Street Trees – Mallee Design

Luscious, Dense and Green: Xanthostemon chrysanthus

This showy small to medium tropical tree was flowering its head off on my recent trip to Brisbane and northern NSW. It was such a welcome sight after the damp, soggy Summer we have had, finally a species revelling in… Read more ›

27/04/2022 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree

Autumn Flowering, bee attracting, feature tree, large flower, long flowering period, privacy screen, Quick growing, rainforest species, shade tree, Street Trees, summer flowering, tropical species, Xanthostemon chrysanthus, yellow flowers

Summer Scents: Hymenosporum flavum

The scent of a frangipani marks Summer for many people, when I used to live in Sydney the frangipanis and jasmine filled the inner city streets in Summer giving off a potent scent in the warm weather. What many people… Read more ›

15/02/2022 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Tropical garden

bee attracting, feature tree, fragrant, fragrant flowers, Hymenosporum flavum, long flowering period, part shade, perfume, Street Trees, summer flowering, yellow flowers

Luscious green screen: Myoporum acuminatum

Some native plants are just so useful and practical I really don’t understand why we don’t see them being utilised everywhere…. and Myoporum acuminatum is one of them. It is a mystery to me why this very fast growing ,… Read more ›

15/06/2020

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Illawarra natives, Screening plants, Small tree

2nd line coastal, bee attracting, bird-attracting, Myoporum acuminatum, privacy screen, Quick growing, sandy soil, shade tree, Street Trees, summer flowering, white flower, wind tolerant

An under-utilised native tree: Glochidion ferdinandi

This is the ever adaptable Cheese tree Glochidion ferdinandi, I would love to see these used more widely in our streetscape as street trees but also as shade trees in gardens or parks. They have the same glossy luscious look… Read more ›

13/04/2020 14 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Illawarra natives, Medium Tree

butterfly attracting, fast growing, Glochidion ferdinandi, Lewin’s Honeyeater, Olive-backed Oriole, privacy screen, semi-deciduous, shade tree, Street Trees, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

‘Snow in Summer’ in the streets of Sydney: Melaleuca linariifolia

This is ‘Snow in Summer’! and even though it is not Summer yet the Melaleucas have been out for the last couple of months, I found this fabulous street of Melaleuca linariifolia in the inner west earlier this week. This avenue… Read more ›

13/11/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Medium Tree, Small tree

bee attracting, bird-attracting, clay soils, decorative bark, drought tolerant, Honeyeater, Melaleuca linariifolia, paper bark, privacy screen, shade tree, street address, Street Trees, white flower, wind tolerant

Grass Trees of Fremantle

I have just come back from Western Australia and have maaaany photos to share, as I am a little overwhelmed by the volume of my images and don’t really know where to start I thought I would start at the beginning… Read more ›

29/08/2016 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Feature shrub, Naturalistic garden

street address, Street Trees, WA, Xanthorrhoea, Xanthorrhoea preissii

One of the Best Street Trees: Buckinghamia celsissima

This is Buckinghamia celsissima or the Ivory Curl tree, it is another small to medium tree that is in flower over the summer months, chances are you have seen it around, it is VERY hard to miss. I saw this one… Read more ›

19/02/2015 33 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small tree, Tropical garden

bee attracting, Buckinghamia celsissima, clay soils, feature tree, large flower, street address, Street Trees, summer flowering, white flower

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 ›

04/02/2015 31 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Medium Tree, Natives for containers, Small garden, Small tree

Eucalyptus 'Dwarf Orange', Eucalyptus 'Summer Glory', Eucalyptus 'Summer Red', grafted, large flower, orange flowers, pink flowers, Red flowers, street address, Street Trees, summer flowering

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Luscious, Dense and Green: Xanthostemon chrysanthus

Summer Scents: Hymenosporum flavum

Luscious green screen: Myoporum acuminatum

An under-utilised native tree: Glochidion ferdinandi

‘Snow in Summer’ in the streets of Sydney: Melaleuca linariifolia

Grass Trees of Fremantle

One of the Best Street Trees: Buckinghamia celsissima

My Favourite Grafted Dwarf Eucalyptus ficifolia