Category: Feature shrub

  • Street address

    Street address

    This a grafted Grevillea and is planted on the lower side of a sandstone wall next to a Doryanthes excelsa and has been encouraged to spill over onto the street side.

  • Lambertia formosa

    Lambertia formosa

    I am constantly asked for plants that are bird attracting, which then leads to the question of what type of birds are you trying to attract?

  • Hanging leaf pattern

    Hanging leaf pattern

    Myoporum floribundum would have to be the most delicate looking shrub around, the long leaves hang down almost vertically and when it is in flower the tiny white buds sit atop the stems in a unusual arrangement.

  • Texture and contrast

    Texture and contrast

    This is a beautiful example of a planting made with foliage in mind, the leaves of these two small trees are in every way complimenting each other.

  • Drum sticks

    Drum sticks

    IsopogonĀ anemonifolius is a local shrub that is found in many bushland areas around Sydney and also on top of Illawarra Escarpment.

  • Pink Banksia

    Pink Banksia

    This is a beautiful specimen of Banksia occidentalis, that I saw growing in a private garden in south west Sydney.