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Growing Natives Indoors

I love indoor plants, which are known to improve our sense of wellbeing, the quality of the air inside, and give us a connection to nature. Most of us aren’t aware of the array of Australian natives that could be… Read more ›

25/02/2021 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Illawarra natives, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant

An oldie but a goodie: Thryptomene saxicola ‘FC Payne’

This is a classic 70’s native garden plant, a WA species which doesn’t need to be grafted to grow elsewhere in Australia and for good reason it has stood the test of time. Thryptomene saxicola ‘FC Payne’ is hardy and… Read more ›

18/08/2020

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

butterfly attracting, cut flowers, drought hardy, fragrant, insectivorous birds, long flowering period, native insect attracting, natives for pots, pink flowers, prolific flowers, small bird attracting, understory planting, weeping habit

Silky Emu Bush: Eremophila nivea Grafted

This has to be one of the most tactile of native plants, rivalled closely by Adenanthos sericeus, with its silver white foliage and hundreds of purple flowers it is a coveted specimen for many gardeners. The bees love it too as… Read more ›

28/12/2016 32 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Small garden

bee attracting, cut flowers, Eremohpila nivea 'Blue Velvet', Eremophila nivea 'Beryls Blue', foliage contrast, full sun, grafted, natives for pots, purple flowers, silver foliage, summer flowering, well drained soil

Portfolio: Gordon Garden Design

I am really enjoying watching the garden settle in, thank you for all your efforts This is Stage 1 of a garden I am working on in Gordon in the northern suburbs of Sydney. The front garden went in about… Read more ›

26/04/2015

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant

Acacia 'Limelight' grafted Standard, Acacia aphylla, Baloskion tetraphyllum, Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', Dianella 'Little Jess', Doryanthes palmerii, foliage contrast, Hymenosporum 'Luscious', Juncus usitatus, Libert, Libertia paniculata, natives for pots, Philotheca difformis 'Starsprite', Pimelea linifolia 'White Jewel', Rain Garden, rainforest species, understory planting

Native Plants for Pots and Containers

There are so many native plants that will grow well in a container or pot. This is of course the iconic Sturt Desert Pea, Swansonia formosa, these can now be found grafted, making them a little bit hardier for us… Read more ›

02/05/2013 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Natives for containers

Acacia 'Bushwalk Baby', Goodenia 'Gold Cover', grafted, natives for pots, persoonia chamaepitys, Swansonia formosa, WA, well drained soil

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Growing Natives Indoors

An oldie but a goodie: Thryptomene saxicola ‘FC Payne’

Silky Emu Bush: Eremophila nivea Grafted

Portfolio: Gordon Garden Design

Native Plants for Pots and Containers