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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

Low and Large: Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’

This Grevillea ground cover always looks optimistic to me, with its large sunny gold flowers and luscious green fine leaves, it scrambles around the garden filling gaps with its happy go lucky stems. Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’ is a prostrate form of… Read more ›

05/02/2020 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Natives for containers

carpeting ground cover, dense habit, drought resistant, Grevillea 'Cooroora Cascade', large flower, small bird attracting, spill over, summer flowering, weeping habit, well drained soil, yellow flowers

Softly softly: Eucalyptus ficifolia ‘Fairy Floss’ Grafted

These soft, gentle pink flower clusters belong to another grafted Eucalyptus (Corymbia) ficifolia dwarf grafted gum, this sweet small tree is called ‘Fairy Floss’, isn’t the name just perfect? This small feature tree flowers in the warm summer months between… Read more ›

29/01/2020 22 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Screening plants, Small garden, Small tree

bee attracting, Corymbia ficifolia 'Fairy Floss', Eucalyptus ficifolia 'Fairy Floss', Eucalyptus ficifolia grafted, feature tree, large flower, pink flowers, summer flowering, WA, well drained soil

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

The Greatest Geebung: Persoonia pinifolia

Geebungs are a wonderful Genus of native plant, they below in the Proteaceae family like Banksias and possess a variety of flowers, leaves and habits. In fact I have already written about Persoonia pinifolia a couple of years ago, see here. … Read more ›

08/12/2019 10 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Screening plants, Shade tolerant

bird-attracting, Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, fast growing, frost tolerant, Honeyeater, large flower, Persoonia pinifolia, small bird attracting, summer flowering, weeping habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, yellow flowers

The Grevillea screen that could: Grevillea ‘Dorothy Gordon’

This is a Grevillea that can…screen out neighbours, fill an empty hole quickly, attract nectar feeding birds, give privacy, flowers profusely and is quite unusual looking. I would say its closest cousin is Grevillea ‘Strawberry Blonde’ another favourite of mine… Read more ›

08/10/2019 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Feature shrub, Hedge, Screening plants, Winter flowering

dense habit, fast growing, foliage contrast, full sun, Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon', large flower, part shade, pink flowers, well drained soil

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

Portfolio: Northmead Garden Design

I was lucky enough to be asked back for some follow up advice for this charming native habitat garden in the outer suburbs of Sydney today. The renovations are finally over and the garden hasn’t faired too badly with all… Read more ›

16/09/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Groundcover, Naturalistic garden, Portfolio, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

Last Wattle for the Season: Acacia argyrophylla

OK I promise this is the last Acacia profile for the year, usually I try and mix it up a lot more on my blog. I am well aware the page is now aglow with lovely yellow ball flowers which may… Read more ›

08/09/2019

Kath Gadd

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

Acacia argyrophylla, bee attracting, dense habit, drought tolerant, foliage contrast, silver foliage, spring flowering, understory planting, well drained soil, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Yum Yum: Acacia cardiophylla

This is a wattle close to my heart, it is one of the most strongly perfumed Australian native flowers I have come across, but not in a over-powering sweet, honey-nectar way, it is more of a Boronia type scent…yum, yum…… Read more ›

18/08/2019 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Drought hardy, Screening plants, Shade tolerant, Winter flowering

Acacia cardiophylla, bee attracting, fast growing, fragrant, perfume, Quick growing, Scented, understory planting, weeping habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Pink and Grey: Guichenotia ledifolia

As a colour combination pink and grey is one of my favourites, especially on a plant, grey leaves and a soft pink flower win me over every time! Luckily for me it is a fairly common combination in native Australian… Read more ›

16/06/2019 3 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Butterfly attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

bee attracting, foliage contrast, grey green leaves, Guichenotia ledifolia, long flowering period, pink flowers, understory planting, weeping habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat

Portfolio: Woolooware Garden Design

This residential garden was designed at the beginning of 2017 and built later that year, to complete the property’s brand new modern extension. The owners had acquired some beautiful, large sandstone boulders from offsite to be used in the new… Read more ›

15/06/2019 26 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Groundcover, Landscape Design, Portfolio, Screening plants

Correas and Croweas: Special Shady Friends

I spent last weekend in Mount Victoria, staying in a log cabin surrounded by a wonderful bush garden. There were plenty of Banskias, Eucalypts and Acacias but what really filled the garden out were the swathed of Correas and Croweas… Read more ›

16/04/2019 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Naturalistic garden, Shade tolerant, Small garden, Winter flowering

Autumn Flowering, bird-attracting, Correa 'Canberra Bells', Correa 'Little Cate', Correa decumbens, Correa glabra, Correa lawrenceana, Crowea exalata, Crowea saligna, Honeyeater, pink flowers, small bird attracting, understory planting, well drained soil

It’s that time of year again! Banksia ‘Coastal Cushions’

It’s my favourite time of year again Autumn! Hooray! goodbye humidity, I will not miss you and neither will my favourite native plants. Autumn is also wonderful because the Banksias are budding up or out already and everywhere I go… Read more ›

11/03/2019

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Groundcover, Natives for containers, Shade tolerant

Autumn Flowering, Banksia 'Coastal Cushions', bee attracting, clay soils, large flower, low mounding shrub, Modern Australian Native Garden, understory planting, well drained soil

Expert Grass Tree advice!

