October 2015 – Mallee Design

Illawarra native garden full of fresh ideas!

I visited the native garden of a passionate native plant lover last week to grab some inspiring photos and ideas; and the garden did not disapoint. This is the 4 th native garden for the owner and she began building… Read more ›

28/10/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Hedge, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Small tree

Acacia 'Little Nugget', Australian Native Garden, Backhousia myrtifolia, Banksia serrata, Buckinghamia celsissima, Callicoma serratifolia, Eucalyptus 'Dwarf Orange', feature tree, lawn substitute, Leucophyta brownii, Melaleuca hypericifolia, Olearia tomentosa, Planchonella australis, rainforest species, Westringia 'Smokey'

Why are Kangaroo Paws so hard to photograph?

I have found photographing Kangaroo Paws to be extremely frustrating, which is a great shame as they are one of my favourite native plants. They are showy, have long lasting flowers, a weeping leaf habit mixed with the striking vertical… Read more ›

16/10/2015

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Landscape Design, Natives for containers, Ornamental grass

Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Anigozanthos 'Bush Peal', Anigozanthos 'Landscape Yellow', Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross', cut flowers, fast growing, large flower, pink flowers, Red flowers, summer flowering, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Tough as nails: Actinotus helianthi

It was bound to happen at some stage, I am beginning to double up on topics on my blog posts argh! it is slightly annoying but at the same time I am learning more about native plants all the time… Read more ›

06/10/2015

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Shade tolerant

Actinotus helianthi, bee attracting, cut flowers, foliage contrast, understory planting, well drained soil, white flower, wind tolerant

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Illawarra native garden full of fresh ideas!

Why are Kangaroo Paws so hard to photograph?

Tough as nails: Actinotus helianthi