cut flowers – Mallee Design

The constantly evolving beauty of Ozothamnus diosmifolius

This small to medium native shrub is a hard one to capture both in an image and in words, I have been documenting these three specimens in my garden since they were planted a couple of years ago. It never… Read more ›

13/03/2023 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

bee attracting, clay soils, cut flower, cut flowers, habitat garden, large flower, long flowering period, native bees, Ozothamnus 'Radiance', Ozothamnus diosmifolius, pink flowers, understory planting, well drained soil, white flower, wildlife habitat

A Portrait of a Flower: Hakea francisiana

Look at this thing! is it not one of the most spectacular flowers you have ever seen? I have been impatiently waiting for this moment in my Hakea francisiana Grafted life cycle since I planted it 6 months ago. It… Read more ›

23/07/2021 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Small tree, Uncategorized, Winter flowering

bee attracting, bird-attracting, cut flowers, frost tolerant, grey green leaves, Hakea francisiana Grafted, large flower, long flowering period, pink flowers, winter flowering

The very versatile Lomatia myricoides

I have been wanting to tell you all about the River Lomatia for some time but have been waiting to find some fully grown shrubs to photograph and I finally found them on my recent Summer trip to Mount Kosciuszko.… Read more ›

23/02/2021

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Snow Tolerant

bee attracting, cut flowers, large shrub, Lomatia myricoides, moist shade, moist soil, native bees, small bird attracting, summer flowering, understory planting, weeping habit, well drained soil, white flower

Something a little different: Stenanthemum scortechinii

This little low growing native shrub has many common names Cotton Bush, Snow Balls, Corroboree, salt and pepper to name a few …. it is also known as Stenanthemum scortechinii or Cryptandra scortechinii or even Spyridium whatever the name it… Read more ›

04/11/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

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

bee attracting, butterfly attracting, cut flowers, dry shade, frost tolerant, long flowering period, native bees, Stenanthemum scortechinii, white flower, winter flowering

An oldie but a goodie: Thryptomene saxicola ‘FC Payne’

This is a classic 70’s native garden plant, a WA species which doesn’t need to be grafted to grow elsewhere in Australia and for good reason it has stood the test of time. Thryptomene saxicola ‘FC Payne’ is hardy and… Read more ›

18/08/2020

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

butterfly attracting, cut flowers, drought hardy, fragrant, insectivorous birds, long flowering period, native insect attracting, natives for pots, pink flowers, prolific flowers, small bird attracting, understory planting, weeping habit

Landscaping with Dwarf Kangaroo Paws: Anigozanthos ‘Bush Pearl’

I couldn’t help myself when I was in Canberra last month at the Botanic Gardens, before I even considered what I was doing I was snapping away at these Anigozanthos ‘Bush Pearl’. They just looked so stunning in the foggy… Read more ›

03/08/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Natives for containers, Naturalistic garden, Winter flowering

Anigozanthos 'Bush Peal', cut flowers, drought hardy, frost tolerant, long flowering period, mass planting, pink flowers

A spikey, perfumed tangle of Grevillea flexuosa

This is a wonderfully messy Grevillea that likes to sprawl all over the place. Its stems literally get tangled in themselves and the leaves are stiff and spikey so they can almost grab onto other plants to hoist themselves towards… Read more ›

21/10/2019 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Screening plants

bee attracting, cut flowers, fast growing, Grevillea flexuosa Grafted, long flowering period, perfume, Scented, spring flowering, weeping habit, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Winter brightener: Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty’

I have already written about this striking low growing Hakea here however I think this is one of the many very special native plants that deserves a second (and possibly third) plug 😉 This is Hakea myrtoides-x-petiolaris ‘Burrendong Beauty’ a wonderful hybrid… Read more ›

01/07/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Winter flowering

cut flowers, fast growing, Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty', low spreading shrub, pink flowers, Prickly, small bird attracting, wildlife habitat

The exploding Leptospermum ‘Starry Night’

I have been monitoring these Leptospermum obovatum ‘Starry Night’ shrubs (that I planted in a neighbours garden) closely, waiting, waiting for them to flower and BOOM! last week they exploded! I love reddish or burgundy foliage and there are… Read more ›

16/12/2018 28 Comments

Kath Gadd

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

bee attracting, bird-attracting, clay soils, cut flowers, fast growing, foliage contrast, Leptospermum 'Starry Night', Reddish foliage, summer flowering, weeping habit, white flower, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

Go Drumsticks! Go! Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’

Look at this shrub, can it fit anymore flowers on its tightly bunched stems? I think not… it is totally jam packed with intricate lemon yellow Drumstick flowers that last for a couple of months. This is a compact selected… Read more ›

21/10/2018 7 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Frost tolerant, Natives for containers, Small garden

bee attracting, bird-attracting, compact habit, cut flowers, Honeyeater, Isopogon anemonifolius 'Little Drumsticks', large flower, Parrot, spring flowering, srub wren, thornbill, understory planting, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

The silver cascading Banksia ‘Roller Coaster’

This is one of the most useful native plants around, a prostrate form of the coast Banksia, Banksia integrifolia. I like to use it for covering embankments like the one in these images at the Bulli Grevillea Park. It also… Read more ›

30/09/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Winter flowering

Banksia integrifolia 'Roller Coaster', carpeting ground cover, cut flowers, fast growing, foliage contrast, large flower, silver foliage, weeping habit, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

The distinctive Pin Cushion Flower of Hakea laurina

This must be one of the most recognisable Australian native flowers, its incredible two toned spherical flower pops out at you from quite a distance. I love Hakea laurina it is such an obvious Australian bloom, it lasts well cut in… Read more ›

18/06/2018 10 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Winter flowering

bird-attracting, cut flowers, fast growing, Hakea laurina, Honeyeater, pink flowers, weeping habit

Brilliant Banksia ‘Orange Glow’

I have written a lot about the dwarf varieties of Banksia spinulosa but virtually nothing about the dwarf forms of Banksia ericifolia, I must rectify this! They are also prolific flowerers and have a wonderful dense habit and are equally bird… Read more ›

10/06/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Winter flowering

Banksia ericifolia 'Orange Glow', cut flowers, Graptophyllum ilicifolium, Grevillea 'Gold Fever', large flower, up right habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

Hot Tea-trees: Leptospermum ‘Pageant’ and ‘Outrageous’

I love tea trees but don’t often think of them as particularly showy when in flower, except for ‘Cardwell’ of course which almost flowers until on the verge of collapse 😉 Leptospermums for me are a super useful and beautiful… Read more ›

28/05/2018

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Screening plants

Acacia baileyana prostrate, bee attracting, clay soils, cut flowers, fast growing, Leptospermum 'Outrageous', Leptospermum 'Pageant', Parrot, pink flowers, prolific flowers, Red flowers, Rosella, spring flowering, weeping habit, wind tolerant

The resurgence of the Bottlebrush: Callistemon pachyphyllus Green

I feel like there needs to be a a resurgence in the planting of Callistemon species in home gardens, they have been given a bad name through thoughtless street planting and gardeners overlooking their pruning needs. There are a handful… Read more ›

16/04/2018 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Hedge, Screening plants

bee attracting, Callistemon pachyphyllus Green, clay soils, cut flowers, green flowers, water logged soils, weeping habit, wind tolerant, year round flowering

Woolly Pomaderris should be seen more often: Pomaderris lanigera

This is a plant that whenever I see it in the bush or in a garden situation I wonder why I don’t use it more often, I love the soft fury leaves and large structured panicle heads that hold hundreds… Read more ›

12/02/2018 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant

cut flowers, large flower, Pomaderris lanigera, spring flowering, understory planting, yellow flowers

My Favourite Paper Daisy: Bracteantha ‘Diamond Head’

Bracteantha ‘Diamond Head’ is a hardy ground cover paper daisy, it is a natural form of Bracteantha bracteata which was found at Diamond Head on the NSW coast just south of Port Macquarie. I love it for its compact mounding habit, it… Read more ›

23/01/2018

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Groundcover

bee attracting, clay soils, cut flowers, native bees, spring flowering, summer flowering, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

The happiest Daisy: Pycnosorus globosus

Billy Buttons is a native daisy with an immense power to make anyone smile, there is something about its large bright yellow ball flowers standing to attention in a showy clump that is irresistable. To top it off it has… Read more ›

10/12/2017 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Frost tolerant, Ornamental grass

