September 2014 – Mallee Design

Grafted Grevillea of the moment: Grevillea petrophiloides ‘Wild Beauty’

I am beginning to come around gradually to grafted Grevilleas, it has taken me about 5 years to slowly but surely start including them in my designs. I’m not really sure why I was so reluctant to begin with, maybe… Read more ›

24/09/2014

Kath Gadd

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

grafted, Grevillea petrophiloides, large flower, pink flowers, WA, weeping habit

Exotic looking native: Rhododendron lochiae

There are several native plants that I like to use when either designing a planting that already has some exotic species established or when trying to convince people that not all native plants are straggly, open and dry looking. This… Read more ›

18/09/2014 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Formal gardens, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Tropical garden

cut flowers, large flower, rainforest species, Red flowers, Rhododendron lochiae, well drained soil

Tetratheca thymifolia at its best

This is a happy little native shrub that exhausts itself come late winter-early spring by covering itself in delicate little purple or white flowers. The white form is not as hardy as the purple mind you, especially in periods of… Read more ›

10/09/2014

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Groundcover, Small garden, Winter flowering

Border planting, purple flowers, Tetratheca thymifolia

Native Plants at the Sydney Garden Show 2014

After a rather long shift at a stall in the Sydney Garden Show yesterday I got to have a very quick scoot around and check out some of the display gardens. I hardly need to say that I was totally… Read more ›

07/09/2014 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Landscape Design, Medium Tree, Natives for containers, Ornamental grass

Acacia 'Mini Cog', Brachychiton rupestris, Meeboldina 'fiddle sticks', Meeboldina 'Fiddle Sticks'Meeboldina 'Fiddle Sticks', Rhodanthe anthemoide, Scleranthus biflorus, Tristaniopsis 'Luscious'

Shade Tolerant Grevillea: Grevillea oleoides

There aren’t that many Grevilleas that grow well in shade, let alone also flower in positions with limited sun. Grevillea oleoides is one of them, along with Grevillea sericea, sherissii and rhyolitica then you have a small group of faithfully.… Read more ›

04/09/2014 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

clay soils, Grevillea oleoides, Indigenous to the Illawarra, Red flowers, understory planting, wildlife habitat

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Grafted Grevillea of the moment: Grevillea petrophiloides ‘Wild Beauty’

Exotic looking native: Rhododendron lochiae

Tetratheca thymifolia at its best

Native Plants at the Sydney Garden Show 2014

Shade Tolerant Grevillea: Grevillea oleoides