July 2013 – Mallee Design

Screening with Grevillea ‘Bonfire’

This is one of my favourite Grevilleas’ of the moment. I tend to steer towards Grevilleas without the typical heavily divided thick leaf. ‘Bonfire’ is G. johnsonii x G. willsonii, so you get the lovely fern like leaf in a… Read more ›

31/07/2013 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Hedge, Screening plants

bird-attracting, Grevillea 'Bonfire', Grevillea johnsonii, Grevillea willsonii, Honeyeater, lorikeet, Red flowers, well drained soil

Portfolio: North Bondi Garden Design

This is a very young garden, as it was planted out only 10 months ago, I think the establishment of the garden is amazing. This is a coastal garden, basically second line coastal, with strong salt laden winds and a… Read more ›

26/07/2013

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Ornamental grass, Portfolio

feature tree, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, grafted, Grafted Eucalyptus 'Summer Red', Grevillea candelabra'Pink', grey green leaves, Lomandra 'Seascape', pink flowers, sandy soil, well drained soil, wind tolerant

Winter Reds

I have been away a little bit lately, well more away from my garden than anywhere else. So I haven’t been noticing all the details, just madly rushing about planting, watering and spending more time in other peoples gardens than… Read more ›

23/07/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

bee attracting, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina nana, clay soils, coastal garden, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Red flowers, small bird attracting, understory planting, wind tolerant

Grevillea Park pipes

I went to the Grevillea Park in Bulli on the weekend, I haven’t been for over a year and was delighted to find something new and exciting as always! They have created a big impact planting with a dozen or… Read more ›

14/07/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Landscape Design, Natives for containers, Winter flowering

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia howittii 'Green Wave', Bulli Grevillea Park, Chrysocephalum spps., Eucalyptus 'Blue Veil', foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Cooroora Gold Cascade', grey green leaves, Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty', persoonia chamaepitys, Scaevola spps., weeping habit

Black Stump

This is a native garden I visited when it was open in April 2012, it shows you what can be done when someone with a lot of drive and passion finds a blank canvas. It truly amazes me that so… Read more ›

09/07/2013 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Kids gardens, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Acacia conferta, Acacia fimbriata, Banksia 'Giant Candles', Banksia robur, banksia spinulosa, clay soils, Eleocarpus reticulatus, Eremophila glabra prostrate, foliage contrast, Grevillea petrophiloides, Grevillea rhyolitica, understory planting, water logged soils, Xanthorrhoea

Some Favourite Late Winter Flowering Natives

The end of a very dismal grey wet period has come finally! and the sun is appearing ever so bright and dazzling, I have been to the beach 4 times in the last three days, rejoicing! So I thought I… Read more ›

03/07/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Winter flowering

Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Chamelaucium sps, cut flowers, Eremophila glabra prostrate, Hakea bucculenta, Hakea sericea, Lambertia formosa, Pimelea, Stenanthemum scortechinii

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Screening with Grevillea ‘Bonfire’

Portfolio: North Bondi Garden Design

Winter Reds

Grevillea Park pipes

Black Stump

Some Favourite Late Winter Flowering Natives