Native plant expert Digby Growns shares his favourite trees to plant in your own garden.
Biodiversity, local plants, less water, more trees—are all fantastic reasons to consider converting your verge over to natives, not to […]
Our top 10, tried and tested, small native plants for cottage or pollinator gardens in Australia. Including photos and notes on how to use them in your garden.
Quick growing shrub, with lush, scented foliage. White, butterfly attracting flowers in spring. Leaves are crushed to separate medicinal oils. Ancient aboriginal remedy for many skin irritations and insect repellent.
Top picks of tube stock plants to start a Native Plant Project.
Dry creek bed
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
Common Name: Billy Button, also known as Drumstick + Sun Ball Flower Scientific Name: Pycnosorus globosus syn. Craspedia globosa Life Cycle: Perennial Remarks: Australian Native Perennial Flower, can be cut and used in dried floral arrangements. Plant Height: 60cm When: Spring, Summer + Autumn Sowing Depth + Method: 1mm deep, raise seedlings Spacing: 30cm apart Position: Full Sun Days until Germination: 14-21 days @ 21-24°C Seed To Bloom: 110 - 120 days Approx. Number of Seeds: 50 View our Growing Australian Native From Seed blog here. Note: Orders to Western Australia are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections upon arrival to WA.
Don's Tips: Australian Native Violet - The Australian native violet is one of the most useful of all groundcovers. It grows in semi-shaded areas and...
Looking for some front yard ideas that will impress the neighbors? We've gathered 82 ideas here that range in difficulty from beginner to experienced, and in between.
House Revisited brings the natural landscape of Macmasters Beach, on the NSW Central Coast, into a stunning residential property.
Olearia axillaris is one of Perth's most iconic coastal shrubs, with distinctive grey foliage and a height of up to 2 metres. It is a member of the Daisy ( Asteraceae) plant family, with small yellow flowers being produced between March and August. It occurs naturally on coastal limestone and sand dunes.
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
When I arrived at Cameron Paterson’s Toorak garden I was expecting to see something that was nice enough. I had seen a few pleasant pictures online, but you know, they don’t always
With striking grey foliage and vibrant yellow flowers, Conostylis candicans, or Grey Cottonhead, is a relative to the Kangaroo Paw and is a compact plant with strappy leaves. Its flowers, which appear in winter through to early summer, grow in clusters on long thin stems. Looks lovely as a border plant and in containers. Grows in all climates except tropical. Will tolerate frost and drought! A minimum of 50 seeds in each packet. Family: Haemodoraceae Scientific Name: Conostylis candicans Common Name: Cotton Heads Other Common Names: Grey Cotton Heads Plant Type: Grass or grass-like, Clumping perennial, Bulb or bulb-like Height: 0.3 ~ 0.8 metres Width: 0.3 ~ 0.8 metres Flower Colour: Yellow Flowering Time: Spring, Summer, Winter Ph Level: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline Soil Type: Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Potting mix, Poor soil Plant Environment: Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant Climate Zone: Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool Light: Sunny, Light shade Growth Habit: Evergreen, Dense foliage, Mound-shaped Lifespan: Perennial Soil Moisture: Well-drained Propagation Method: Seed, Division Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost Plant Usage: Groundcover, Feature plant, Border plant, Attractive foliage, Wow factor Special Uses: Erosion control, Playground friendly Attracts Wildlife: Bees, Butterflies, Other insects *Postage is a capped at $2 for orders up to $50Free tracked postage for orders over $50Postage is automatically calculated in checkoutSKU#275
Q: I've heard so much about native plants in the past couple of years that I want to grow some. I have a shady garden with lots of big trees...
Peruse our list of native plants of the Pacific Northwest. Natives are beneficial for wildlife and add natural diversity to your garden. Includes Alpine Strawberry, Broadleaf Lupine, and Columbine, among others.
Identified as Banksia ashbyi shrub grows up to 4 m high and 2 m wide, native to Western Australia. Location: Kings Park, Perth, WA Not to be confused: - this species leaves and fully open flowers look very similar to Banksia victoriae, but B. victoriae has "woolly" flowers buds and tomentose new leaves (hairy), so commonly known as "Woolly Orange Banksia".
Biodiversity, local plants, less water, more trees—are all fantastic reasons to consider converting your verge over to natives, not to […]
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
Peruse our list of native plants of the Pacific Northwest. Natives are beneficial for wildlife and add natural diversity to your garden. Includes Alpine Strawberry, Broadleaf Lupine, and Columbine, among others.
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
Australian garden design ideas from Native Plant Project
This website was designed for professional landscape designers, horticulturists, nurserymen, home gardeners, natural history buffs and anyone interested in improving the ecology of local environments for future generations of people, plants and animals. In the subtitle, I use the word “cultural” to imply a double meaning. Each treatment in the encyclopedia covers both the growing or cultural […]
