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A Little Field Guide to Australian Native Pollinator Gardens - Available for download now

Create an Australian Native Pollinator Garden

To help you create a garden full of colour, movement and pollinator-friendly native blooms, I’ve put together a 28-page eBook. With stunning visuals and practical advice, you'll be inspired to cultivate a garden that's both beautiful and buzzing with life.

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Planting recipe for an Australian Cottage Garden. This combo needs at least a half day of sun. This garden bed that I designed in Sydney was East facing and shaded from mid afternoon. In typical cottage garden style it was densely planted. I recommend over planting if you can and then thin out if you need to. This garden bed was an absolute magnet for native bees too!
Drop a comment below if you found this useful. Or let me know what your garden design challenges are and I’ll plan some posts with more Australian native ideas for your gardens.
Happy gardening! 🌸
#australiangarden #australiangardens #australiangardendesign #australiangardeners #sydneygardens #melbournegardens #canberragardens #adelaidegardens #perthgardens #brisbanegardens #hobartgardens #australiannatives #australianplants #gardeningaustralia #nativegarden #plantingrecipe

Planting recipe for an Australian Cottage Garden. This combo needs at least a half day of sun. This garden bed that I designed in Sydney was East facing and shaded from mid afternoon. In typical cottage garden style it was densely planted. I recommend over planting if you can and then thin out if you need to. This garden bed was an absolute magnet for native bees too!
Drop a comment below if you found this useful. Or let me know what your garden design challenges are and I’ll plan some posts with more Australian native ideas for your gardens.
Happy gardening! 🌸

#australiangarden #australiangardens #australiangardendesign #australiangardeners #sydneygardens #melbournegardens #canberragardens #adelaidegardens #perthgardens #brisbanegardens #hobartgardens #australiannatives #australianplants #gardeningaustralia #nativegarden #plantingrecipe ...

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Australian Native Planting Recipe #3: This is how I did it for my garden design in Sydney as shown in this photo:
- Alternating grey & green leaves
- If your flower colours are light and bright - pop in something with deep and rich coloured flowers for contrast.
- Pay attention to the predicted maximum height of your plant. This is critical. Smaller plants to the front. - - -Make sure your plants are a variety of sizes to create visual interest.
-Combine tightly clipped rounded forms with upright, strappy & grass like shapes
- Prune eremophila often! To get a rounded shape you will need to prune every month or so when they are young.
- You will need to go to a specialist native nursery or online native nursery to find these plants.
Happy gardening flower lovers! 🌸
Pop any questions you have in the comments.
#sydneygardens #australiangarden #australiangardens #australianplants #australiannatives #australiannativeplants #melbournegardens #adelaidegardens #perthgardens #brisbanegardens #canberragarden #gardendesign #australiangardendesign #garden #gardening #ilovegardening #kangaroopaw

Australian Native Planting Recipe #3: This is how I did it for my garden design in Sydney as shown in this photo:
- Alternating grey & green leaves
- If your flower colours are light and bright - pop in something with deep and rich coloured flowers for contrast.
- Pay attention to the predicted maximum height of your plant. This is critical. Smaller plants to the front. - - -Make sure your plants are a variety of sizes to create visual interest.
-Combine tightly clipped rounded forms with upright, strappy & grass like shapes
- Prune eremophila often! To get a rounded shape you will need to prune every month or so when they are young.
- You will need to go to a specialist native nursery or online native nursery to find these plants.
Happy gardening flower lovers! 🌸
Pop any questions you have in the comments.

#sydneygardens #australiangarden #australiangardens #australianplants #australiannatives #australiannativeplants #melbournegardens #adelaidegardens #perthgardens #brisbanegardens #canberragarden #gardendesign #australiangardendesign #garden #gardening #ilovegardening #kangaroopaw ...

