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A multi-purpose favourite : Acacia baileyana Prostrate

What can this wattle not do?! it can be a dense ground cover, a spillover for a retaining wall or garden edge, a low mounding feature shrub and a lovely soft border plant. On top of all that it flowers… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Groundcover, Winter flowering
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Yum Yum: Acacia cardiophylla

This is a wattle close to my heart, it is one of the most strongly perfumed Australian native flowers I have come across, but not in a over-powering sweet, honey-nectar way, it is more of a Boronia type scent…yum, yum…… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Drought hardy, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering
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Wonderful Winter Wattles: Acacia iteaphylla

I love wattles, they are so useful for quick screens, winter flowers and perfume, they grow quickly and can act as a coloniser for a new garden giving it almost immediate structure. The older I get the longer lived Acacia… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering
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