insectivorous birds – Mallee Design

Bird Nerd-ing in a Mallee Birdbath

Our friend Angus Stewart in Tasmania (from Gardening with Angus) recently captured all these wonderful birds making use of his Mallee Dish – including a few that we’ve never seen before since they only occur in Tasmania. In this video… Read more ›

27/07/2022 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Frost tolerant, Naturalistic garden, Products, Winter flowering

The pretty prickly Grevillea acanthifolia

There aren’t really enough spikey Grevilleas in my opinion, when it comes to planting for birds and to create habitat especially for small birds Grevilleas are a wonderful lure, if they are spikey they can also provide shelter as well… Read more ›

02/11/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

dense habit, Grevillea acanthifolia, heavy frost, insectivorous birds, moist soil, naturalhabitatlandscapes, pink flowers, Prickly, small bird attracting, spreading habit

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

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

The small tree Emu Bush: Eremophila longifolia

This is another Emu Bush to add to my database, Eremophila longifolia is classically not so bushy in habit but more upright and weeping. I think it makes a lovely small feature tree with its long, droopy leaves and clusters… Read more ›

18/02/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Small tree, Winter flowering

drought hardy, drought tolerant, Eremophila longifolia, frost tolerant, insectivorous birds, long flowering period, pink flowers, small birds, weeping habit, well drained soil, wind tolerant, year round flowering

Wonderful Winter Wattles: Acacia iteaphylla

I love wattles, they are so useful for quick screens, winter flowers and perfume, they grow quickly and can act as a coloniser for a new garden giving it almost immediate structure. The older I get the longer lived Acacia… Read more ›

03/08/2019

Kath Gadd

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

Acacia iteaphylla, bee attracting, bird-attracting, fast growing, grey green leaves, Honeyeater, insectivorous birds, native bees, Parrot, Scented, Silvereye, understory planting, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

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

Some like it hot! Buckinghamia celsissima

All this hot weather has certainly been of benefit to the Ivory Curl trees in and around Sydney, they are blooming themselves silly! This photos in this blog post are of a specimen in my mums garden in Wollongong, the… Read more ›

02/03/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Medium Tree, Small tree

bee attracting, Buckinghamia celsissima, clay soils, feature tree, Honeyeaters, insectivorous birds, large flower, native insect attracting, rainforest species, summer flowering, weeping habit, white flower

Ode to Banksia spinulosa

Banksia’s may possibly be my favourite Genus of Native plants and this particular species could well be top of that list. I was at a clients garden this afternoon and we were lovingly looking at his Banksia spinulosa and stroking… Read more ›

03/05/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

Banksia 'Birthday Candles', Banksia 'Stumpy Gold', banksia spinulosa, banksia spinulosa cultivar, Banksia spinulosa dwarf, bee attracting, clay soils, cut flowers, Honeyeaters, insectivorous birds, large flower, native insect attracting, Superb Fairy-wren, understory planting, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, yellow flowers

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Bird Nerd-ing in a Mallee Birdbath

The pretty prickly Grevillea acanthifolia

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

Why are birds not visiting my bird bath?

The small tree Emu Bush: Eremophila longifolia

Wonderful Winter Wattles: Acacia iteaphylla

A must have in your habitat garden: Bursaria spinosa

Some like it hot! Buckinghamia celsissima

Ode to Banksia spinulosa