June 2015 – Mallee Design

Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

I love Casuarinas, all of them, from ground covers through to trees, their rusty red hue when they are in flower or lush green shaggy habit. They are tough, versatile and very varied in their shapes and forms. I discovered… Read more ›

28/06/2015 8 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Formal gardens, Hedge, Screening plants

Casuarina 'Green Wave', clay soils, foliage contrast, front line coastal, Leucophyta brownii, wind tolerant

Walcott Garden: Canberra

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to appeal to a very generous couple, Ros and Ben Walcott. I contacted them out of the blue and asked if I could visit their garden. We were travelling to Canberra to… Read more ›

23/06/2015 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design

Acacia 'Green Mist', Acacia cardiophylla, Australian Native Garden, Banksia ericifolia, Banksia marginata, Callistemon 'Brogo Overflow', Correa 'Dusky Bells', Eremophila glabra prostrate, foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Scarlet Sprite', Melaleuca incana, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Rhagodia spinescens, silver foliage, weeping habit

Mt Keira: Site specific local indigenous species

There are two reasons why I am going to blog about this garden whilst it is still in the design phase, the first is that I am so excited to be designing a garden using local indigenous species to the… Read more ›

12/06/2015

Kath Gadd

Illawarra natives, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant

Citriobatus multiflorus, creek planting, Mount Keira, rainforest species, street address

Shady Reds: Breynia ‘Ironstone’

This is one of those special native plants that has deep red to burgundy foliage when it receives lots of sun, like Agonis ‘Burgundy’. It is also one of those special native plants that seems to have no height restriction,… Read more ›

08/06/2015 12 Comments

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden

Breynia 'Ironstone', fast growing, foliage contrast, Reddish foliage, understory planting, weeping habit

Portfolio: Gordon Courtyard Garden Design

This small courtyard garden is part 2 of a 3 stage garden design for clients on the upper north shore. This was a middle garden that services a flat/studio attached to the main house, to say it was fairly un-loved… Read more ›

01/06/2015

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Tropical garden

Acacia howittii 'Honey Bun', Banksia robur, Bird Bath, Ceratopetalum 'Johannas Xmas', Davidsonia pruiens, Doryanthes excelsa, Macrozamia communis, rainforest species, Rhododendron lochiae, understory planting

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Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

Walcott Garden: Canberra

Mt Keira: Site specific local indigenous species

Shady Reds: Breynia ‘Ironstone’

Portfolio: Gordon Courtyard Garden Design