rainforest species – Mallee Design

Luscious, Dense and Green: Xanthostemon chrysanthus

This showy small to medium tropical tree was flowering its head off on my recent trip to Brisbane and northern NSW. It was such a welcome sight after the damp, soggy Summer we have had, finally a species revelling in… Read more ›

27/04/2022 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

Autumn Flowering, bee attracting, feature tree, large flower, long flowering period, privacy screen, Quick growing, rainforest species, shade tree, Street Trees, summer flowering, tropical species, Xanthostemon chrysanthus, yellow flowers

White or Pink? How do you like your Blueberry Ash?

Elaeocarpus reticulatus is one of the Spring flowering native tree species which really knocks itself out during its flowering season. It consistently covers itself in the little white fairy skirt like flowers to the point that it gives the whole… Read more ›

16/12/2021

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Hedge, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

bee attracting, bird-attracting, clay soils, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Indigenous to the Illawarra, moist soil, part shade, pink flowers, protected position, rainforest species, Satin Bowerbird, spring flowering, white flower

As delicate as a rose: Archirhodomyrtus beckleri

This small feature tree really would fit in nicely in a garden full of roses, lavender and other English cottage style plants. The tiny flowers remind me of the blooms on climbing rose bushes and this pretty rainforest tree has… Read more ›

09/11/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Butterfly attracting, Screening plants

Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, bee attracting, Bush Foods, feature tree, fence screening, fragrant, perfume, privacy screen, rainforest species, Rose myrtle, shade tolerant, small garden, understory planting

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

Some like it hot! Buckinghamia celsissima

All this hot weather has certainly been of benefit to the Ivory Curl trees in and around Sydney, they are blooming themselves silly! This photos in this blog post are of a specimen in my mums garden in Wollongong, the… Read more ›

02/03/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Medium Tree, Small tree

bee attracting, Buckinghamia celsissima, clay soils, feature tree, Honeyeaters, insectivorous birds, large flower, native insect attracting, rainforest species, summer flowering, weeping habit, white flower

Peppery Goodness: Tasmannia insipida

I did a little bush walk last weekend that followed a fire trail down the back of Helensburgh and then ended up crossing the Hacking River, as I was in the company of four children we stopped and had a… Read more ›

08/06/2017

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Illawarra natives, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden

Bush Foods, rainforest species, tasmannia insipida, understory planting

The Versatile Spider Lily: Crinum pedunculatum

I have only just realised how very adaptable this plant is after seeing it growing on the beach in Murramarang National Park last week, I had no idea it would grow on sand in a front line coastal position and look… Read more ›

23/01/2016

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden

boggy soils, clay soils, Crinum pedunculatum, fast growing, large flower, rainforest species, Scented, summer flowering, understory planting, white flower, wind tolerant

Portfolio: Garden Design Mount Keira

Last Friday I completed the first stage of planting for this local project I have been working on in Mt Keira this year. I have written about this garden already as it is a very interesting brief, using only local… Read more ›

07/12/2015

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Illawarra natives, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant

creek planting, driveway, Hibbertia dentata, lawn pavers, lawn substitute, Microlaena stipoides, Oplismenus aemulus, parking area, rainforest species, turf pavers, understory planting

Why don’t Flame trees flower more often?

Brachychiton acerifolius is an amazing medium sized tree, when it flowers!!! Unfortunately I think I can safely put it in the same flowering category as Gymea Lilys, which is difficult… Doryanthes excelsa flowers on average after 7 years, Brachychiton acerifolius… Read more ›

24/11/2015 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Illawarra natives, Medium Tree

Brachychiton acerifolius, clay soils, deciduous, feature tree, rainforest species, Red flowers

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'

Mt Keira: Site specific local indigenous species

There are two reasons why I am going to blog about this garden whilst it is still in the design phase, the first is that I am so excited to be designing a garden using local indigenous species to the… Read more ›

12/06/2015

Kath Gadd

Illawarra natives, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant

Citriobatus multiflorus, creek planting, Mount Keira, rainforest species, street address

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

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Luscious, Dense and Green: Xanthostemon chrysanthus

White or Pink? How do you like your Blueberry Ash?

As delicate as a rose: Archirhodomyrtus beckleri

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

Some like it hot! Buckinghamia celsissima

Peppery Goodness: Tasmannia insipida

The Versatile Spider Lily: Crinum pedunculatum

Portfolio: Garden Design Mount Keira

Why don’t Flame trees flower more often?

Illawarra native garden full of fresh ideas!

Mt Keira: Site specific local indigenous species

Portfolio: Gordon Courtyard Garden Design