Red flowers – Mallee Design

Merry NSW Christmas Bush: Ceratopetalum gummiferum

I am a bit of a Grinch when it comes to Christmas and often one of the things which pulls me our of my un-festive slump is our Ceratopetalum gummiferum or native Christmas Bush. This year I was a little… Read more ›

23/12/2022 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Hedge, Illawarra natives, Landscape Design, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

Australian Native Garden, bee attracting, Ceratopetalum albury's christmas, Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Christmas bush, cut flower, dense habit, feature tree, Festive, flowers and bracts, native bees, Pollinator Plants, Red flowers, spring flowering, summer flowering, well drained soil

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

After a Fire …

This week I made my first trip down the south coast since the devastating bushfires earlier this year. The amount of wildlife really lost is incomprehensible when zooming down the highway cocooned in a modern bubble of distraction. The landscape… Read more ›

01/10/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy

bush fire, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus sieberi, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden, Macrozamia communis, Proteaceae, Red flowers, Syncarpia glomulifera, Telopea speciosissima, Ulladulla wildflower reserve, Xanthorrhoea glauca, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

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

Drought Hardy Emu Bush

In this post I am adding to my Eremophila database and also trying to increase awareness of native plants which I believe have proven to be reasonably drought hardy. As a genus Eremophilas are very tough native shrubs, they will grow in… Read more ›

15/01/2020 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Screening plants

bee attracting, drought hardy, Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic', Eremophila longifolia, fast growing, grey green leaves, pink flowers, Red flowers, silver foliage, small bird attracting, Waterwise native, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant, year round flowering

Level 2 Water Restriction friendly plants: Calothamnus quadrifidus

Yesterday NSW moved into level 2 water restrictions, it has been a long time coming, with bushfires still burning up and down the east coast and dam levels at an all time low. The hardest hit are out west where… Read more ›

11/12/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Hedge, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Portfolio: Gladesville Front Garden Design

This sweet front garden was built earlier this year after a quite extensive house renovation in Gladesville, it is somewhat of a “treat” for the client and the house to have a fresh start after a year of messing building… Read more ›

22/09/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Hedge, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

Acacia 'Lime Magic', aildm, Anigozanthos 'Big Red', carpeting ground cover, Corten Steel, Decomposed Crushed Granite, fast growing, feature tree, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Hardenbergia 'Flat White', Modern Australian Native Garden, Red flowers, street address, well drained soil

Native Plants in Fiona Brockhoff Gardens

I went to the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria in January this year to see three gardens designed by one of my favourite Landscape Designers and of course they did not disappoint. In fact I realise now that I took so… Read more ›

23/05/2019 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

Allocasuarina verticillata, Anigozanthos 'Big Red', Correa baeuerlenii, Correa reflexa var. nummularia, Eucalyptus macrandra, Fiona Brockhoff, Lomandra 'Tanika', Melaleuca nesophila, melaleuca quinquenervia, Modern Australian Native Garden, Poa labillardieri, Red flowers, Themeda australis, understory planting, weeping habit, wind tolerant

Happy National Eucalypt Day! Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Euky Dwarf’

Happy National Eucalypt Day everyone! I really hope you were able to appreciate a Eucalpytus tree today at the very least, or possibly able to plant one? “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second… Read more ›

23/03/2019 25 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Small tree

Autumn Flowering, bee attracting, bird-attracting, clay soils, decorative bark, eucalyptaus, Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Euky Dwarf', fast growing, feature tree, Honeyeater, lorikeet, Musk Lorikeet, National Eucalypt Day, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Red flowers, weeping habit, wind tolerant

Another Callistmon for the resurgence: Callistemon subulatus ‘Brogo Overflow’

I have written before about my love of bottlebrush and how I wish for a resurgence in their use in garden design and the general landscape. There are many new interesting forms and cultivars that are a far shot from… Read more ›

26/02/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Hedge, Small garden

Autumn Flowering, bee attracting, Callistemon subulatus ‘Brogo Overflow’, clay soils, fast growing, large flower, Red flowers, spring flowering, understory planting, weeping habit, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

