habitat garden – Mallee Design

The Mediterranean flavour of Grevillea olivacea

Grevillea olivacea is considered a fast growing native shrub for dry conditions, with its dense habit it is the perfect screening plant to block out any building, street or fence. I use it for its grey foliage and small spider… Read more ›

29/08/2023

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

bee attracting, bird-attracting, drought tolerant, fence screening, frost tolerant, Grevillea olivacea Red, Grevillea olivacea Yellow, habitat garden, hedge, Waterwise native, wildlife habitat

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

Two favourite floating water plants: Nymphiodes geminata & Marsilea drummondii

I love to include water in my Landscapes, whether in the form of a frog pond, fish pond, water bowl or fountain. One of the reasons for my love of water in the garden is it not only attracts wildlife… Read more ›

28/10/2022

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Naturalistic garden, Water plants

bee attracting, Bush Foods, fish, frogs, habitat garden, Marsilea drummondii, Nymphoides geminata, Pond plants, water bowls, water feature, water plants, wildlife, wildlife habitat, yellow flowers

Instagram #INeedABirdbathHere Winner and Entries!

We’ve been simply blown away by the beautiful garden entries we received in our most recent birdbath competition #INeedABirdbathHere. We asked our followers to send us photos of their gardens for the chance to win a Freshly Spun Medium Copper… Read more ›

12/08/2021

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Small tree

bird-attracting, birdbaths, birdsinbackyards, habitat garden, nativegarden

Garden Photo Competition – Win a Medium Dish!

This Winter we’re running a garden photo competition on instagram, your chance to show off your gardening skills to us and win a Medium Spun Copper Dish valued at $545.00!! Take a photo of the spot in your garden that needs… Read more ›

13/07/2021 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Uncategorized

Bird Bath, bird-attracting, birdbaths, garden design, gardening, habitat garden, Modern Australian Native Garden, native birds

Habitat Gardening

My eye is repeatedly drawn to this delightful photo of a father Tawny Frogmouth and his hatchling. Tawny Frogmouth fathers look after their baby birds until they fledge and require wide branches or large forks in old trees to nest.… Read more ›

18/06/2021

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Landscape Design

Photo Competition Entries and Winner!

Our photo competition is finished and we’ve been absolutely blown away by all our entries. The submissions represent so many different birds and locations across Australia that we couldn’t resist putting them all in one blog post with the winner!… Read more ›

05/05/2021 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Landscape Design

Camera Trap Basics for Bird-Spotters

Recently, we’ve been using camera traps to capture videos of birds using our birdbaths. One of my favourites is the video of these wonderful silvereyes flocking around a dish in some coastal habitat below! Silvereyes migrate in large groups, feed… Read more ›

17/07/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Illawarra natives, Products

bird-attracting, birdbaths, dense habit, front line coastal, Grey Fantail, habitat garden, Little Wattlebird, Silvereye, small bird attracting, small birds, trap camera, water bowls

Portfolio: Stanmore Landscape Design

This small garden in the inner west of Sydney is a sight to behold after the recent rains. It is hard to believe that most of these plants have only been in for 6 months, that is the beauty of… Read more ›

09/03/2020 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small garden, Small tree

Why are birds not visiting my bird bath?

There are a number of reasons for not seeing birds in a birdbath. You may not have allowed enough time for birds to find your birdbath, birds may actually be coming but you don’t see them or cats may be… Read more ›

05/03/2020 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Products

Angophora hispida, Bird Bath, Crimson Rosellas, Dianella caerulea, habitat garden, insectivorous birds, little wattle bird, Musk Lorikeets, Satin Bowerbird, small bird attracting, small birds, White-plummed Honeyeater, wildlife habitat

We’re adjusting our pricing on July 1st 2019

On the 1st of July 2019, we’ll be adjusting our pricing to reflect rising copper prices and to invest in new tooling that will raise the finished quality of our dishes. The pricing change will not come into affect until… Read more ›

20/06/2019 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting

Bird Bath, habitat garden, small bird attracting, spun copper dish, water bowls, water feature

A must have in your habitat garden: Bursaria spinosa

All hail sweet Bursaria! this native plant is a superstar performer in a native habitat garden fulfilling so many critters requirements and needs. I have been collecting images of Bursaria spinosa for about 10 years now, always looking for a… Read more ›

21/04/2019 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

bee attracting, Bursaria spinosa, Double-barred finch, fast growing, fragrant, habitat garden, insectivorous birds, native bees, part shade, perfume, Pilotbird, Prickly, prolific flowers, shade tolerant, small bird attracting, summer flowering, white flower, wind tolerant, wrens

Why raised Birdbaths are better!

In this post I am going to touch on a contentious topic for some people and as I am completely not wishing to offend anybody here is a little warning to cat lovers and owners out there; basically I think… Read more ›

08/09/2018 43 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Naturalistic garden, Products, Winter flowering

Banksia ericifolia, cats, Dianella caerulea, feral animals, habitat garden, predators, small bird attracting, wildlife habitat

Enticing Suburban Native Garden

This is David’s wonderful garden, it has been made with a passionate eye and a dedicated hand and is simply beautiful. The garden is well laid out and incorporates several different areas that are all planted out with natives, can… Read more ›

19/06/2013

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Water plants

@creativenaturelandscapes, @sydneywildflowernursery, habitat garden, water

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The Mediterranean flavour of Grevillea olivacea

The constantly evolving beauty of Ozothamnus diosmifolius

Two favourite floating water plants: Nymphiodes geminata & Marsilea drummondii

Instagram #INeedABirdbathHere Winner and Entries!

Garden Photo Competition – Win a Medium Dish!

Habitat Gardening

Photo Competition Entries and Winner!

Camera Trap Basics for Bird-Spotters

Portfolio: Stanmore Landscape Design

Why are birds not visiting my bird bath?

We’re adjusting our pricing on July 1st 2019

A must have in your habitat garden: Bursaria spinosa

Why raised Birdbaths are better!

Enticing Suburban Native Garden