December 2014 – Mallee Design

The Very Loveable Parsley Bush: Lomatia silaifolia

This is Lomatia silaifolia or Parsley Bush, a very under-utilised plant in most native gardens, I include Lomatia in many of my gardens as it grows in shade or full sun, it is a reliable when it comes to flowering… Read more ›

29/12/2014 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Hedge, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Bees, clay soils, large flower, Lomatia silaifolia, summer flowering, understory planting, white flower

Wombarra Sculpture Gardens

The Wombarra sculpture garden is best described by the owners own words below …a distinctive Illawarra rainforest native garden in harmony with sculpture. Gaby Porter and John Haymes bought the four hectare property in 1997 and have lovingly transformed it… Read more ›

14/12/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Illawarra natives, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

clay soils, Cyathea cooperi, Dipodium punctatum, Livistona australis, Lomandra hystrix, Poa labillardieri, rainforest, rainforest species, understory planting

Silky Oaks: Peter and Margaret Olde

This is a private garden created by Peter and Margaret Olde, it is occasionally open to the public through the open Garden Scheme or organised by the Australian Plants Society. I have visited this garden twice and feel I haven’t… Read more ›

10/12/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design

foliage contrast, frost tolerant, grey green leaves, Peter Olde - Silky Oaks, silver foliage

Gardening with 2nds

I like re-cycling, myself and my family are usually dressed from the op-shop, I use every opportunity to re-cycle building materials around the garden and think nothing of going through the kerb side household clean-ups, therefore I am a big… Read more ›

05/12/2014

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Kids gardens, Small garden

clay soils, Grafted Standard Grevillea 'Deua Flame', Grevillea 'Sandra Gordon', Westringia 'Jervis Gem', yellow flowers

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The Very Loveable Parsley Bush: Lomatia silaifolia

Wombarra Sculpture Gardens

Silky Oaks: Peter and Margaret Olde

Gardening with 2nds