Acacia cardiophylla

Portfolio: Gardening in Wind

This is my sisters garden on ‘Windy Hill’ as we like to call it, it gets so windy here the rubbish bins get blown down the street, gates are blown off their hinges and plants find it tough! Her front… Read more ›

27/08/2021 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Hedge, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small tree

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia binervia Stirling Silver, Acacia cardiophylla, Baeckea linifolia, Banksia 'Sentinel', Banksia integrifolia 'Roller Coaster', Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina 'Green Wave', clay soils, Eucalyptus 'Euky Dwarf', Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue', foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Amber Blaze', Grevillea 'Red Hooks', Grevillea banksii prostrate White, grey green leaves, Poa 'Kingsdale', weeping habit, wind tolerant

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 ›

18/08/2019 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Acacia cardiophylla, bee attracting, fast growing, fragrant, perfume, Quick growing, Scented, understory planting, weeping habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Happy little inner city garden: Leichhardt Garden Design

This small garden in the inner west of Sydney is actually quite generous, there is room for lawn, a studio and a seperate outdoor eating area. This means there is also room for lots of different native plants! Hooray! we… Read more ›

04/12/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Hedge, Portfolio, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Small tree

Acacia 'Burgundy Cascade', Acacia cardiophylla, Adenanthos sericea, Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Banksia 'Sentinel', Casuarina 'Green Wave', Conostylis candicans, Corten Steel, feature tree, foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon', grey green leaves, Leptospermum 'Starry Night', Maireana oppositifolia 'Smokey', Modern Australian Native Garden, Ozothamnus 'Radiance', weeping habit

Walcott Garden: Canberra

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to appeal to a very generous couple, Ros and Ben Walcott. I contacted them out of the blue and asked if I could visit their garden. We were travelling to Canberra to… Read more ›

23/06/2015 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design

Acacia 'Green Mist', Acacia cardiophylla, Australian Native Garden, Banksia ericifolia, Banksia marginata, Callistemon 'Brogo Overflow', Correa 'Dusky Bells', Eremophila glabra prostrate, foliage contrast, Grevillea 'Scarlet Sprite', Melaleuca incana, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Rhagodia spinescens, silver foliage, weeping habit

I am always on the look out for small “feature trees”, something that can be planted in front of a hedge and still be walked under. Or to be placed in a garden bed and have enough space to have… Read more ›

16/02/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

Acacia cardiophylla, fragrant, Quick growing, weeping habit, yellow flowers

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