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The elegant branches of Leptospermum brachyandrum ‘Silver’

I have written about this favourite tea tree of mine before, however I think it deserves another post which is more dedicated to its elegant branches and decorative bark. I took these photos of Leptopsermum brachyandrum ‘Silver’ at Kuranga native… Read more ›

19/09/2023 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Small tree, Tropical garden

clay soils, creek planting, decorative bark, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, heavy soils, Leptospermum brachyandrum 'Silver', temporary inundation, weeping habit, wet weather, white flower

The Tallest Flowering Trees: Eucalyptus regnans

Whilst much of the east coast of Australia is assulted by incessant rain, floods and storms and the West Coast has received some of their highest Summer temperatures on record and are now battling bushfires, I am reminiscing about mild… Read more ›

07/03/2022 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Snow Tolerant

bee attracting, Cool Climate Rainforest, creek planting, Dicksonia antartica, Eucalyptus regnans, ferns, fungi, moss, Mt Field National Park, streams, Tasmania, water falls

Portfolio: Garden Design Mount Keira

Last Friday I completed the first stage of planting for this local project I have been working on in Mt Keira this year. I have written about this garden already as it is a very interesting brief, using only local… Read more ›

07/12/2015

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Illawarra natives, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant

creek planting, driveway, Hibbertia dentata, lawn pavers, lawn substitute, Microlaena stipoides, Oplismenus aemulus, parking area, rainforest species, turf pavers, understory planting

Mt Keira: Site specific local indigenous species

There are two reasons why I am going to blog about this garden whilst it is still in the design phase, the first is that I am so excited to be designing a garden using local indigenous species to the… Read more ›

12/06/2015

Kath Gadd

Illawarra natives, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Shade tolerant

Citriobatus multiflorus, creek planting, Mount Keira, rainforest species, street address

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The elegant branches of Leptospermum brachyandrum ‘Silver’

The Tallest Flowering Trees: Eucalyptus regnans

Portfolio: Garden Design Mount Keira

Mt Keira: Site specific local indigenous species