Macrozamia communis – Mallee Design

After a Fire …

This week I made my first trip down the south coast since the devastating bushfires earlier this year. The amount of wildlife really lost is incomprehensible when zooming down the highway cocooned in a modern bubble of distraction. The landscape… Read more ›

01/10/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy

bush fire, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus sieberi, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden, Macrozamia communis, Proteaceae, Red flowers, Syncarpia glomulifera, Telopea speciosissima, Ulladulla wildflower reserve, Xanthorrhoea glauca, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design Revisit

I visited one of my favourite gardens today and it did not disappoint, I haven’t seen this coastal Bundeena garden for 18 months and many of the trees and shrubs have really filled out in that time. I feel so… Read more ›

20/11/2017 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Screening plants

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia fimbriata Dwarf, anigozanthos 'Landscape Lime', Banksia 'Sentinel', carpeting ground cover, Casuarina 'Freefall', Casuarina 'Green Wave', Casuarina glauca prostrate form, Dodonaea 'Mr Green Screen', Eucalyptus leuhmanniana, grey green leaves, Macrozamia communis, Poa labillardieri, Rhagodia spinescens, sandy soil, silver foliage, street address, wind tolerant

Portfolio: Gordon Courtyard Garden Design

This small courtyard garden is part 2 of a 3 stage garden design for clients on the upper north shore. This was a middle garden that services a flat/studio attached to the main house, to say it was fairly un-loved… Read more ›

01/06/2015

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Tropical garden

Acacia howittii 'Honey Bun', Banksia robur, Bird Bath, Ceratopetalum 'Johannas Xmas', Davidsonia pruiens, Doryanthes excelsa, Macrozamia communis, rainforest species, Rhododendron lochiae, understory planting

Water Garden Planting

Water is an important part of every garden, it encourages wildlife and can be a useful feature adding a tranquil peaceful element. Planting out a water garden is a great opportunity to discover some wonderful native plants, that flower and… Read more ›

17/08/2014

Kath Gadd

Ornamental grass, Water plants

Carex appressa, Dendrobium speciosum, Doryanthes excelsa, frogs, Macrozamia communis, Marsilea drummondi, Myriophyllium propinquum, Nymphoides crenata, Pratia pedunculata, Viola hederacea, water logged soils, weeping habit, yellow flowers

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

Australian Plants Society Open Gardens: Aitkin Garden Bonnet Bay

So over the weekend some of the members of the Australian Plant Society Sutherland Group opened their gardens to the general public, for me this is like a dream come true, theres nothing I like more than having a sticky… Read more ›

10/09/2013

Kath Gadd

Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden

Asplenium nidus, Cordyline petiolaris, Cordyline stricta, Dendrobium speciosum, Dicksonia antartica, Doryanthes excelsa, foliage contrast, Graptophyllum ilicifolium, Lomatia silaifolia, Macrozamia communis, Omalanthus popufolius, rainforest species, understory planting, Xanthorrhoea

Dense Cycads

Macrozamias as far as the eye can see, it is so amazing witnessing what a dense understory these plants make, it is impossible to walk through even to get a better photo much to my frustration.

19/01/2013 3 Comments

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Coastal, Drought hardy, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden

foliage contrast, Macrozamia communis, wind tolerant

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After a Fire …

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design Revisit

Portfolio: Gordon Courtyard Garden Design

Water Garden Planting

Portfolio: Bundeena Re-visited

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design

Australian Plants Society Open Gardens: Aitkin Garden Bonnet Bay

Dense Cycads