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Australian native plants for indoors

Many people I speak to don’t realise that there are many Australian native plants that do well indoors. Wandering around our local nursery I realise there is likely a very good reason for that - not a single native plant I spotted included that on the label. That may...

My Garden: An Australian Native Cottage Garden Paradise

by Rae | 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...

Pollinator Week 2025: A Heartfelt Wrap-Up

by Rae | 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...

Flowering Native Plants for Shade

by Rae | January 15, 2022 | Garden design, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Plants for Shade, Purple Flowers, White Flowers | 2 Comments

My Favourite Plants for Shade - That Also Happen to be Native to Australia If you have a shady spot in your garden and you're looking for flowering plants for shade, you can fill it with colourful Australian native flowers! Let me show you how. Here are a few of my...

Native Plant of the Week: Kangaroo Paw

by Rae | July 22, 2024 | Garden design, Kangaroo Paw, Plant of the Week | 0 Comments

This week’s native plant of the week is the iconic Australian Kangaroo Paw - surely an essential in any Australian garden, be it a bush garden, coastal garden, flower filled cottage garden or modern architectural design. While Kangaroo Paws are iconically Australia,...

Crowea – Native Plant of the Week

by Rae | 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...

Australian native plants for indoors

by Rae | April 3, 2022 | Australian Native Plants for Indoors, Indoor Plants | 4 Comments

Dargan Hill Monarch – A Perennial Paper Daisy

by Rae | 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...

Native Plant of the Week: Pelargoniums

by Rae | January 1, 2022 | Australian Native Gardens, Native cottage garden, Pink Flowers, Plant of the Week, White Flowers | 4 Comments

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...

Discover Native Plants With Red Flowers for Your Garden

by Rae | October 11, 2024 | Australian Native Gardens, Garden design, Native cottage garden, Red Flowers | 0 Comments

Discover Native Plants With Red Flowers for Your Garden Are you wondering which native plants with red flowers are best for enhancing your garden's beauty and supporting native birds and bees? This article guides you through selecting the perfect native plants with...

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My Garden: An Australian Native Cottage Garden Paradise

Pollinator Week 2025: A Heartfelt Wrap-Up

Flowering Native Plants for Shade

Native Plant of the Week: Kangaroo Paw

Crowea – Native Plant of the Week

Australian native plants for indoors

Dargan Hill Monarch – A Perennial Paper Daisy

Procreate Garden Design & Affinity for Garden Design

Native Plant of the Week: Pelargoniums

Discover Native Plants With Red Flowers for Your Garden

Create an Australian Native Pollinator Garden

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