March 2016 – Mallee Design

Portfolio: Bulli Garden Design

This garden is located in the costal northern Wollongong suburb of Wollongong, on a low ridge and midway down a slope. When I saw the garden for the first time it was directly after the new house had been built,… Read more ›

30/03/2016

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Portfolio, Screening plants, Winter flowering

Acacia 'Mini Cog', Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', Banksia 'Sentinel', Bird Bath, clay soils, Eremophila 'Nivea' Grafted, fast growing, Ficinia nodosa, Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream', Grevillea 'Winter Delight', Modern Australian Native Garden, Rhagodia spinescens, wind tolerant

The Collectors Plant Fair 2016

I am going to have a stall at The Collectors Plant Fair next month selling my spun copper bird baths and I can’t wait! I have been a fan of this event since it was held in Bilpin, every year… Read more ›

25/03/2016

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting

Bird Bath, Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea, grey green leaves, sustainable gardens, weeping habit, wildlife habitat

The Mini Dish

Please welcome “The Mini” dish to my bird bath family, yes, they have been breeding and this is the result 😉 a small shallow bird bath that holds 2 litres of water and is 420mm wide x 25mm deep. In… Read more ›

22/03/2016 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Products, Small garden

Bird Bath, wildlife habitat

My favourite geebung: Persoonia pinifolia

The geebungs are a wonderful family, have you met them yet? it is hard to pick one to be my favourite, Persoonia levis comes in at a close second for its amazing peeling bark with bright red layers, but pinifolia… Read more ›

15/03/2016 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Feature shrub, Shade tolerant

bird-attracting, Persoonia pinifolia, summer flowering, understory planting, weeping habit, well drained soil, yellow flowers

Wombat Berry: Pretty Bush Food

This is one of those wonderful plants where the fruits are more decorative and showy than the flower, Eustrephus latifolius produces deep golden berries that are edible but not particularly palatable, perhaps the fleshy roots are more tasty, but I haven’t tried… Read more ›

10/03/2016 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

climber, Eustrephus latifolius, Indoor plant, twining plant, understory planting

Just the Dish!

This copper bird bath is spun by a local metal spinner. It is wide and shallow so that it will occasionally dry out, inhibiting mosquito populations. If you are interested or would like to know more about this bird bath, please contact… Read more ›

01/03/2016 12 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Products

Bird Bath, wildlife habitat

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Portfolio: Bulli Garden Design

The Collectors Plant Fair 2016

The Mini Dish

My favourite geebung: Persoonia pinifolia

Wombat Berry: Pretty Bush Food

Just the Dish!