Ozothamnus diosmifolius – 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

Bee Friendly Gardening

Bees play an important role in our ecosystem and we rely heavily on them to pollinate our food crops and our native bushland, not to mention supply us with delicious honey. There are over 1,500 native bee species in Australia… Read more ›

05/02/2021 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

Angophora hispida, Autumn Flowering, Banksia oblongifolia, banksia spinulosa, Bauera rubioides, bee attracting, blue flower, blue-banded bees, Brachyscome sp., Bracteantha sp., carpenter bees, Conostylis candicans, Correa alba, Correa glabra, Dampiera spps, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus paniculata, Gahnia sieberiana, Goodenia ovata, Guichenotia macrantha, Hakea laurina, Hardenbergia violacea, Hibbertia sp., Jasminum suavissimum, Lambertia formosa, Lomatia myricoides, Lomatia silaifolia, long flowering period, Melaleuca thymifolia, Micromyrtus ciliata, Myoporum parvifolium, native bees, Oleraria sp., Ozothamnus diosmifolius, Persoonia pinifolia, Phebalium squamulosum, Philotheca difformis 'Starsprite', Plectranthus sp., pollination, Prostanthera sp., purple flowers, Scaevola Mauve Clusters, Scaevola spps., Senna artemisoides, summer flowering, Tecomanthe hillii, Tetragonula, Viminaria juncea, Viola hederacea, white flower, winter flowering, year round flowering, yellow flowers

Portfolio: Coledale Consults

I have been consulting on this coastal garden for about 3 years now maybe a bit more, and it has really begun to settle in, some of the growth especially in the rear garden is amazing. The client has installed… Read more ›

16/12/2015

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Hedge, Illawarra natives, Portfolio, Screening plants

Baeckea imbricata, Casuarina 'Green Wave', clay soils, Correa alba, foliage contrast, front line coastal, Grevillea 'Golden Lyre', Juncus usitatus, Kunzea baxteri 'Scarlet Jack', Leptospermum 'Lemon Hedge', Leptospermum laeviegatum, Melaleuca hypericifolia, Modern Australian Native Garden, Ozothamnus diosmifolius, street address, Trema aspera, wind tolerant

Portfolio: North Balgowlah Consults

This is a ‘work in progress’ garden that I visit from time to time, it is being built by the owners and is a labour of love. The garden backs onto a nature reserve that is in pristine condition, the… Read more ›

14/07/2014

Kath Gadd

Coastal, Drought hardy, Landscape Design, Portfolio

Adenanthos sericeus, Decomposed Crushed Granite, Hardscape, Ozothamnus diosmifolius, Rhagodia spinescens, Sydney Sandstone

Polarising plants: Ozothamnus diosmifolius

I love plants that have the capacity to completely divide people, where they are either loved or hated. I think Ozothamnus diosmifolius is one such plant, I have only been recently converted and I must say it is partly by… Read more ›

08/11/2013

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Naturalistic garden, Small garden

cut flowers, orange flowers, Ozothamnus diosmifolius, pink flowers, understory planting, up right habit, white flower, yellow flowers

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The constantly evolving beauty of Ozothamnus diosmifolius

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Portfolio: Coledale Consults

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Polarising plants: Ozothamnus diosmifolius