There are Acacias endemic to every state in Australia and some curse the pollen heavy spherical ball shaped flowers but for me the scent of wattles starting to bloom in South East Qld heralds winter. Continue reading Native Beauties of Winter – The Wattle
Category Archives: Natives for all gardens
The word Native is such a broad term to use on such a varied and expansive group of plants that exist on our continent. But nontheless they are indeed native to Australia. Here I look at some of my favourites and how they can fit into all types of garden designs and situations.
Gallery – Floriferous Natives for Urban Gardens
A wonderfully hardy native shrub growing 1m. it also comes in a pink and a white flowering form.
This iconic Australian native flowering plant can be grown in the subtropics if given excellent drainage and good airflow around the plant itself.
This particular tea tree cultivar is a favourite amongst many a home gardener for it’s delicate pink flowers. Growing to around 1.5m.
hebaceous perennial bearing the infamous papery daisy-like flowers in a range of colours.
The Hovea is a fast growing shrub to 2m bearing purple pea shaped flowers in spring.
This is a busy shrub growing around 2m. It bears yellow pea shaped flowers with red markings.
Thryptomene saxicola ‘F. C. Payne’
This is the pink form of rice flower commonly used in flower arrangemenst it also makes a great backyard shrub. Comes in white also.
Growing to around 6m the flowers are actually white and it is the calyxes that appear afterwards that are red.
Subtropical Cottage Gardens
Here in Brisbane a Cottage Garden seems a distant and unattainable garden dream but with careful and appropriate selection of plant species you can still create a beautiful floriferous cottage garden that would give any cool climate cottage a garden run for its money.
Continue reading Subtropical Cottage Gardens
Fingerlime
Here I do a show and tell on one Australia’s most popular bush tucker plants The Fingerlime. Continue reading Fingerlime
Claire Bickle 