Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

What to Plant for Poorly Drained Soils

Wet Weather Gardening After yet more rain on the east coast many plants in many gardens are suffering water-logging. Even in reasonably well drained soils the inundation has been too much for some plants. Physically, the force of rain, streams… Read more ›

15/07/2022 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Feature shrub, Hedge, Screening plants, Small tree, Tropical garden

Agonis 'Burgundy', Agonis flexuosa, Baloskion tetraphyllum, Banksia robur, bee attracting, boggy soils, Casuarina 'Cousin It', Casuarina 'Freefall', Casuarina 'Green Wave', Casuarina glauca prostrate form, clay soils, Grevillea baileyana, Leptospermum 'Starry Night', Melaleuca armillaris Pink, Melaleuca viridiflora 'Burgundy Weeper', Melastoma affine, Syzygium wilsonii, water logged soils, wet weather

Portfolio: Helensburgh Consult

Front gardens play such an important role in most streetscapes but especially in suburbia where the repetition of built form and front lawns can become almost claustrophobic. These clients wanted something different to look out on from inside of their… Read more ›

26/09/2021

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small tree

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

To clip or not to clip …

Sometimes I find native gardens lack a little….structure. Its lovely to have a bush style garden with lots of flowing foliage and a naturalistic feel, however I am a big fan of breaking that up with some stronger forms which… Read more ›

10/07/2021 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Shade tolerant

Casuarina 'Green Wave', Correa alba, Correa baeuerlenii, garden maintenance, Leptospermum laevigatum 'Foreshore', pruning

Portfolio: Bundeena Tree House

This an amazing house which spills over a sandstone outcrop and is placed underneath a giant fig tree. It is sheltered by a stand of Casuarinas and hidden from the street by its rapidly growing native garden. The garden has… Read more ›

02/06/2021

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Coastal, Groundcover, Hedge, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Banksia 'Sentinel', Callistemon 'Pink Champagne', Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina 'Green Wave', Cissus antartica, Ficinia nodosa, Ficus, Grevillea 'Gin Gin Gem', Grevillea flexuosa Grafted, Leptospermum laevigatum 'Foreshore', Lomandra 'Tanika', Maireana oppositifolia 'Smokey', Microlaena stipoides, Poa 'Kingsdale', Sydney Sandstone

Portfolio: West Wollongong Revisit

The images in this blog post were taken of a local garden I designed a few years ago which has been filling out beautifully. The requested privacy is beginning to really take shape, the front garden has been reclaimed as… Read more ›

09/06/2020

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Hedge, Landscape Design, Natives for containers, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small garden, Winter flowering

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

Portfolio: Garden Design West Wollongong

This front garden in West Wollongong was created to function as a place for peaceful relaxation and observation, it also needed to have careful consideration in regards to levels and access to the front gate and letterbox. Originally the front… Read more ›

13/12/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small garden

Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Bird Bath, bird-attracting, Brachyscome 'Mauve Delight', Casuarina 'Green Wave', Ceratopetalum 'Johannas Xmas', clay soils, Decomposed Crushed Granite, Eremophila 'Nivea' Grafted, foliage contrast, Galah, grey green leaves, Modern Australian Native Garden, Parrot, Poa 'Kingsdale', Scaevola 'White Carpet', Stoneset, Themeda 'Mingo', Xanthorrhoea

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design Revisit

I visited one of my favourite gardens today and it did not disappoint, I haven’t seen this coastal Bundeena garden for 18 months and many of the trees and shrubs have really filled out in that time. I feel so… Read more ›

20/11/2017 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Screening plants

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia fimbriata Dwarf, anigozanthos 'Landscape Lime', Banksia 'Sentinel', carpeting ground cover, Casuarina 'Freefall', Casuarina 'Green Wave', Casuarina glauca prostrate form, Dodonaea 'Mr Green Screen', Eucalyptus leuhmanniana, grey green leaves, Macrozamia communis, Poa labillardieri, Rhagodia spinescens, sandy soil, silver foliage, street address, wind tolerant

Tugarah Gunya’marri: Cold and Windy

During the Tugarah Gunya’marri the days are getting noticeably longer, but the weather is still cold. Then with the blooming of the Marrai’uo (Acacia floribunda) comes the cold, southwesterly winds; the children become cranky and the adults become bad-tempered. It… Read more ›

08/09/2017

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Screening plants, Uncategorized

Banksia spinulosa 'Bush Candles', Brachyscome multifida, Callitris rhomboidea, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina 'Green Wave', D'harawal: Climate and Natural Resources, Leptospermum laevigatum 'Foreshore', Melaleuca 'Mini Quini', Westringia 'Smokey', wind tolerant

Bundeena Garden Design: Update

Last week I made a quick visit to one of my favourite gardens in Bundeena and snapped some photos before the sun went down. The first is of Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Lilac’. A few months ago I plant 12 each of… Read more ›

11/01/2016 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Portfolio, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia fimbriata Dwarf, Adenthonthos sericeus 'Mallee Legend', Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Anigozanthos 'Landscape Lilac', Bird Bath, Casuarina 'Green Wave', Deer resistant, Dodonaea 'Mr Green Screen', Eremophila glabra prostrate, Rhagodia spinescens, Zieria 'Carpet Star'

Portfolio: Coledale Consults

I have been consulting on this coastal garden for about 3 years now maybe a bit more, and it has really begun to settle in, some of the growth especially in the rear garden is amazing. The client has installed… Read more ›

16/12/2015

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Hedge, Illawarra natives, Portfolio, Screening plants

Baeckea imbricata, Casuarina 'Green Wave', clay soils, Correa alba, foliage contrast, front line coastal, Grevillea 'Golden Lyre', Juncus usitatus, Kunzea baxteri 'Scarlet Jack', Leptospermum 'Lemon Hedge', Leptospermum laeviegatum, Melaleuca hypericifolia, Modern Australian Native Garden, Ozothamnus diosmifolius, street address, Trema aspera, wind tolerant

Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

I love Casuarinas, all of them, from ground covers through to trees, their rusty red hue when they are in flower or lush green shaggy habit. They are tough, versatile and very varied in their shapes and forms. I discovered… Read more ›

28/06/2015 8 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Formal gardens, Hedge, Screening plants

Casuarina 'Green Wave', clay soils, foliage contrast, front line coastal, Leucophyta brownii, wind tolerant

Portfolio: Bundeena Re-visited

We really, really love our garden and are so happy to spend time in it… When I walked up to the front gate of this garden last week I must admit I was quite moved, moved by how settled… Read more ›

25/05/2014

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Winter flowering

Acacia baileyana prostrate, Acacia cognata dwarf, Acacia fimbriata Dwarf, Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina 'Green Wave', Eremophila glabra prostrate, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, Grevillea obtusifolia, grey green leaves, Leucophyta brownii, Macrozamia communis, Myoporum parvifolium, Poa labillardieri, Rhagodia spinescens, wind tolerant

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What to Plant for Poorly Drained Soils

Portfolio: Helensburgh Consult

Portfolio: Gardening in Wind

To clip or not to clip …

Portfolio: Bundeena Tree House

Portfolio: West Wollongong Revisit

Happy little inner city garden: Leichhardt Garden Design

Portfolio: Garden Design West Wollongong

Portfolio: Bundeena Garden Design Revisit

Tugarah Gunya’marri: Cold and Windy

Bundeena Garden Design: Update

Portfolio: Coledale Consults

Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

Portfolio: Bundeena Re-visited