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These small Australian native plants are ideal for cottage gardens, pollinator gardens and flowering meadows. Photos all from my Australian gardens. Hundreds of photos for your Pinterest inspiration boards on my website with a big list of natives with beautiful flowers to add to your garden.
#australiangarden #australianplants #sydneygardens #gardening #gardeningaustralia #australiannatives

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Native Planting recipe for full sun. If it’s a hot spot that will work too - provided you can keep up the water to get these plants established. The Nivea and Dargan at the back, then Tetratheca, Bulbine, Pelargonium, & Flame pea in the middle. Native violets at front, and you could also add a Brachyscome and Chrysocephalum to the low edge of the garden if you have a wide enough garden bed.
Drop a comment below if you found this useful. Happy gardening!
#australiangardendesign #australiangarden #australiangardens #sydneygarden #melbournegarden #perthgarden #adelaidegarden #canberragarden #australianplants #australiannatives

Native Planting recipe for full sun. If it’s a hot spot that will work too - provided you can keep up the water to get these plants established. The Nivea and Dargan at the back, then Tetratheca, Bulbine, Pelargonium, & Flame pea in the middle. Native violets at front, and you could also add a Brachyscome and Chrysocephalum to the low edge of the garden if you have a wide enough garden bed.
Drop a comment below if you found this useful. Happy gardening!
#australiangardendesign #australiangarden #australiangardens #sydneygarden #melbournegarden #perthgarden #adelaidegarden #canberragarden #australianplants #australiannatives ...

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Comment with “Plant list” and I’ll show you how! I’ll send you a list of the Australian native plants I used to create this garden. Plus I’ll share tips for getting started with your own native garden design.
#australiangarden #australiangardendesign #sydneygarden #melbournegardens #brisbanegardens #adelaidegardens #perthgardens #australiancottagegarden #australiannative #australiannativeplants #australianplants #cottagegarden

Comment with “Plant list” and I’ll show you how! I’ll send you a list of the Australian native plants I used to create this garden. Plus I’ll share tips for getting started with your own native garden design.

#australiangarden #australiangardendesign #sydneygarden #melbournegardens #brisbanegardens #adelaidegardens #perthgardens #australiancottagegarden #australiannative #australiannativeplants #australianplants #cottagegarden ...

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My downloadable “Little Field Guide to Australian Native Pollinator Gardens” is here! Comment with a flower emoji 🌸 and I’ll send you the link to download.
Inside you’ll find:
🌼 pollinator-friendly native plant combinations
🌼 pollinator overviews with their favourite plants and habitats
🌼 simple examples of pollinator hotels you can make at home
🌼 a list of the plants and flowers most loved by pollinators in my native garden
📸 and lots of beautiful inspiration.
Download the 28-page guide for just $2!
During this Australian Pollinator Week 2025 I will donate 100% of the proceeds from the Pollinator Garden guide to the @wheenbeefoundation— every contribution supports research, education, and conservation of Australia’s pollinators.
Thank you for being part of a kinder, more colourful world. 🌸🌺🌼
#PollinatorWeek #WheenBeeFoundation #TheBotanicalPlanet #NativeBee #AustralianGardening #AustralianPollinatorWeek #australianpollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorgardening #Australiangarden #sydneygarden #MelbourneGarden #brisbanegarden #adelaidegarden #canberragarden #PerthGarden #AustralianGardens #AustralianCottageGarden #AustralianFlowers #AustralianWildflowers #AustralianNativePlants #AustralianPlants

My downloadable “Little Field Guide to Australian Native Pollinator Gardens” is here! Comment with a flower emoji 🌸 and I’ll send you the link to download.
Inside you’ll find:
🌼 pollinator-friendly native plant combinations
🌼 pollinator overviews with their favourite plants and habitats
🌼 simple examples of pollinator hotels you can make at home
🌼 a list of the plants and flowers most loved by pollinators in my native garden
📸 and lots of beautiful inspiration.

Download the 28-page guide for just $2!
During this Australian Pollinator Week 2025 I will donate 100% of the proceeds from the Pollinator Garden guide to the @wheenbeefoundation— every contribution supports research, education, and conservation of Australia’s pollinators.

Thank you for being part of a kinder, more colourful world. 🌸🌺🌼

#PollinatorWeek #WheenBeeFoundation #TheBotanicalPlanet #NativeBee #AustralianGardening #AustralianPollinatorWeek #australianpollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorgardening #Australiangarden #sydneygarden #MelbourneGarden #brisbanegarden #adelaidegarden #canberragarden #PerthGarden #AustralianGardens #AustralianCottageGarden #AustralianFlowers #AustralianWildflowers #AustralianNativePlants #AustralianPlants ...

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A Little Field Guide to Australian Native Pollinator Gardens - Available for download now

Create an Australian Native Pollinator Garden

To help you create a garden full of colour, movement and pollinator-friendly native blooms, I’ve put together a 28-page eBook. With stunning visuals and practical advice, you'll be inspired to cultivate a garden that's both beautiful and buzzing with life. 🌸

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