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...
Native Plant of the Week: Pelargoniums
Australian Native Gardens, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Plant of the Week, White Flowers
Australian Pelargonium for Cottage Gardens, Meadows & Hanging Baskets Australian native Pelargonium are pretty soft low growing plants ideal for flowering borders. They look stunning in my garden from December. Every variety is blooming prolifically, filling the...
Native Plant of the Week – Isotoma axillaris
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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...
10 small native plants for Australian cottage gardens
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My top 10 small Australian native plants for flower filled meadow gardens, cottage gardens, courtyards, balconies and small garden spaces.
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