Water plants – Mallee Design

Native plants in the Melbourne City Streetscape

This post is all about praising the plant selection used in the ‘Grey to Green’ project in the City of Melbourne. Much of the plant palate features native species, and on a recent tour I was so impressed with the… Read more ›

02/05/2023 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Water plants

bee attracting, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina glauca, Doryanthes palmeri, Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue', Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea, grey green leaves, Grey to Green, Melaleuca hypericifolia, melaleuca quinquenervia, Melbourne City, Micromyrtus ciliata, openspace, Plectranthus argentatus, public space, Rhagodia spinescens, streetscape, understory planting, urban greening

Two favourite floating water plants: Nymphiodes geminata & Marsilea drummondii

I love to include water in my Landscapes, whether in the form of a frog pond, fish pond, water bowl or fountain. One of the reasons for my love of water in the garden is it not only attracts wildlife… Read more ›

28/10/2022

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Naturalistic garden, Water plants

bee attracting, Bush Foods, fish, frogs, habitat garden, Marsilea drummondii, Nymphoides geminata, Pond plants, water bowls, water feature, water plants, wildlife, wildlife habitat, yellow flowers

Portfolio: Haberfield Landscape Design

The brief for this front garden in Sydney’s inner west was to create a modern native garden which is sympathetic to the era of the house and show cases an Art Deco water feature passed down through the family. The… Read more ›

30/07/2021

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Landscape Design, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Small tree, Uncategorized, Water plants, Winter flowering

Acacia 'Limelight' grafted Standard, Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', Border planting, clay soils, Decomposed Crushed Granite, foliage contrast, Grevillea rhyolitica 'Cherry Cluster', Hakea francisiana Grafted, large flower, Lomandra 'Mist', low mounding shrub, Melaleuca 'Mini Quini', Porphyry stone, understory planting, water feature, weeping habit, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Native plant porn at Kuranga Nursery

I finally made it to Kuranga native nursery last month in Mt Evelyn in Victoria and I wasn’t disappointed, all the hype turned out to be true, it really is the most beautiful native plant nursery. If only I lived… Read more ›

11/02/2019

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Naturalistic garden, Small tree, Water plants, Winter flowering

birdbaths, Brachysema celsianum, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue', garden sculpture, Grevillea leptobotrys, Kuranga Nursery, Leptospermum brachyandrum 'Silver'

The delicate floral leaves of Spyridium parvifolium

This year I have become somewhat obsessed with native shrubs that have a tendency towards growing in part to full shade and have rusty, furry leaves or flowers. I am always looking for plants that are happy with a little shade… Read more ›

23/06/2018

Kath Gadd

Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Water plants, Winter flowering

foliage contrast, fragrant, grey green leaves, Spyridium parvifolium, understory planting, white flower

Portfolio: Garden Designs Gordon Update

This is an update about one garden, however within that one garden are 3 very different areas and these areas were approached as stand alone projects and designs and built secretly. I was gaining to blog about them separately but… Read more ›

12/07/2016 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Water plants

Acacia 'Mini Cog', Acacia aphylla, Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Ceratopetalum 'Johannas Xmas', Dichondra repens, Doryanthes excelsa, dry creek bed, foliage contrast, frogs, Hymenosporum 'Luscious', Kennedia rubicunda, Modern Australian Native Garden, Oplismenus aemulus, Pimelea linifolia 'White Jewel', ponds, street address, verge garden, Xanthorrhoea

Water Garden Planting

Water is an important part of every garden, it encourages wildlife and can be a useful feature adding a tranquil peaceful element. Planting out a water garden is a great opportunity to discover some wonderful native plants, that flower and… Read more ›

17/08/2014

Kath Gadd

Ornamental grass, Water plants

Carex appressa, Dendrobium speciosum, Doryanthes excelsa, frogs, Macrozamia communis, Marsilea drummondi, Myriophyllium propinquum, Nymphoides crenata, Pratia pedunculata, Viola hederacea, water logged soils, weeping habit, yellow flowers

Wattle Glen: Sam Cox Landscape

When I realised I would be in Victoria at the beginning of the year one of the first things I did was contact some of my favourite Landscape and Garden Designers to see if they had any open gardens that… Read more ›

05/03/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Water plants

Soft Feathery Grass: Baloskion tetraphyllum

I tend to use a lot of grasses in my gardens, I am not totally reliant on them and can manage without, however I mostly use plants with a weeping, soft appearance, and grasses are valuable in creating texture and… Read more ›

21/08/2013

Kath Gadd

Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Tropical garden, Water plants

Baloskion tetraphyllum, clay soils, foliage contrast, frogs, Pond plants, water logged soils, weeping habit

Fish and frogs eggs

I have noticed a distinct lack of frogs eggs in my pond over the last 6 months, this image is of my Villarsia exaltata full of eggs over the summer. This particular plant was the favoured plant by the frogs for… Read more ›

14/08/2013

Kath Gadd

Water plants

fish, frogs, Pond plants, Villarsia exaltata, yellow flowers

Enticing Suburban Native Garden

This is David’s wonderful garden, it has been made with a passionate eye and a dedicated hand and is simply beautiful. The garden is well laid out and incorporates several different areas that are all planted out with natives, can… Read more ›

19/06/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Water plants

@creativenaturelandscapes, @sydneywildflowernursery, habitat garden, water

Frogs, ponds and native water plants: Nymphoides crenata

So this is one of our little friends that likes to visit our pond. Pond is probably too grand a name for it really, it is just an old bath set into the ground where I can grow Australian native… Read more ›

13/03/2013

Kath Gadd

Shade tolerant, Water plants

frogs, Nymphoides crenata, ponds, yellow flowers