February 2016 – Mallee Design

Rarely seen in cultivation: Banksia oblongifolia

I had to pull over again and stop and take photos as soon as this Banksia caught my eye in a quiet inner city suburb. It was planted in the prize position next to the front gate near the letter… Read more ›

24/02/2016 8 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Small garden

Banksia oblongifolia, bird-attracting, Eucalyptus caesia 'Silver Princess', feature tree, Honeyeater, lorikeet, Thyptomene 'F.C Payne', understory planting

Portfolio: Garden Design Chatswood

I designed this garden in Chatswood in March 2013, pretty much exactly three years ago. The client has been chipping away at building the garden from my drawings over the years, it is a large garden that backs onto some… Read more ›

18/02/2016

Kath Gadd

Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Uncategorized

Aphanopetalum resinosum, banksia spinulosa, Brachyscome 'Hot Candy', Correa decumbens, Doryanthes excelsa, Epacris longiflora, foliage contrast, frogs, Microlaena stipoides, Oplismenus aemulus, Poa labillardieri, understory planting, Viola hederacea, weeping habit, wildlife habitat

Keith’s Garden

This is my friend Keith’s native front garden in Bulli, I have wanted to take photos of this garden for a long time and on a recent visit finally remembered my camera. Phew! I had to snap quickly as the… Read more ›

15/02/2016

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Small tree

Actinotus helianthi, Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Brachyscome multifida, Bracteantha bracteata, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, clay soils, cut flowers, Epacris impressa, feature tree, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Persoonia pinifolia, pink flowers, Themeda 'Mingo', understory planting, weeping habit, yellow flowers

Floating Birdbath

Introducing the ‘Floating’ bird bath, I am so happy with this design, the spun copper dish sits atop a steel tripod made of thin rods and two rings, the base simply disappears into the garden if you want it to. The… Read more ›

09/02/2016 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Products

Bird Bath, fragrant

Hardy Plants for a Pre-school Garden

I was given the pleasure of helping to build part of my daughters pre-school garden last year, they had a drawing from a few years back and hadn’t been able to afford to do anything with it. They are a… Read more ›

02/02/2016

Kath Gadd

Kids gardens, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Small tree

Adenanthos x cunninghamii, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Bracteantha bracteata, Bulbine bulbosa, Cyathea cooperi, Doryanthes excelsa, Sollya heterophylla White, understory planting, yellow flowers

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Rarely seen in cultivation: Banksia oblongifolia

Portfolio: Garden Design Chatswood

Keith’s Garden

Floating Birdbath

Hardy Plants for a Pre-school Garden