wren – Mallee Design

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

The benefits of salt bush: Rhagodia spinescens

There are several species of salt bush that I like to put in gardens, this one is one of my favourites Rhagodia spinescens, it comes in varying shapes and forms, some a little more silver leaved some a little more compact.… Read more ›

26/03/2013 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Hedge, Naturalistic garden