My favourite supplier for Grass Trees is located on the Northern NSW coast they are called Bruinsma Grass Trees and stock lovely healthy specimens, however that is not all they do… They also follow up and offer excellent advice through… Read more ›

01/03/2019 52 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Bush tucker, Feature shrub, Natives for containers, Ornamental grass

bee attracting, Bruinsma Grass Trees, large flower, Modern Australian Native Garden, street address, understory planting, well drained soil, Xanthorrhoea, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Why the name Mallee?

I am often asked if I come from Mallee country in Victoria and sadly the answer is no, Mallee Design my business name was not chosen for geographical reasons it was chosen for aesthetic reasons. I am in love with… Read more ›

19/02/2019 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Landscape Design, Small tree

bee attracting, drought tolerant, Eucalyptus lehmannii, Eucalyptus macrandra, fast growing, feature tree, Mallee, Mallee Eucalyptus, summer flowering, weeping habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, yellow flowers

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

Two more lovelies for the Emu Bush Challenge: Eremophila cuneifolia and rotundifolia

I am still very, very slowly working on my Emu Bush plant palette, adding these two beauties Eremophila cuneifolia and Eremophila rotundifolia makes six, I’m halfway to my desired dozen…phew Both these species were grafted where I saw them in… Read more ›

17/09/2018 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

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

bee attracting, Eremophila cuneifolia, Eremophila rotundifolia, foliage contrast, grafted, pink flowers, purple flowers, silver foliage, WA, well drained soil, wind tolerant

Brilliant Banksia ‘Orange Glow’

I have written a lot about the dwarf varieties of Banksia spinulosa but virtually nothing about the dwarf forms of Banksia ericifolia, I must rectify this! They are also prolific flowerers and have a wonderful dense habit and are equally bird… Read more ›

10/06/2018

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Winter flowering

Banksia ericifolia 'Orange Glow', cut flowers, Graptophyllum ilicifolium, Grevillea 'Gold Fever', large flower, up right habit, well drained soil, wildlife habitat, wind tolerant

Spectacular: Eucalyptus erythrocorys

I almost feel like writing no text necessary next to these images of Eucalyptus erythrocorys, this truly has to be one of the most wonderful eucalyptus flowers in the Australia! those colours, can it get any better? This specimen is growing on… Read more ›

26/03/2018 7 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Small tree

Autumn Flowering, decorative bark, decorative fruit, decorative seed head, Eucalyptus erythrocorys, feature tree, WA, well drained soil, yellow flowers

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

Marvellous Banksia ‘Mini Marg’!

This is another form of Banksia marginata, a dwarf form that grows dense and low but still covers itself with bright yellow insect and bird attracting flowers in Summer through to Autumn. Banksia ‘Mini Marg’ is quite variable in height… Read more ›

14/08/2017

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant

Banksia marginata 'Mini Marg', bee attracting, low mounding shrub, silver foliage, summer flowering, well drained soil, wind tolerant, yellow flowers

Another Silver Leaved Beauty: Eucalyptus pulverulenta

This is Eucalyptus pulverulenta another of my favourite small silver foliaged feature trees, it rates highly on my list along with Leptospermum brachyandrum ‘Silver’, Calothamnus quadrifidus ‘Grey’ and Eucalyptus ceasia ‘Silver Princess’. Eucalyptus pulverulenta is known as Silver-leaved Mountain Gum, it grows to… Read more ›

19/06/2017 4 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Frost tolerant, Small tree

Eucalyptus pulverulenta, fast growing, foliage contrast, Scented, silver foliage, well drained soil

My Favourite Native Hibiscus

Many people are not aware of the range of native hibiscus species that grow here in Australia, they are often not seen in cultivation or mistaken for exotics. I have a few favourites that I like to incorporate in my… Read more ›

22/02/2017 9 Comments

Kath Gadd

Butterfly attracting, Coastal, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Hedge, Small tree

coastal garden, foliage contrast, front line coastal, grey green leaves, Hibiscus 'Barambah Creek', Hibiscus insularis, Hibiscus tiliaceus rubra, large flower, pink flowers, Reddish foliage, spring flowering, summer flowering, well drained soil, wind tolerant

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Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

Low and Large: Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’

Softly softly: Eucalyptus ficifolia ‘Fairy Floss’ Grafted

Level 2 Water Restriction friendly plants: Calothamnus quadrifidus

The Greatest Geebung: Persoonia pinifolia

The Grevillea screen that could: Grevillea ‘Dorothy Gordon’

Portfolio: Gladesville Front Garden Design

Portfolio: Northmead Garden Design

Last Wattle for the Season: Acacia argyrophylla

Yum Yum: Acacia cardiophylla

Pink and Grey: Guichenotia ledifolia

Portfolio: Woolooware Garden Design

Correas and Croweas: Special Shady Friends

It’s that time of year again! Banksia ‘Coastal Cushions’

Expert Grass Tree advice!

Why the name Mallee?

A true blue Banksia ground cover: Banksia blechnifolia

Two more lovelies for the Emu Bush Challenge: Eremophila cuneifolia and rotundifolia

Brilliant Banksia ‘Orange Glow’

Spectacular: Eucalyptus erythrocorys

Outstanding: Grevillea arenaria

Marvellous Banksia ‘Mini Marg’!

Another Silver Leaved Beauty: Eucalyptus pulverulenta

My Favourite Native Hibiscus