March 2015 – Mallee Design

Portfolio: Connells Point Consults

I had the pleasure today of revisiting some regular clients in Connells Point for some follow up advice. I first began helping with this garden in 2013 and then planted and weeded some areas that were more difficult to get… Read more ›

31/03/2015 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Alocasia brisbanensis, Aphanopetalum resinosum, Banksia 'Mini Marg', foliage contrast, Hibiscus tiliaceus rubra, Hymenosporum flavum, moist shade, rainforest, rainforest species, understory planting, water logged soils

Verge Gardens

I am a big fan of a front garden that makes a statement in the street-scape or somehow breaks up the monotony of the suburban front garden ‘norm’. I often kick myself for not being able to stop or being… Read more ›

25/03/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Naturalistic garden, Screening plants

Acacia podalyriifolia, large flower, Ozothamnus 'Radiance', silver foliage, street address, Telopea 'Shady Lady White', white flower, Xanthorrhoea, Xanthorrhoea glauca

Bright, Thick and Floriferous: Banksia marginata ‘Bright’

Check out the flowers on this baby, it was absolutely covered, I have never seen anything like it before and was suitably impressed. This is Banksia marginata ‘Bright’. A compact of the Silver Banksia, it grows as a dense shrub… Read more ›

19/03/2015

Kath Gadd

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

Banksia marginata Bright, bird-attracting, clay soils, grey green leaves, Honeyeater, summer flowering, Tawny-crowned honeyeater, well drained soil, yellow flowers, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Portfolio: Garden Design Lillyfield

Thanks so much for our garden Kath, we love it! I love this garden too! I love its quirky, modern feel where details are appreciated, the client pushed me to think out of the box more than I normally do.… Read more ›

10/03/2015 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Portfolio, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden

Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, Austromyrtus dulcis, Eucalyptus 'Blue Veil', foliage contrast, Gastrolobium 'Brown Butterfly', grafted, Grevillea petrophiloides, grey green leaves, Kennedia nigricans, Leionema 'Green Screen', Themeda 'Mingo', understory planting, weeping habit

Portfolio: Centennial Park Garden Design

Thankyou so much for my garden, I really enjoy pottering around everyday and watching things slowly change, there is always something happening! This is a garden that has been totally transformed in the space of 12 months, the owner… Read more ›

06/03/2015

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Formal gardens, Portfolio

Acacia 'Burgundy Cascade', Acacia baileyana prostrate garfted Standard, Callitris oblongifolia Dwarf, foliage contrast, Grevillea curviloba, Grevillea olivacea Red, grey green leaves, Leptospermum laeviegatum, Modern Australian Native Garden, Rhagodia spinescens, street address, weeping habit

Attracting Butterflies to your Native Garden

I am often asked to recommend native plants that will attract butterflies, I know a few off the top of my head and have been meaning for a couple of years to sit down and do some decent research on… Read more ›

01/03/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting

Bursaria spinosa, Callistemon spps., Chorizema cordatum, Clematis aristata, Dianella caerulea, Dodonea viscosa, Hymenosporum flavum Dwarf, Leionema 'Green Screen', Philotheca myoporoides, Rhagodia spinescens, Tristaniopsis laurina

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Monthly Archives: March 2015

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Portfolio: Connells Point Consults

Verge Gardens

Bright, Thick and Floriferous: Banksia marginata ‘Bright’

Portfolio: Garden Design Lillyfield

Portfolio: Centennial Park Garden Design

Attracting Butterflies to your Native Garden