Plectranthus argentatus – Mallee Design

Native plants in the Melbourne City Streetscape

This post is all about praising the plant selection used in the ‘Grey to Green’ project in the City of Melbourne. Much of the plant palate features native species, and on a recent tour I was so impressed with the… Read more ›

02/05/2023 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Water plants

bee attracting, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina glauca, Doryanthes palmeri, Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue', Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea, grey green leaves, Grey to Green, Melaleuca hypericifolia, melaleuca quinquenervia, Melbourne City, Micromyrtus ciliata, openspace, Plectranthus argentatus, public space, Rhagodia spinescens, streetscape, understory planting, urban greening

Portfolio: St Ives Landscape Design

This garden in the leafy north shore suburb of St Ives was designed last year and built only 7 months ago, by Ash from ‘Living on the Hedge’. Part of the brief for this garden was to have plenty of… Read more ›

07/06/2021 7 Comments

Kath Gadd

AILDM, Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Groundcover, Hedge, Landscape Design, Medium Tree, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small tree, Uncategorized, Winter flowering

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

If you are looking for a native understory plant to grow where no plant has succeeded before give Plectranthus argentatus a try. It will grow in the dry soil under large trees and ramble about filling in bare patches and… Read more ›

11/02/2020

Kath Gadd

Bush tucker, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

Bush Foods, Dianella caerulea, dry shade, foliage contrast, large leaves, Plectranthus argentatus, rainforest species, silver foliage, understory planting, well drained soil

Portfolio: Garden Design Lilyfield

This is the tiny front garden of a small cottage in Lilyfield that was planted out about about 2 years ago, during that time it has flourished! Providing well needed privacy from the street and adding a lovely sense of… Read more ›

12/05/2018 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Feature shrub, Medium Tree, Portfolio, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Small tree

Acacia cognata, Acacia howittii 'Honey Bun', Banksia 'Honey Pots', Eucalyptus citriodora 'Scentuous', fast growing, feature tree, foliage contrast, Plectranthus argentatus, privacy screen, street address, Themeda 'Mingo', Themeda 'True Blue', understory planting, weeping habit

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

Every spring the Sutherland Australian Plants Society Group hold a day of Spring walks in Sir Joseph Banks Native Gardens in Kareela. I have been meaning to visit this native garden for years t is fairly local to me and… Read more ›

27/09/2015 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant

Acacia cognata, Acacia fimbriata, Austrodanthonia tenior, Carex gaudichaudiana, grey green leaves, Guichenotia macrantha, Lomandra confertifolia, Philotheca myoporoides, pink flowers, Plectranthus argentatus, Rhodanthe chlorocephala, weeping habit, yellow flowers

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Native plants in the Melbourne City Streetscape

Portfolio: St Ives Landscape Design

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

Portfolio: Garden Design Lilyfield

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve