Tag: water

  • Level 2 Water Restriction friendly plants: Calothamnus quadrifidus

    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 they have been buying in drinking water for most of the year, smoke and dust…

  • Mother appreciation day: 10% discount on Mallee Spun Copper Dishes

    Mother appreciation day: 10% discount on Mallee Spun Copper Dishes

    As far as I am concerned Mothers Day is a load of consumer hype, mothers should be appreciated everyday not once a year, you can tell that this mother is tired 😉 I dream of having a deep veranda with a comfy couch to sit on where I can read, watch the birds flit around my…

  • Mallee Specials @ Collectors Plant Fair 2018

    Mallee Specials @ Collectors Plant Fair 2018

    During this year’s Collectors Plant Fair we will be offering a 10% discount on all birdbaths and spun copper dishes purchased and picked up from our stall! If you would like to pre-order anything for pick up from the fair on that weekend please get in touch by Thursday the 5th of April. We will also be…

  • Lane Cove Sustainability Lane @ Lane Cove Rotary Fair

    Lane Cove Sustainability Lane @ Lane Cove Rotary Fair

    We will be at the Lane Cove Rotary Fair and Sustainability Lane on Sunday 8th October 2017 from 9am – 4pm, with our birdbaths and water bowls. Be entertained by free live music, rides for the kids, great food and a variety of stalls. Visit the stalls along Sustainability Lane to find out the latest about living more sustainably. Come…

  • Bathing Birds: Mallee Birdbath

    Bathing Birds: Mallee Birdbath

    I am pretty excited as we have a new toy, a wildlife camera to take photos of the birds in our birdbaths. It’s wonderful! I have tried so many times to take photos of the birds in my garden and unless you have a fantastic telephoto lens and loads of time to sit patiently and…

  • Mallee Design SHOP

    Mallee Design SHOP

    It is official! the Mallee birdbaths and water dishes have their very own online shop! they will be much more comfortable there 😉 they can take up as much space and get as much attention as they need. Please visit shop.malleedesign.com.au for all bird bath purchases. We have had a price change also, all the new prices…

  • The Beautiful Gardens of Zanthorrea Nursery

    The Beautiful Gardens of Zanthorrea Nursery

    I set aside a morning to visit the Zanthorrea Nursery when I was in Western Australia last August. This was a much anticipated adventure as I have heard much about the nursery and often have recommended it to Western Australians looking for native plants. I was not disappointed, it is a wonderful place, full of…

  • Enticing Suburban Native Garden

    Enticing Suburban Native Garden

    This is David’s wonderful garden, it has been made with a passionate eye and a dedicated hand and is simply beautiful. The garden is well laid out and incorporates several different areas that are all planted out with natives, can you believe it is only five years old?