climber – Mallee Design

A flower within a flower within a flower … Hoya australis

I find this one of the most curious flowers from our native vine species, it is a large highly perfumed umbel of tiny wax like flowers which is almost fractal like, I could look at it for hours. The leaves… Read more ›

13/04/2021

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden

climber, drought hardy, drought resistant, fragrant, Hoya australis, Indoor plant, Scented, twining plant, Waterwise native, white flower

Try something exotic! Tecomanthe hillii

How non native does this spectacular flower look?! It is the flower of the Fraser Island Vine or Tecomanthe hillii a gentle climber which is endemic to North Eastern Queensland. Tecomanthe hillii enjoys fun sun to part shade in a… Read more ›

20/10/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Tropical garden

bee attracting, climber, large flower, native bees, pink flowers, shade tolerant, Tecomanthe hillii, tropical species, understory planting, warm climate, well drained soil

Screening with Hardenbergia violacea

This climber always surprises me every year with how aptly it lives up to its common name of Happy Wanderer. The little pea flower spikes really do have tiny smiling faces with bright green eyes. Hardenbergia violacea is a local… Read more ›

23/08/2020

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Uncategorized, Winter flowering

climber, dense habit, Hardenbergia violacea, native insect attracting, privacy screen, prolific flowers, purple flowers

A job done well: Pandorea pandorana ‘Snowbells’

If you need a reliable, quick growing climber to screen or cover an area, that attracts birds and bees and generally looks healthy and flowers profusely… well then what do you think of Pandorea pandorana ‘Snowbells’? This is form of… Read more ›

13/09/2018 8 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

bee attracting, climber, fast growing, Pandorea pandorana 'Snowbells', understory planting, white flower

Wombat Berry: Pretty Bush Food

This is one of those wonderful plants where the fruits are more decorative and showy than the flower, Eustrephus latifolius produces deep golden berries that are edible but not particularly palatable, perhaps the fleshy roots are more tasty, but I haven’t tried… Read more ›

10/03/2016 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

climber, Eustrephus latifolius, Indoor plant, twining plant, understory planting

Indigenous Eclectic Garden

This is a very, very special garden that I visited last year, from the moment I walked in, the space spoke to me. It is private and secluded and quite small, but jam packed with Illawarra indigenous species.

26/02/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

climber, decorative fruit, Emmenosperma alphitoniodes, garden sculpture, Indigenous to the Illawarra, Morinda jasminoides, Omalanthus populifolius, Pond plants

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A flower within a flower within a flower … Hoya australis

Try something exotic! Tecomanthe hillii

Screening with Hardenbergia violacea

A job done well: Pandorea pandorana ‘Snowbells’

Wombat Berry: Pretty Bush Food

Indigenous Eclectic Garden