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Shade-loving Ornamental Grass: Libertia paniculata

This is the first time I have seen Libertia paniculata growing naturally in the bush, I was quite taken aback to see it flowering and spreading out naturally almost like it had been mass planted. It truly is super hardy,… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Butterfly attracting, Frost tolerant, Illawarra natives, Kids gardens, Ornamental grass, Shade tolerant
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Australian Plant Society Open Gardens: Collins Garden Gymea

This garden was at the end of my garden visiting trail, the kids were getting grotty and I was beginning to think we should just head home. However persevering paid off, as soon as my son and I entered the… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Groundcover, Kids gardens, Naturalistic garden
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Australian Plants Society Open Gardens: Hogue Garden Jannali

This was such a diverse garden, diverse in style with lots of different areas and plantings. When I saw the garden it was full of sun, enabling the owner to grow almost anything! The different areas were almost like little… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Medium Tree, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Screening plants, Small tree
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Australian Plants Society Open Gardens: Aitkin Garden Bonnet Bay

So over the weekend some of the members of the Australian Plant Society Sutherland Group opened their gardens to the general public, for me this is like a dream come true, theres nothing I like more than having a sticky… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden
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Spring Yellow: Conostylis candicans

What better colour to welcome spring with than yellow! Goodbye winter! However it is feeling a little bit like we have headed straight into summer here on the NSW east coast, which I find a little bit frightening, it is looking… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Coastal, Drought hardy, Ornamental grass, Shade tolerant
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