Leucophyta brownii – Mallee Design

Portfolio: Woolooware Garden Design

This residential garden was designed at the beginning of 2017 and built later that year, to complete the property’s brand new modern extension. The owners had acquired some beautiful, large sandstone boulders from offsite to be used in the new… Read more ›

15/06/2019 23 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Landscape Design, Portfolio, Screening plants

Tapestry Gardens 2: MONA

When I was at Mona in Hobart last month as always I had my camera with me, I love the planting design at MONA and I had a few spare minutes between consuming modern art to snap some inspiring pictures.… Read more ›

07/02/2017 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

Acacia 'Green Mist', Correa 'Tuckertime Dinner Bells', Correa alba, Correa baeuerlenii, Dianella revoluta, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Leucophyta brownii, Modern Australian Native Garden, Poa labillardieri, understory planting, well drained soil, Westringia 'Zena', wind tolerant

Illawarra native garden full of fresh ideas!

I visited the native garden of a passionate native plant lover last week to grab some inspiring photos and ideas; and the garden did not disapoint. This is the 4 th native garden for the owner and she began building… Read more ›

28/10/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Hedge, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Small tree

Acacia 'Little Nugget', Australian Native Garden, Backhousia myrtifolia, Banksia serrata, Buckinghamia celsissima, Callicoma serratifolia, Eucalyptus 'Dwarf Orange', feature tree, lawn substitute, Leucophyta brownii, Melaleuca hypericifolia, Olearia tomentosa, Planchonella australis, rainforest species, Westringia 'Smokey'

Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

I love Casuarinas, all of them, from ground covers through to trees, their rusty red hue when they are in flower or lush green shaggy habit. They are tough, versatile and very varied in their shapes and forms. I discovered… Read more ›

28/06/2015 8 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Formal gardens, Hedge, Screening plants

Casuarina 'Green Wave', clay soils, foliage contrast, front line coastal, Leucophyta brownii, wind tolerant

Natives for Pots and Containers Part 2

This post is a 2nd part to one a did a couple of years ago about Native Plants that are suitable for growing in pots or containers, it is well overdue and I still have enough photos for a Part… Read more ›

12/05/2015

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Small garden

Acacia 'Limelight' grafted Standard, Acacia 'Waterfall' Standard, Acacia baileyana prostrate, Adenanthos sericea, Conostylis candicans, Epacris longiflora, Eucalyptus 'Blue Veil', Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty', Leucophyta brownii, Rhododendron lochiae

Why I love Leucophyta brownii

We must feel part of the land we walk on and love the plants that grow there…if we are to achieve a spirit in the garden. Gordon Ford There are many native plants that I love, well obviously otherwise I… Read more ›

16/01/2015

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant

bird-attracting, compact habit, foliage contrast, Leucophyta brownii, low mounding shrub, mounding habit, silver foliage, well drained soil

Portfolio: Bundeena Re-visited

We really, really love our garden and are so happy to spend time in it… When I walked up to the front gate of this garden last week I must admit I was quite moved, moved by how settled… Read more ›

25/05/2014

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Winter flowering

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia cognata dwarf, Acacia fimbriata Dwarf, Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina 'Green Wave', Eremophila glabra prostrate, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, Grevillea obtusifolia, grey green leaves, Leucophyta brownii, Macrozamia communis, Myoporum parvifolium, Poa labillardieri, Rhagodia spinescens, wind tolerant

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design

A steep bush block backing onto the National Park with 180 degree stunning views of the water, how inspiring! When I saw this garden I was pretty much blown away, what a dream to be able to work on this… Read more ›

02/02/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Portfolio

Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Dendrobium speciosum, Dodonaea 'Mr Green Screen', Eremophila glabra prostrate, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Gin Gin Gem', grey green leaves, Leucophyta brownii, Macrozamia communis, Melaleuca incana, Rhagodia spinescens, street address, understory planting, well drained soil, Xanthorrhoea

Cushion Bush Breasts

I am in Tasmania driving around and camping and visiting family, its my home town. Of course we have paid our obligatory visit to MONA which in my humble opinion has the, most beautiful native gardens, they are modern and… Read more ›

14/01/2014

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub

Acacia, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Leucophyta brownii, sculptural habit, silver foliage, understory planting, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

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Portfolio: Woolooware Garden Design

Tapestry Gardens 2: MONA

Illawarra native garden full of fresh ideas!

Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

Natives for Pots and Containers Part 2

Why I love Leucophyta brownii

Portfolio: Bundeena Re-visited

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design

Cushion Bush Breasts