April 2014 – Mallee Design

In Support of Agonis ‘Burgundy’

So there is an out break of a plant disease that started in Australia a couple of years ago in nurseries called ‘Myrtle Rust‘ it affects all plants in the Myrtaceae family and it is incredibly dramatic. It is still… Read more ›

30/04/2014 7 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Small tree

Agonis 'Burgundy', feature tree, foliage contrast, Myrtle Rust, Reddish foliage, weeping habit, wind tolerant

Correa Tangent

Seeing as I have started on the topic of Correas I thought I may as well continue, here is another of my very favourite Correas that is such a useful plant in the landscape. Correa baeuerlenii or Chef’s Hat Correa is… Read more ›

19/04/2014

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Hedge, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

clay soils, Correa baeuerlenii, frost tolerant, understory planting

Coastal Correa ground cover : Correa alba prostrate

I have been trying to wait until I have a photo of this useful low growing shrub in flower and I’m sure I do somewhere but I have become impatient! This is a ground cover form of Correa alba and… Read more ›

14/04/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Correa alba prostrate, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, understory planting, white flower

Tapestry Gardens

Van Gogh reputedly introduced the idea of a tapestry garden, relying on the hue, texture, size and shape of foliage creating a tapestry like mosaic. Diane Snape I was doing some research a couple of nights ago and came across… Read more ›

04/04/2014

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Hedge, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Acacia howittii 'Honey Bun', Correa alba, Dodonaea viscosa purpurea, foliage contrast, Persoonia pinifolia, Rhagodia spinescens, weeping habit, Westringia 'Smokey'

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In Support of Agonis ‘Burgundy’

Correa Tangent

Coastal Correa ground cover : Correa alba prostrate

Tapestry Gardens