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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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Plant an ‘English’ style cottage garden with natives

by | October 20, 2022 | Australian Native Gardens, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Red Flowers, Top Stories, White Flowers, Yellow Flowers | 5 Comments

“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...
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Sunshine Coast Wallum and Coastal Heathland

by | August 30, 2023 | Pink Flowers, Purple Flowers, Wallum, White Flowers, Yellow Flowers | 0 Comments

In August 2023 I joined a retreat with Dr Sue Davis to explore the Sunshine COast Wallum and learn more about the plants of the Sunshine Coast wallum and coastal heathland environments. Over the course of 4 days we visited 4 Sunshine Coast Wallum sites and spent time...
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Dargan Hill Monarch – A Perennial Paper Daisy

by | September 29, 2024 | Native cottage garden, Paper Daisy, Plant of the Week, Yellow Flowers | 1 Comment

Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Dargan Hill Monarch' An Australian Native Perennial Paper Daisy This week’s native plant of the week, Dargan Hill Monarch,  is perhaps my all time favourite paper daisy for creating an Australian native cottage garden. With so many beautiful...
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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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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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Art & Accessories for an Australian Native Christmas

by | November 9, 2022 | Christmas Gifts for Gardeners | 0 Comments

Ideas for an Australian Native Christmas Plus Christmas Gifts for Gardeners! Here is my pick of Australian native Christmas decorations and accessories. Our native flora deserves to be celebrated, and there is truly no better expression of that than an artist using...
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Australian Native Plants for Small Gardens: A Colourful Guide

by | June 12, 2025 | Garden design, Small Gardens, Top Stories | 1 Comment

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...
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Crowea – Native Plant of the Week

by | March 20, 2022 | Australian Native Gardens, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Plant of the Week, White Flowers | 0 Comments

The pink starry flowers of Crowea provide essential colour in a Australian native cottage garden at a time of year when blooms can be hard to come by! Flowering most profusely through autumn and early winter, with sporadic blooms also in spring and summer, Crowea are...
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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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