A true blue Banksia ground cover: Banksia blechnifolia

This is the real deal when it comes to a Banksia ground cover, it naturally grows along the ground it is not a cultivar or hybrid, it “wants” to grow like this! And I love it for that, happily creeping… Read more ›

14/11/2018 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Banksia blechnifolia, Red flowers, unusual leaf, WA, well drained soil, wind tolerant

One My Favourite Grafted Grevillea Standards: Grevillea ‘Green Glow’

This post is about one of my favourite grafted grevillea standards, I actually have 2 or 3 favourites and unfortunately they are all a little hard to come by however all worth trying to find a place for in your… Read more ›

20/08/2018 24 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Formal gardens, Frost tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

clay soils, feature tree, Grafted Grevillea, Grafted Grevillea Standard 'Green Glow', interesting foliage, Modern Australian Native Garden, Red flowers, weeping habit

Something different: Allocasuarina crassa and monilifera

Casuarinas and Allocasuarinas can be a funny bunch, I love them dearly: trees, cultivars and dwarf species alike. I use the groundcover form of Casuarina glauca often and Casuarina ‘Green Wave’ is one of my all time favourite shrubs. But… Read more ›

15/08/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Groundcover

Allocasuarina crassa, Allocasuarina monilifera, clay soils, fast growing, low spreading habit, low spreading shrub, Red flowers, spring flowering, wind tolerant

Hot Tea-trees: Leptospermum ‘Pageant’ and ‘Outrageous’

I love tea trees but don’t often think of them as particularly showy when in flower, except for ‘Cardwell’ of course which almost flowers until on the verge of collapse 😉 Leptospermums for me are a super useful and beautiful… Read more ›

28/05/2018

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Screening plants

Acacia baileyana prostrate, bee attracting, clay soils, cut flowers, fast growing, Leptospermum 'Outrageous', Leptospermum 'Pageant', Parrot, pink flowers, prolific flowers, Red flowers, Rosella, spring flowering, weeping habit, wind tolerant

The many colours of Eucalyptus ficifolia grafted

I have been taking photos of grafted flowering gums for the last 10 years and have been meaning to make a colour comparison between some of my favourites. It can be very confusing deciphering the different pinks and reds, not… Read more ›

21/03/2018 5 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Small tree

bee attracting, Corymbia ficifolia x ptychocarpa Summer Red, Eucalyptus 'Dwarf Orange', Eucalyptus 'Dwarf Red', Eucalyptus 'Summer Beauty', Eucalyptus 'Summer Glory', Eucalyptus 'Summer Red', Eucalyptus ficifolia grafted, Grafted Eucalyptus 'Summer Red', large flower, orange flowers, pink flowers, Red flowers, spring flowering, summer flowering

The Iconic Illawarra Flame Tree: Brachychiton acerifolius

Wow it has been a dry, windy, horrible winter here on the east coast of NSW, in the last week the rain has finally reached us. However it seems to me that this is exactly the sort of weather the flame… Read more ›

08/11/2017 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Illawarra natives, Medium Tree

Brachychiton acerifolius, deciduous, feature tree, Illawarra Flame Tree, Indigenous to the Illawarra, Red flowers

Some plants are just plain tough: Melaleuca ‘Ulladulla Beacon’

I seem to be on a bit of a Melaleuca tangent of late so I am just going to go with it, Melaleucas are tough and perform beautifully under a range of conditions especially in a heavier clay soil, this… Read more ›

25/10/2017 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover

bird-attracting, carpeting ground cover, clay soils, Honeyeater, Melaleuca hypericifolia ‘Ulladulla Beacon’, Red flowers, water logged soils, Wattlebird, weeping habit, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

Outstanding: Grevillea arenaria

This is an outstanding plant for attracting birds, providing nesting habitat, shelter and nectar for honeyeaters and insectivorous birds. George Adams ‘Birdscaping Australian Gardens’ Thanks George I couldn’t have said it any better! I love my copy of the above… Read more ›

19/08/2017 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

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

bird-attracting, fast growing, foliage contrast, Grevillea arenaria, grey green leaves, Honeyeater, Red flowers, understory planting, well drained soil, wildlife habitat

