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Try hedging with something a bit different: Lomatia myricoides

I have already written about this large native shrub Lomatia myricoides or River or Long-leaf Lomatia, please see the link below. This post is not so much about this Lomatia as a specimen plant but about its potential as a… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant
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My favourite Acacia cognata dwarfs

I used to be completely devoted to Acacia ‘Mini Cog’, one of the many dwarf shrub forms of Acacia cognata or the River Wattle. This image is of ‘Green Mist’ weeping over the edge of a large stone retaining wall,… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant
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Green Bottlebrush: Callistemon pinifolius

I know many people don’t like bottlebrush and consider them totally out of fashion and scraggly, but for me they are so useful within a garden design. This is Callistemon pinifolius, and it is a special in my eyes for… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant
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