low mounding shrub – Mallee Design

Try not to dismiss Callistemon ‘White Anzac’

I have often included this hardy little shrub as one of my least favourite native plants, it can be spotted unkempt in the gardens of petrol stations or nature strips, languishing leggy and forgotten. But if given a little attention… Read more ›

21/10/2022

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Hedge

clay soils, large flower, low mounding shrub, prolific flowers, wet weather, wind tolerant

Portfolio: Haberfield Landscape Design

The brief for this front garden in Sydney’s inner west was to create a modern native garden which is sympathetic to the era of the house and show cases an Art Deco water feature passed down through the family. The… Read more ›

30/07/2021

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Landscape Design, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Small tree, Uncategorized, Water plants, Winter flowering

Acacia 'Limelight' grafted Standard, Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', Border planting, clay soils, Decomposed Crushed Granite, foliage contrast, Grevillea rhyolitica 'Cherry Cluster', Hakea francisiana Grafted, large flower, Lomandra 'Mist', low mounding shrub, Melaleuca 'Mini Quini', Porphyry stone, understory planting, water feature, weeping habit, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

World Bee Day: Plant Three for the Bees!

Today is World Bee Day and the slogan of ‘Plant Three for the Bees’ is like a call to action! Anyone with an outdoor space can plant three bee friendly plants, even if they are in pots or containers. Calling… Read more ›

20/05/2021

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant

bee attracting, blue-banded bees, fragrant, low mounding shrub, low spreading habit, native bees, plantthreeforthebees, pollination, Pomaderris lanigera, Prostanthera cuneata, purple flowers, small garden, understory planting, Wahlenbergia stricta, white flower, world bee day, yellow flowers

But what’s the difference? Banksia spinulosa Dwarfs

There are so many different cultivars now of Banksia spinulosa that it is difficult to know which to choose… although they all look similar independently when you see them next to each other whilst they are flowering they really do… Read more ›

28/04/2021 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Groundcover, Natives for containers, Small garden, Winter flowering

Autumn Flowering, Banksia 'Birthday Candles', Banksia 'Cherry Candles', Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', Banksia 'Honey Pots', Banksia 'Stumpy Gold', banksia spinulosa cultivar, Banksia spinulosa dwarf, Banksia spinulosa Dwarfs, bee attracting, dense habit, drought tolerant, large flower, low mounding shrub, low spreading habit, slow growing

Happy National Wattle Day! Acacia leprosa ‘Weeping Form’

It’s National Wattle Day! Hooray! the time of the year when the Acacias are telling us warmer weather is on the way, I mean I have had flowering Wattles in my garden all Winter long ? …..anyhooo it’s a great… Read more ›

01/09/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Winter flowering

bee attracting, fragrant, low mounding shrub, low spreading habit, native bees, perfume, spill over, spring flowering, weeping habit, yellow flowers

The Grevillea that ticks all the boxes: Grevillea ‘Winter Delight’

This low growing shrub is one of my favourite Grevilleas, it covers itself in pinky red flowers all through winter to attract the birds and the bees. It has a naturally dense habit which can only be improved with a… Read more ›

16/06/2020 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Groundcover, Small garden, Winter flowering

bee attracting, dense habit, Grevillea 'Winter Delight', grey green leaves, long flowering period, low growing, low mounding shrub, low spreading habit, part shade, pink flowers, Red flowers, small bird attracting, well drained soil, wildlife habitat

It’s that time of year again! Banksia ‘Coastal Cushions’

It’s my favourite time of year again Autumn! Hooray! goodbye humidity, I will not miss you and neither will my favourite native plants. Autumn is also wonderful because the Banksias are budding up or out already and everywhere I go… Read more ›

11/03/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant

Autumn Flowering, Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', bee attracting, clay soils, large flower, low mounding shrub, Modern Australian Native Garden, understory planting, well drained soil

A unique feature: Baeckea virgata Dwarf

I spotted this delightful front garden in Crows Nest a few weeks ago, I loved it for its simplicity, it shows off one of my favourite low mounding plants Baeckea virgata Dwarf perfectly! Baeckea has had a few names changes… Read more ›

23/12/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant

Baekea virgata dwarf, bee attracting, clay soils, low mounding shrub, mounding habit, slow growing, street address, summer flowering, white flower

Beginner Friendly: Banksia paludosa ‘Little Pal’

There are many, many dwarf forms of Banksias around now, most of them are Banksia spinulosa, a few are ericifolia. You can never have enough Banksias and if all these dwarf cultivars mean more Banksias are being planted in gardens… Read more ›

26/02/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

Autumn Flowering, Banksia paludosa 'Little Pal', bee attracting, clay soils, compact habit, foliage contrast, low mounding shrub, small bird attracting, sugar gliders, wind tolerant

Marvellous Banksia ‘Mini Marg’!

This is another form of Banksia marginata, a dwarf form that grows dense and low but still covers itself with bright yellow insect and bird attracting flowers in Summer through to Autumn. Banksia ‘Mini Marg’ is quite variable in height… Read more ›

14/08/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant

Banksia marginata 'Mini Marg', bee attracting, low mounding shrub, silver foliage, summer flowering, well drained soil, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Why I love Leucophyta brownii

We must feel part of the land we walk on and love the plants that grow there…if we are to achieve a spirit in the garden. Gordon Ford There are many native plants that I love, well obviously otherwise I… Read more ›

16/01/2015 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant

bird-attracting, compact habit, foliage contrast, Leucophyta brownii, low mounding shrub, mounding habit, silver foliage, well drained soil

Butterfly attracting Pimelea ‘White Jewel’

This is a low growing form of Pimelea linifolia called ‘White Jewel’, it has proven itself to me to be very hardy and versatile. One of the main reasons I like using this plant is its shape, it grows into… Read more ›

24/03/2014

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Shade tolerant, Small garden

low mounding shrub, Pimelea linifolia 'White Jewel', understory planting, white flower

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Try not to dismiss Callistemon ‘White Anzac’

Portfolio: Haberfield Landscape Design

World Bee Day: Plant Three for the Bees!

But what’s the difference? Banksia spinulosa Dwarfs

Happy National Wattle Day! Acacia leprosa ‘Weeping Form’

The Grevillea that ticks all the boxes: Grevillea ‘Winter Delight’

It’s that time of year again! Banksia ‘Coastal Cushions’

A unique feature: Baeckea virgata Dwarf

Beginner Friendly: Banksia paludosa ‘Little Pal’

Marvellous Banksia ‘Mini Marg’!

Why I love Leucophyta brownii

Butterfly attracting Pimelea ‘White Jewel’