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Go Drumsticks! Go! Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’

Look at this shrub, can it fit anymore flowers on its tightly bunched stems? I think not… it is totally jam packed with intricate lemon yellow Drumstick flowers that last for a couple of months. This is a compact selected… Read more ›

21/10/2018 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Frost tolerant, Natives for containers, Small garden

bee attracting, bird-attracting, compact habit, cut flowers, Honeyeater, Isopogon anemonifolius 'Little Drumsticks', large flower, Parrot, spring flowering, srub wren, thornbill, understory planting, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Hakea sericea: Pink or White?

Whenever I am asked what is a great small bird attracting shrub for native gardens Hakea sericea is often on the top of my recommended list. It is a medium to large shrub with a dense habit and sharp needle… Read more ›

01/10/2017 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants

bird-attracting, finch, Hakea sericea, Honeyeater, pink flowers, Prickly, small bird attracting, spring flowering, thornbill, white flower, wildlife habitat, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

‘Red Iron Bark’ – Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea

I live in Iron Bark territory, on a clay soil, near the coast, the local Iron Barks stand up to the strong coastal winds and often boggy soil. One introduced Iron bark that does very well in my area is… Read more ›

12/06/2016 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Frost tolerant, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Winter flowering

bee attracting, bird-attracting, clay soils, Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea, foliage contrast, grafted, grey green leaves, Honeyeater, lorikeet, Musk Lorikeet, pardalote, Parrot, pink flowers, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, thornbill, treecreeper, weeping habit

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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Go Drumsticks! Go! Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’

Hakea sericea: Pink or White?

‘Red Iron Bark’ – Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea

Bush Tucker Under-Dog: Dianella caerulea