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Plant of the Week – Yellow Kangaroo Paw ‘Landscape Gold’

by | December 16, 2021 | Kangaroo Paw, Plant of the Week, Yellow Flowers | 0 Comments

Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Gold’ is a spectacular yellow Kangaroo Paw and a star in my garden from late Spring into Summer. This stunning variety is from the Tall and Tough range created by Angus Stewart, and those two words describe the uses for this yellow Kangaroo Paw...
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10 small native plants for Australian cottage gardens

by | November 22, 2021 | Garden design, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Top Stories, White Flowers, Yellow Flowers | 13 Comments

My top 10 small Australian native plants for flower filled meadow gardens, cottage gardens, courtyards, balconies and small garden spaces.

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Guest Garden: Brewery Hill Native Garden

by | September 1, 2024 | Australian Native Gardens, Garden design, Paper Daisy, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Red Flowers, White Flowers, Yellow Flowers | 1 Comment

Guest Garden: Brewery Hill Native Garden Yesterday I had the great pleasure of visiting Brewery Hill Native Garden in Gympie. It was an open garden that I simply couldn't miss as it was the last time Carolle was opening her garden to the public. I don't blame her - it...
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My Garden: An Australian Native Cottage Garden Paradise

by | July 2, 2021 | Australian Native Gardens, Garden design, Native cottage garden | 1 Comment

I can't really remember when it happened. That moment I decided to dedicate my little patch of suburbia to our glorious Australian native cottage garden plants. I didn't set-out with a concrete plan from the start. It wasn't even a decision driven by an ideology, like...
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Pollinator Week 2025: A Heartfelt Wrap-Up

by | November 26, 2025 | Australian Native Gardens, Top Stories | 0 Comments

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...
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Guest Gardener: Rosella Rise Native Garden

by | June 11, 2023 | Australian Native Gardens, Garden design, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Yellow Flowers | 2 Comments

This week I am delighted to feature my first guest gardener - you're in for a treat! Rosella Rise Native Garden is one of my favourite Australian native gardens and a great demonstration of the floral spectacle that can be achieved with our unique flora. Deb's garden...
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Native Plant of the Week – Isotoma axillaris

by | December 8, 2021 | Australian Native Gardens, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Plant of the Week, Purple Flowers | 2 Comments

This week’s favourite started flowering in my garden in late October and is still looking beautiful in mid December, even after unseasonal heavy late spring rains. Isotoma axillaris, also called Laurentia or Rock Isotome, is the only plant I have in drifts in my...
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Designing my cottage garden with Australian native plants

by | July 9, 2021 | Australian Native Gardens, Garden design, Native cottage garden, Paper Daisy, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, White Flowers | 1 Comment

When I first started out I didn’t fully intend to create a cottage style garden with Australian natives, but there is no denying that is what my garden has become! I have always loved the romanticism of a cottage garden. In my 20s my first gardens and pots were filled...
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Boronia: A Beginner’s Guide – Plant of the Week

by | October 7, 2024 | Pink Flowers, Plant of the Week | 0 Comments

Australian Native Boronia A Beginner's Guide Let me start by saying I am most certainly not a Boronia expert. I have killed many of these beautiful Australian native plants, therefore this is very much a guide for beginners and I hope it will help you to choose the...
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Artist Residency at Mary Cairncross Reserve April 2025

by | March 12, 2025 | Rainforest | 1 Comment

Artist in Residence at Mary Cairncross Reserve I'm excited to share that I will be joining the Sunshine Coast Nature Sketchers as Artists in Residence at the Mary Cairncross Reserve in Maleny from 5 to 17 April 2025. I will be there every day of the residency to...
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