Billy Buttons, clay soils, cut flowers, frost tolerant, Pycnosorus globosus, silver foliage, spring flowering, summer flowering, yellow flowers

Purple Shades: Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Violet’

The subtle purple shades in Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Violet’ are quite striking when on mass, the flowers on purple stems open to reveal bright orange and yellows on the inside adding even more contrast. Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Violet’ is part of Angus Stewart’s… Read more ›

17/10/2017 18 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Natives for containers

Anigozanthos 'Landscape Violet', cut flowers, fast growing, purple flowers, spring flowering, summer flowering, wind tolerant

The Native Red Poker: Hakea bucculenta

OK, so its not really red, its hot pink but it is poker like…and very showy, this is Hakea bucculenta another wonderful WA species that has been successfully grafted to grow over here in the Eastern States. If you provide it… Read more ›

04/09/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Winter flowering

bee attracting, cut flowers, grey green leaves, Hakea bucculenta, large flower, pink flowers

Shade loving Leionema ‘Green Screen’

This is still one of my favourite native shrubs for growing in dry shade or part sun, Leionema ‘Green Screen’ is a hybrid of L. elatius and L. lamprophyllum, and is an extremely useful plant! In the image above you… Read more ›

08/08/2017 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

bee attracting, butterfly attracting, cut flowers, Leionema 'Green Screen', native bees, understory planting, white flower

Bee Friendly Grevillea: Grevillea sericea

Grevillea sericea is a very useful shrub in a native garden, it makes a wonderful small bird habitat plant with its prickly leaves and small spider flowers, it will grow and flower in part to heavy shade and it can… Read more ›

31/07/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

bee attracting, bird-attracting, cut flowers, Eriostemon difformis ‘Star Sprite’, Grevillea sericea, Honeyeater, pink flowers, understory planting, wildlife habitat

Bulli Grevillea Park: Banksia ‘Bush Candles’

This is an amazing mass planting of Banksia spinulosa ‘Bush Candles’ at Bulli Grevillea Park which I re-visited last weekend. I remember when these were planted and how truly underwhelming this garden bed appeared, so it was so lovely to… Read more ›

09/05/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

Autumn Flowering, Banksia spinulosa 'Bush Candles', Bulli Grevillea Park, clay soils, cut flowers, large flower, understory planting, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Silky Emu Bush: Eremophila nivea Grafted

This has to be one of the most tactile of native plants, rivalled closely by Adenanthos sericeus, with its silver white foliage and hundreds of purple flowers it is a coveted specimen for many gardeners. The bees love it too as… Read more ›

28/12/2016 40 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Small garden

bee attracting, cut flowers, Eremohpila nivea 'Blue Velvet', Eremophila nivea 'Beryls Blue', foliage contrast, full sun, grafted, natives for pots, purple flowers, silver foliage, summer flowering, well drained soil

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The constantly evolving beauty of Ozothamnus diosmifolius

A Portrait of a Flower: Hakea francisiana

The very versatile Lomatia myricoides

Something a little different: Stenanthemum scortechinii

An oldie but a goodie: Thryptomene saxicola ‘FC Payne’

Landscaping with Dwarf Kangaroo Paws: Anigozanthos ‘Bush Pearl’

A spikey, perfumed tangle of Grevillea flexuosa

Winter brightener: Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty’

The exploding Leptospermum ‘Starry Night’

Go Drumsticks! Go! Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’

The silver cascading Banksia ‘Roller Coaster’

The distinctive Pin Cushion Flower of Hakea laurina

Brilliant Banksia ‘Orange Glow’

Hot Tea-trees: Leptospermum ‘Pageant’ and ‘Outrageous’

The resurgence of the Bottlebrush: Callistemon pachyphyllus Green

Woolly Pomaderris should be seen more often: Pomaderris lanigera

My Favourite Paper Daisy: Bracteantha ‘Diamond Head’

The happiest Daisy: Pycnosorus globosus

Purple Shades: Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Violet’

The Native Red Poker: Hakea bucculenta

Shade loving Leionema ‘Green Screen’

Bee Friendly Grevillea: Grevillea sericea

Bulli Grevillea Park: Banksia ‘Bush Candles’

Silky Emu Bush: Eremophila nivea Grafted