Sooooo many Emu Bush: Eremophila maculata

There are soooo many Eremophilas and I only know of and use a handful, I would like to rectify this situation, I am going to set myself a challenge to be able to recognise and utilise at least a dozen… Read more ›

28/06/2017 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Winter flowering

Eremophila maculata ssp. maculata, fast growing, Red flowers, understory planting, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

Grevillea ‘Billy Bonkers’ and his Big Sister

I used to have a very small appreciation for Grevilleas, especially the larger flowering species but I have mellowed and now am finding more and more of them appealing. I tend to go for the rarer flower shapes often from… Read more ›

16/05/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Screening plants, Winter flowering

bee attracting, fast growing, Grevillea 'Billy Bonkers', Grevillea 'Lana Maree', large flower, prolific flowers, Red flowers, weeping habit, wind tolerant

It’s a great Summer for the Grafted Eucalyptus!

The Western Australian Eucalytpus ficifolia have been wonderful this summer, actually they started off dramatically in Spring and are still going strong despite the hot, hot, hot weather. This blog post features two of the grafted species in an attempt… Read more ›

30/01/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Screening plants, Small tree

bee attracting, Eucalyptus 'Dwarf Red', Eucalyptus 'Summer Beauty', feature tree, large flower, Red flowers, street address, summer flowering, WA

What is it with Waratah’s?

There are a handful of Australian native plants that are truly iconic and Waratahs are very high up on this list, possibly in the top 3….whenever I see them in the bush it is easy to see why we are… Read more ›

13/12/2016 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant

bird-attracting, cut flowers, Honeyeater, large flower, Red flowers, spring flowering, Telopea speciosissima, understory planting

Year round flowering: Grevillea ‘Elegance’

This is Grevillea longistyla x johnsonii or better known as Grevillea ‘Elegance’, it is a star performer when it comes to speed of growth, constant flowers and attractive fine leaved foliage, plus the birds adore it! Grevillea ‘Elegance’ gets BIG that… Read more ›

27/07/2016 13 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

fast growing, grafted, Grevillea 'Elegance', Grevillea longistyla x johnsonii, pink flowers, Red flowers

Portfolio: Garden Design Centennial Park Update

Last week I went on a mission to visit as many of my garden design projects as possible, to collect photos and catch up. I love re-visiting these gardens especially when I am doing a little garden maintenance at the… Read more ›

25/06/2016

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Formal gardens, Hedge, Portfolio

Acacia 'Burgundy Cascade', carpeting ground cover, fast growing, foliage contrast, Grevillea curviloba, Grevillea olivacea Red, Red flowers, Rhagodia spinescens, weeping habit

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Merry NSW Christmas Bush: Ceratopetalum gummiferum

Portfolio: St Ives Landscape Design

After a Fire …

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

Drought Hardy Emu Bush

Level 2 Water Restriction friendly plants: Calothamnus quadrifidus

Portfolio: Gladesville Front Garden Design

Native Plants in Fiona Brockhoff Gardens

Happy National Eucalypt Day! Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Euky Dwarf’

Another Callistmon for the resurgence: Callistemon subulatus ‘Brogo Overflow’

A true blue Banksia ground cover: Banksia blechnifolia

One My Favourite Grafted Grevillea Standards: Grevillea ‘Green Glow’

Something different: Allocasuarina crassa and monilifera

Hot Tea-trees: Leptospermum ‘Pageant’ and ‘Outrageous’

The many colours of Eucalyptus ficifolia grafted

The Iconic Illawarra Flame Tree: Brachychiton acerifolius

Some plants are just plain tough: Melaleuca ‘Ulladulla Beacon’

Outstanding: Grevillea arenaria

Sooooo many Emu Bush: Eremophila maculata

Grevillea ‘Billy Bonkers’ and his Big Sister

It’s a great Summer for the Grafted Eucalyptus!

What is it with Waratah’s?

Year round flowering: Grevillea ‘Elegance’

Portfolio: Garden Design Centennial Park Update