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A Portrait of a Flower: Hakea francisiana

Look at this thing! is it not one of the most spectacular flowers you have ever seen? I have been impatiently waiting for this moment in my Hakea francisiana Grafted life cycle since I planted it 6 months ago. It… Read more ›

23/07/2021 6 Comments

Kath Gadd

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

bee attracting, bird-attracting, cut flowers, frost tolerant, grey green leaves, Hakea francisiana Grafted, large flower, long flowering period, pink flowers, winter flowering

Bee Friendly Gardening

Bees play an important role in our ecosystem and we rely heavily on them to pollinate our food crops and our native bushland, not to mention supply us with delicious honey. There are over 1,500 native bee species in Australia… Read more ›

05/02/2021 1 Comment

Kath Gadd

Groundcover, Medium Tree, Screening plants, Small tree, Winter flowering

Angophora hispida, Autumn Flowering, Banksia oblongifolia, banksia spinulosa, Bauera rubioides, bee attracting, blue flower, blue-banded bees, Brachyscome sp., Bracteantha sp., carpenter bees, Conostylis candicans, Correa alba, Correa glabra, Dampiera spps, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus paniculata, Gahnia sieberiana, Goodenia ovata, Guichenotia macrantha, Hakea laurina, Hardenbergia violacea, Hibbertia sp., Jasminum suavissimum, Lambertia formosa, Lomatia myricoides, Lomatia silaifolia, long flowering period, Melaleuca thymifolia, Micromyrtus ciliata, Myoporum parvifolium, native bees, Oleraria sp., Ozothamnus diosmifolius, Persoonia pinifolia, Phebalium squamulosum, Philotheca difformis 'Starsprite', Plectranthus sp., pollination, Prostanthera sp., purple flowers, Scaevola Mauve Clusters, Scaevola spps., Senna artemisoides, summer flowering, Tecomanthe hillii, Tetragonula, Viminaria juncea, Viola hederacea, white flower, winter flowering, year round flowering, yellow flowers

Something a little different: Stenanthemum scortechinii

This little low growing native shrub has many common names Cotton Bush, Snow Balls, Corroboree, salt and pepper to name a few …. it is also known as Stenanthemum scortechinii or Cryptandra scortechinii or even Spyridium whatever the name it… Read more ›

04/11/2020 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

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

bee attracting, butterfly attracting, cut flowers, dry shade, frost tolerant, long flowering period, native bees, Stenanthemum scortechinii, white flower, winter flowering

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A Portrait of a Flower: Hakea francisiana

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Something a little different: Stenanthemum scortechinii