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My Favourite Banksia spinulosa Dwarfs

There are many dwarf forms of Banksia spinulosa, so many it can be quite confusing and seem a little ridiculous when it comes to choosing one. There are slight variances in the foliage, the flower colour, the flower size and… Read more ›

03/07/2015 8 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Winter flowering

Autumn Flowering, Banksia 'Birthday Candles', Banksia 'Cherry Candles', Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', Banksia 'Honey Pots', Banksia 'Stumpy Gold', banksia spinulosa cultivar, clay soils, large flower, understory planting, yellow flowers

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

Extremely fast growing screen: Homalanthus populifolius

You have to love a species that can pop up by itself, grow a couple of metres in a year and will do so in full shade. Well I do anyway, although it may appear uninvited in your garden (it… Read more ›

06/04/2015 13 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Small tree, Tropical garden

clay soils, Homalanthus populifolius, large leaves, part shade, rainforest species, Reddish foliage, summer flowering

Bright, Thick and Floriferous: Banksia marginata ‘Bright’

Check out the flowers on this baby, it was absolutely covered, I have never seen anything like it before and was suitably impressed. This is Banksia marginata ‘Bright’. A compact of the Silver Banksia, it grows as a dense shrub… Read more ›

19/03/2015

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Hedge, Screening plants

Banksia marginata Bright, bird-attracting, clay soils, grey green leaves, Honeyeater, summer flowering, Tawny-crowned honeyeater, well drained soil, yellow flowers, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

One of the Best Street Trees: Buckinghamia celsissima

This is Buckinghamia celsissima or the Ivory Curl tree, it is another small to medium tree that is in flower over the summer months, chances are you have seen it around, it is VERY hard to miss. I saw this one… Read more ›

19/02/2015 33 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree, Tropical garden

bee attracting, Buckinghamia celsissima, clay soils, feature tree, large flower, street address, Street Trees, summer flowering, white flower

Small Shade Tree: Tristaniopsis laurina

I am often asked to recommend a small shade tree, something that can fit in a small garden and has a dense canopy which you can sit under. Most people also ask for a tree with lush foliage and showy… Read more ›

08/01/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Medium Tree, Shade tolerant

bee attracting, bird-attracting, clay soils, decorative bark, feature tree, Parrot, shade tree, Tristaniopsis 'Luscious', Tristaniopsis laurina, water logged soils, yellow flowers

The Very Loveable Parsley Bush: Lomatia silaifolia

This is Lomatia silaifolia or Parsley Bush, a very under-utilised plant in most native gardens, I include Lomatia in many of my gardens as it grows in shade or full sun, it is a reliable when it comes to flowering… Read more ›

29/12/2014 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Hedge, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Bees, clay soils, large flower, Lomatia silaifolia, summer flowering, understory planting, white flower

Wombarra Sculpture Gardens

The Wombarra sculpture garden is best described by the owners own words below …a distinctive Illawarra rainforest native garden in harmony with sculpture. Gaby Porter and John Haymes bought the four hectare property in 1997 and have lovingly transformed it… Read more ›

14/12/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Illawarra natives, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

clay soils, Cyathea cooperi, Dipodium punctatum, Livistona australis, Lomandra hystrix, Poa labillardieri, rainforest, rainforest species, understory planting

Gardening with 2nds

I like re-cycling, myself and my family are usually dressed from the op-shop, I use every opportunity to re-cycle building materials around the garden and think nothing of going through the kerb side household clean-ups, therefore I am a big… Read more ›

05/12/2014

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Kids gardens, Small garden

clay soils, Grafted Standard Grevillea 'Deua Flame', Grevillea 'Sandra Gordon', Westringia 'Jervis Gem', yellow flowers

Native Lawn Substitute: Dichondra repens

I paid a visit to one of my old garden designs last week and discovered that since I had last seen the garden it has become completely lawn free, as in grass lawn. The owner has been busily dividing up… Read more ›

23/11/2014

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

carpeting ground cover, clay soils, Dichondra repens, lawn substitute

Blue Tongue: Melastoma affine

This showy little shrub is Melastoma affine or Native Lasiandra, it really does look like a dwarf form of the incredibly popular south American Tibouchina, which lights up the streets of many inner western Sydney suburbs. However, this is not… Read more ›

16/11/2014 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Tropical garden

Ceratopetalum 'Johannas Xmas', clay soils, Indigofera australis, large flower, Melastoma affine, purple flower, understory planting

Another Favourite Grafted Grevillea: Grevillea candelabra ‘Pink’

Grevillea candelabra Grafted is another grafted Grevillea that I am rather fond of, it is not as showy or unusual as some of the other grafted species, but it has proven to be an incredibly versatile and useful plant for… Read more ›

09/11/2014 7 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

clay soils, foliage contrast, Grevillea candelabra'Pink', large flower, pink flowers, up right habit

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My Favourite Banksia spinulosa Dwarfs

Trialling Casuarina ‘Green Wave’

Extremely fast growing screen: Homalanthus populifolius

Bright, Thick and Floriferous: Banksia marginata ‘Bright’

One of the Best Street Trees: Buckinghamia celsissima

Small Shade Tree: Tristaniopsis laurina

The Very Loveable Parsley Bush: Lomatia silaifolia

Wombarra Sculpture Gardens

Gardening with 2nds

Native Lawn Substitute: Dichondra repens

Blue Tongue: Melastoma affine

Another Favourite Grafted Grevillea: Grevillea candelabra ‘Pink’