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The plant every native garden should have: Lambertia formosa

Every garden should have a specimen of this reliable plant That’s what Wriggly and Fagg have to say about the much loved Mountain Devil and I couldn’t agree more with the authors of the legendary ‘Australian Native Plants’ bible. Lambertia… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering
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Why don’t Flame trees flower more often?

Brachychiton acerifolius is an amazing medium sized tree, when it flowers!!! Unfortunately I think I can safely put it in the same flowering category as Gymea Lilys, which is difficult… Doryanthes excelsa flowers on average after 7 years, Brachychiton acerifolius… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Illawarra natives, Medium Tree
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Why are Kangaroo Paws so hard to photograph?

I have found photographing Kangaroo Paws to be extremely frustrating, which is a great shame as they are one of my favourite native plants. They are showy, have long lasting flowers, a weeping leaf habit mixed with the striking vertical… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Coastal, Landscape Design, Natives for containers, Ornamental grass
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Portfolio: Marrickville Sketch Design

This is a garden that I have been visiting for a couple of years now, each time I spend an hour or two doing some sketches for the owners to move to the next ‘stage’. It is a wonderful garden… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Portfolio, Small garden
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My Favourite Grafted Dwarf Eucalyptus ficifolia

It is summer and we have had a lot of rain so the Grafted Eucalyptus ficifolias are in full swing, everywhere I look they are putting on a wonderful show. I have been slowly trying to collect decent photos of… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Medium Tree, Natives for containers, Small garden, Small tree
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Exotic looking native: Rhododendron lochiae

There are several native plants that I like to use when either designing a planting that already has some exotic species established or when trying to convince people that not all native plants are straggly, open and dry looking. This… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Formal gardens, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Tropical garden
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Shade Tolerant Grevillea: Grevillea oleoides

There aren’t that many Grevilleas that grow well in shade, let alone also flower in positions with limited sun. Grevillea oleoides is one of them, along with Grevillea sericea,  sherissii and rhyolitica then you have a small group of faithfully.… Read more ›

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Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering
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Easy to grow WA species for the East Coast

Another one! and this one is a winner, it ticks so many boxes and it is hard to believe it comes from southern WA. Gastrolobium celsianum or Brachysema celsianum is a wonderful native plant, it is relatively easy to source,… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering
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Eucalyptus ‘Silver Princess’ at Heide

I accidentally visited the Heide Museum of Modern Art last month, WOW it was a pretty wonderful accident! They have the most beautiful sculpture gardens, which are expansive and great for kids. The art Gallery itself is also an impressive… Read more ›

Kath Gadd
Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Landscape Design, Ornamental grass, Small garden
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