyeater, wildlife habitat

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

If you are looking for a native understory plant to grow where no plant has succeeded before give Plectranthus argentatus a try. It will grow in the dry soil under large trees and ramble about filling in bare patches and… Read more ›

11/02/2020

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

Bush Foods, Dianella caerulea, dry shade, foliage contrast, large leaves, Plectranthus argentatus, rainforest species, silver foliage, understory planting, well drained soil

Portfolio: Bexley Garden Design

This is a sweet little garden I designed about 4 years ago and it has been lovingly slowly built by the owner’s friend. It is a small rear garden behind a modest brick house in the south western suburbs of… Read more ›

13/05/2019

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small tree

Acacia 'Mini Cog', Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia fimbriata Dwarf, Backhousia citriodora, Baekea virgata dwarf, Casuarina 'Cousin It', Casuarina 'Freefall', Dianella caerulea, Dichondra repens, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Orange Marmalade', Lomandra 'Lime Tuff', Modern Australian Native Garden, Poa 'Kingsdale', weeping habit, wildlife habitat

Why raised Birdbaths are better!

In this post I am going to touch on a contentious topic for some people and as I am completely not wishing to offend anybody here is a little warning to cat lovers and owners out there; basically I think… Read more ›

08/09/2018 39 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Naturalistic garden, Products, Winter flowering

Banksia ericifolia, cats, Dianella caerulea, feral animals, habitat garden, predators, small bird attracting, wildlife habitat

Attracting Butterflies to your Native Garden

I am often asked to recommend native plants that will attract butterflies, I know a few off the top of my head and have been meaning for a couple of years to sit down and do some decent research on… Read more ›

01/03/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting

Bursaria spinosa, Callistemon spps., Chorizema cordatum, Clematis aristata, Dianella caerulea, Dodonea viscosa, Hymenosporum flavum Dwarf, Leionema 'Green Screen', Philotheca myoporoides, Rhagodia spinescens, Tristaniopsis laurina

Bush Tucker Under-Dog: Dianella caerulea

This season is the first time I have had a decent flush of fruit on my Dianella caerulea and I have been pleasantly surprised by the taste, although it doesn’t hit the same spot as the midyim berry, it is… Read more ›

28/11/2013 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

bird-attracting, blue flower, clay soils, Dianella caerulea, frogs, moraea robinsoniana, Satin Bowerbird, spill over, thornbill, understory planting, weed suppressant, weeping habit, wren

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Portfolio: Stanmore Landscape Design

Why are birds not visiting my bird bath?

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

Portfolio: Bexley Garden Design

Why raised Birdbaths are better!

Attracting Butterflies to your Native Garden

Bush Tucker Under-Dog: Dianella caerulea