Bush Foods – Mallee Design

The glossy leafed Eupomatia laurina

This ancient flowering plant has a fossil record of 120 million years, it’s primitive flowers are a legacy from Gondwana. Isn’t that mind blowing!? The perfumed, glossy screen tree with edible fruits is the perfect addition to a bush food… Read more ›

09/12/2023

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Feature shrub, Hedge, Illawarra natives, Natives for containers, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree, Tropical garden

bee attracting, bird-attracting, Bush Foods, clay soils, dense habit, edible fruit, Edible native plant, Illawarra natives, large leaves, moist shade, natives for pots, Scented, understory planting, white flower, wollongong local species

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

Bold Blue Tongue: Melastoma affine

The colour of this flower is contentious, is it purple or deep pink? it also looks different in the flesh as opposed to on screen and it comes in a white form. This is Melastoma affine, a medium shrub found… Read more ›

12/09/2022

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Shade tolerant, Small garden

bee attracting, Bush Foods, clay soils, edible fruit, large flower, moist shade, moist soil, purple flower, spring flowering, subtropical species, tropical species, understory planting, well drained soil

Finger Limes loving the shade – Citrus australasica

My friend has the magic touch when it comes to growing all things edible and so of course her fingers limes are abundant in the Autumn ?. She has two varieties one is Citrus australasica ‘Rainforest Pearl’, a grafted form.… Read more ›

20/04/2021

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Hedge, Natives for containers, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

bee attracting, Bush Foods, Citrus australasica, Citrus australasica 'Rainforest Pearl', dense habit, edible fruit, fence screening, moist shade, part shade, shade tolerant, white flower

Small Scented Shade Tree: Leptospermum petersonii

I finally found a mature Lemon Scented Tea Tree to photograph which shows off its stunning weeping habit and shapely trunk and branches. Leptospermum petersonii really does make a wonderful small feature shade tree in the garden, the strong thick… Read more ›

17/01/2021

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Small garden, Small tree

bee attracting, bird-attracting, Bush Foods, fast growing, fragrant, Leptospermum petersonii, privacy screen, Quick growing, shade tree, spring flowering, summer flowering, weeping habit, white flower, wind tolerant

As delicate as a rose: Archirhodomyrtus beckleri

This small feature tree really would fit in nicely in a garden full of roses, lavender and other English cottage style plants. The tiny flowers remind me of the blooms on climbing rose bushes and this pretty rainforest tree has… Read more ›

09/11/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Butterfly attracting, Screening plants

Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, bee attracting, Bush Foods, feature tree, fence screening, fragrant, perfume, privacy screen, rainforest species, Rose myrtle, shade tolerant, small garden, understory planting

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

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

If you are looking for a native understory plant to grow where no plant has succeeded before give Plectranthus argentatus a try. It will grow in the dry soil under large trees and ramble about filling in bare patches and… Read more ›

11/02/2020

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

Bush Foods, Dianella caerulea, dry shade, foliage contrast, large leaves, Plectranthus argentatus, rainforest species, silver foliage, understory planting, well drained soil

Autumn Bush Foods

This is a little collection of bush foods collected in late May this year, isn’t it an amazing haul? oh how we did feast! My children and I seem to have a high tolerance for the sour and bitter flavours that… Read more ›

10/07/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Butterfly attracting, Shade tolerant

Australian Blood Lime, Bush Foods, Citrus australasica var. sanguinea, Davidsonia pruiens, edible fruit, Eustrephus latifolius, Glycosmis trifoliata, Macadamia integrifolia, Pink fruited lime berry

Enjoying Pig Face: Carpobrotus glaucescens

Carpobrotus or ‘Pig Face’ is one of my favourite bush foods to eat, it tastes like an over-ripe Kiwi fruit with a salty edge, delicious! This morning as we were rambling through our local sand dune and beach my son… Read more ›

31/07/2016

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Illawarra natives, Kids gardens

Bush Foods, Carpobrotus glaucescens, front line coastal, pink flowers, sandy soil, well drained soil

Acid Drops: Leptomeria acida

This was a new discovery for me on a recent bush walk on the northern Illawarra escarpment, and even just looking at the images again now makes my mouth water…..yum sour berries, not everyones cup of tea but at the… Read more ›

26/08/2015

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Illawarra natives, Shade tolerant

Bush Foods, edible fruit, Leptomeria acida, sandy soil, sour currant bush, Sydney Sandstone, understory planting, weeping habit

Bush Food Spheres: Citriobatus pauciflorus

I was quite taken when I saw these well clipped Orange Thorn a few weeks back in the edible section at Mount Anan Botanic Gardens, this section of the garden is kept quite manicured, bringing out the ornamental potential of… Read more ›

25/06/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Butterfly attracting, Formal gardens, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Bush Foods, Citriobatus multiflorus, Citriobatus pauciflorus, edible fruit, Orange Thorn, Pittosporum multiflorum, Prickly, pruning, small bird attracting, understory planting, wildlife habitat

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The glossy leafed Eupomatia laurina

Two favourite floating water plants: Nymphiodes geminata & Marsilea drummondii

Bold Blue Tongue: Melastoma affine

Finger Limes loving the shade – Citrus australasica

Small Scented Shade Tree: Leptospermum petersonii

As delicate as a rose: Archirhodomyrtus beckleri

A Favourite Coastal Heathland Plant: Leucopogon parviflorus

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

Autumn Bush Foods

Enjoying Pig Face: Carpobrotus glaucescens

Acid Drops: Leptomeria acida

Bush Food Spheres: Citriobatus pauciflorus