Garden Blog
Here you’ll find my ramblings on the creation of my Australian Native Cottage Garden and the pleasures of nurturing plants and picking flowers. Plus photos, tips, ideas and inspiration for designing your own pollinator friendly Australian native garden.
Australia’s flora is remarkably diverse, beautiful and worthy of a featured space in your garden.
Australian Native Cottage Garden
Photo Gallery
I moved to the outer rim of Sydney so I could enjoy more fresh air and green space. Here I created an Australian native cottage garden that is overflowing with flowers, colour and life. I hope my garden gallery inspires you to plant more Australian native plants in your own garden or in pots on your balcony.
Welcome to my Australian Cottage Garden
Welcome to The Botanical Planet, where I share photos and paintings of my cottage gardens in Sydney and my new garden in South East Queensland. On this site you’ll find inspiration for your Australian garden, illustrations and paintings of our amazing flora, and useful information I have learned while designing with and growing Australian native plants.
Recent Posts From The Blog
Pollinator Week 2025: A Heartfelt Wrap-Up
Pollinator Week 2025: A Heartfelt Wrap-Up Celebrating bees, hoverflies, butterflies, and the gardeners who support them Pollinator Week 2025 has come to a close, and what a blooming, buzzing, joy-filled week it has been. This year, thousands of gardeners across...
Australian Native Plants for Small Gardens: A Colourful Guide
Australian Native Plants for Small Gardens: A Colourful Guide If you’re dreaming of a thriving, flower-filled garden but only have a small courtyard, balcony, or patch of soil to work with — don’t worry. Many of Australia’s most charming native plants are perfectly...
Plant an ‘English’ style cottage garden with natives
“Help! My (friend/husband/wife/etc) wants to plant an English style cottage garden. But I want to plant Australian natives. What do I do?” Firstly let me say, I get it. I love an English style cottage garden too. I love their meadow gardens, clipped hedges and cute...
