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Something a little different: Stenanthemum scortechinii

This little low growing native shrub has many common names Cotton Bush, Snow Balls, Corroboree, salt and pepper to name a few …. it is also known as Stenanthemum scortechinii or Cryptandra scortechinii or even Spyridium whatever the name it… Read more ›

04/11/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Winter flowering

bee attracting, butterfly attracting, cut flowers, dry shade, frost tolerant, long flowering period, native bees, Stenanthemum scortechinii, white flower, winter flowering

Trialling Online Native Nurseries

Well, we are in an extended lockdown again and it of course has resulted in more online shopping than I would normally do🤪 For me this also includes buying plants online again so I have an extra online nursery to… Read more ›

19/10/2020 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Natives for containers

native plants, online e nurseries, online plants, tubestock

The densely layered Leptospermum rotundifolium ‘Julie Ann’

It’s no secret that I love tea trees, I forgive them for their short flowering periods and sometimes sporadic and un reliable floral displays, and this particular Tea Tree has really tested my patience. This is Leptospermum rotundifolium ‘Julie Ann’ a… Read more ›

12/10/2020

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Groundcover, Winter flowering

bee attracting, carpeting ground cover, coastal garden, dense habit, fast growing, frost tolerant, native insect attracting, pink flowers, wind tolerant

After a Fire …

This week I made my first trip down the south coast since the devastating bushfires earlier this year. The amount of wildlife really lost is incomprehensible when zooming down the highway cocooned in a modern bubble of distraction. The landscape… Read more ›

01/10/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy

bush fire, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus sieberi, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden, Macrozamia communis, Proteaceae, Red flowers, Syncarpia glomulifera, Telopea speciosissima, Ulladulla wildflower reserve, Xanthorrhoea glauca, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Dainty and Delightful Fringe Myrtle: Micromyrtus ciliata

This sweet little native shrub is in full bloom at the moment, it started in late Winter and can continue until Summer in some cases. Micromyrtus ciliata is one of those species which gets so covered in flowers that you… Read more ›

10/09/2020 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

bee attracting, fast growing, fragrant, long flowering period, low spreading habit, Micromyrtus ciliata, part shade, sandy soil, understory planting, weeping habit, white flower, wind tolerant

Trialling Banksia ‘Sentinel’

This is a favourite coastal hedging plant of mine which I have been including in my planting designs for the past 7 years or so….sorry, I’m finding it difficult to keep track of time 😉 I say it is on… Read more ›

17/07/2020 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Formal gardens, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

Banksia 'Sentinel', coastal garden, dense habit, front line coastal, silver foliage, wind tolerant

Camera Trap Basics for Bird-Spotters

Recently, we’ve been using camera traps to capture videos of birds using our birdbaths. One of my favourites is the video of these wonderful silvereyes flocking around a dish in some coastal habitat below! Silvereyes migrate in large groups, feed… Read more ›

17/07/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Illawarra natives, Products

bird-attracting, birdbaths, dense habit, front line coastal, Grey Fantail, habitat garden, Little Wattlebird, Silvereye, small bird attracting, small birds, trap camera, water bowls

The Grevillea that ticks all the boxes: Grevillea ‘Winter Delight’

This low growing shrub is one of my favourite Grevilleas, it covers itself in pinky red flowers all through winter to attract the birds and the bees. It has a naturally dense habit which can only be improved with a… Read more ›

16/06/2020 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Groundcover, Small garden, Winter flowering

bee attracting, dense habit, Grevillea 'Winter Delight', grey green leaves, long flowering period, low growing, low mounding shrub, low spreading habit, part shade, pink flowers, Red flowers, small bird attracting, well drained soil, wildlife habitat

Luscious green screen: Myoporum acuminatum

Some native plants are just so useful and practical I really don’t understand why we don’t see them being utilised everywhere…. and Myoporum acuminatum is one of them. It is a mystery to me why this very fast growing ,… Read more ›

15/06/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Small tree

2nd line coastal, bee attracting, bird-attracting, Myoporum acuminatum, privacy screen, Quick growing, sandy soil, shade tree, Street Trees, summer flowering, white flower, wind tolerant

A Favourite Coastal Heathland Plant: Leucopogon parviflorus

This is a tough medium sized shrub which grows all along the NSW coastline and interstate to Victoria and South Australia. I love this plant for its dense habit, tasty fruit and grey green leaves. I occasionally use it in… Read more ›

12/05/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Coastal, Drought hardy, Hedge, Shade tolerant

Bush Foods, Crested Bellbird, dense habit, drought tolerant, edible fruit, fragrant, front line coastal, grey green leaves, Leucopogon parviflorus, native currant, Prickly, Rosella, sandy soil, Scrubwren, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Superb Fairy-wren, understory planting, white flower

The small tree Emu Bush: Eremophila longifolia

This is another Emu Bush to add to my database, Eremophila longifolia is classically not so bushy in habit but more upright and weeping. I think it makes a lovely small feature tree with its long, droopy leaves and clusters… Read more ›

18/02/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Small tree, Winter flowering

drought hardy, drought tolerant, Eremophila longifolia, frost tolerant, insectivorous birds, long flowering period, pink flowers, small birds, weeping habit, well drained soil, wind tolerant, year round flowering

Low and Large: Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’

This Grevillea ground cover always looks optimistic to me, with its large sunny gold flowers and luscious green fine leaves, it scrambles around the garden filling gaps with its happy go lucky stems. Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’ is a prostrate form of… Read more ›

05/02/2020 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Natives for containers

carpeting ground cover, dense habit, drought resistant, Grevillea 'Cooroora Cascade', large flower, small bird attracting, spill over, summer flowering, weeping habit, well drained soil, yellow flowers

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Something a little different: Stenanthemum scortechinii

Trialling Online Native Nurseries

The densely layered Leptospermum rotundifolium ‘Julie Ann’

After a Fire …

Dainty and Delightful Fringe Myrtle: Micromyrtus ciliata

Trialling Banksia ‘Sentinel’

Camera Trap Basics for Bird-Spotters

The Grevillea that ticks all the boxes: Grevillea ‘Winter Delight’

Luscious green screen: Myoporum acuminatum

A Favourite Coastal Heathland Plant: Leucopogon parviflorus

The small tree Emu Bush: Eremophila longifolia

Low and Large: Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’