Correa alba – Mallee Design

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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: Woolooware Rejuvenation

This native garden in Woolooware has a new owner, someone who is keen to be the new caretaker of the space and is looking forward to maintaining the native plants and learning more about them along the way. Someone who… Read more ›

19/03/2021 7 Comments

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Hedge, Landscape Design, Portfolio, Screening plants, Winter flowering

Bee Friendly Gardening

Bees play an important role in our ecosystem and we rely heavily on them to pollinate our food crops and our native bushland, not to mention supply us with delicious honey. There are over 1,500 native bee species in Australia… Read more ›

05/02/2021 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

Angophora hispida, Autumn Flowering, Banksia oblongifolia, banksia spinulosa, Bauera rubioides, bee attracting, blue flower, blue-banded bees, Brachyscome sp., Bracteantha sp., carpenter bees, Conostylis candicans, Correa alba, Correa glabra, Dampiera spps, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus paniculata, Gahnia sieberiana, Goodenia ovata, Guichenotia macrantha, Hakea laurina, Hardenbergia violacea, Hibbertia sp., Jasminum suavissimum, Lambertia formosa, Lomatia myricoides, Lomatia silaifolia, long flowering period, Melaleuca thymifolia, Micromyrtus ciliata, Myoporum parvifolium, native bees, Oleraria sp., Ozothamnus diosmifolius, Persoonia pinifolia, Phebalium squamulosum, Philotheca difformis 'Starsprite', Plectranthus sp., pollination, Prostanthera sp., purple flowers, Scaevola Mauve Clusters, Scaevola spps., Senna artemisoides, summer flowering, Tecomanthe hillii, Tetragonula, Viminaria juncea, Viola hederacea, white flower, winter flowering, year round flowering, yellow flowers

Front garden makeovers

One of my ‘dreams’ is to walk down a suburban street and be able to admire one native front garden after another. I am always on the look out, when walking or driving, and the well-loved gardens (especially the native… Read more ›

07/09/2020

Kath Gadd

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

Acacia 'Mini Cog', Baekea virgata dwarf, Correa alba, Eremophila 'Nivea' Grafted, Eremophila nivea 'Beryls Blue', Eriostemon difformis ‘Star Sprite’, Grevillea 'Billy Bonkers', Grevillea sericea, Leptospermum 'Cardwell', Micromyrtus ciliata, street address

Tasmanian Winter Correas

Ohhh my pretties! Correas are so, so sweet… sometimes I catch myself speaking to them using my special voice reserved for babies, dogs and small birds 😉 Correas were out everywhere in Tasmania when I was there last month, they… Read more ›

04/07/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Correa 'Dusky Bells', Correa 'Ivory Bells', Correa alba, Correa glabra, Correa reflexa, Correa reflexa Green, low growing, understory planting, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

Tapestry Gardens 2: MONA

When I was at Mona in Hobart last month as always I had my camera with me, I love the planting design at MONA and I had a few spare minutes between consuming modern art to snap some inspiring pictures.… Read more ›

07/02/2017 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

Acacia 'Green Mist', Correa 'Tuckertime Dinner Bells', Correa alba, Correa baeuerlenii, Dianella revoluta, Ficinia nodosa, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Leucophyta brownii, Modern Australian Native Garden, Poa labillardieri, understory planting, well drained soil, Westringia 'Zena', wind tolerant

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

Tapestry Gardens

Van Gogh reputedly introduced the idea of a tapestry garden, relying on the hue, texture, size and shape of foliage creating a tapestry like mosaic. Diane Snape I was doing some research a couple of nights ago and came across… Read more ›

04/04/2014

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Hedge, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Acacia howittii 'Honey Bun', Correa alba, Dodonaea viscosa purpurea, foliage contrast, Persoonia pinifolia, Rhagodia spinescens, weeping habit, Westringia 'Smokey'

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Portfolio: Woolooware Rejuvenation

Bee Friendly Gardening

Front garden makeovers

Tasmanian Winter Correas

Tapestry Gardens 2: MONA

Portfolio: Coledale Consults

Tapestry Gardens