Taller Trees
Although tall trees are beautiful they are not always appropriate for suburban gardens. Be careful when choosing taller growing trees that you do not plant them close to your house, under power lines or on fencelines where they may become a problem. If you have a large block or property then tall trees are essential.
Banksia integrifolia - Coast Banksia
Eucalyptus camaldulensis- River Red Gum
Eucalyptus cephalocarpa- Silver-leaf Stringybark
Eucalyptus ovata - Swamp Gum
Eucalyptus radiata - Narrow-leaf Peppermint
Although tall trees are beautiful they are not always appropriate for suburban gardens. Be careful when choosing taller growing trees that you do not plant them close to your house, under power lines or on fencelines where they may become a problem. If you have a large block or property then tall trees are essential.
Banksia integrifolia - Coast Banksia
Eucalyptus camaldulensis- River Red Gum
Eucalyptus cephalocarpa- Silver-leaf Stringybark
Eucalyptus ovata - Swamp Gum
Eucalyptus radiata - Narrow-leaf Peppermint
| taller trees .pdf |
Small to medium trees
Your garden will need to be a reasonable size to accommodate more than one or two small to medium trees. They are great along fencelines as wind breaks and can be trimmed to keep them bushy or you can take all but one main trunk out and let them get taller.
Small to Medium Trees – 5m – 10m
Acacia implexa - Lightwood
Acacia mearnsii - Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon - Blackwood
Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-oak
Allocasuarina verticillata - Drooping She-oak
Bursaria spinosa - Sweet Bursaria
Leptospermum laevigatum - Coast Tea-tree
Melaleuca ericifolia - Swamp Paperbark
Your garden will need to be a reasonable size to accommodate more than one or two small to medium trees. They are great along fencelines as wind breaks and can be trimmed to keep them bushy or you can take all but one main trunk out and let them get taller.
Small to Medium Trees – 5m – 10m
Acacia implexa - Lightwood
Acacia mearnsii - Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon - Blackwood
Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-oak
Allocasuarina verticillata - Drooping She-oak
Bursaria spinosa - Sweet Bursaria
Leptospermum laevigatum - Coast Tea-tree
Melaleuca ericifolia - Swamp Paperbark
| small to medium trees.pdf |
Medium to Large Shrubs
Medium to large shrubs may need to be spaced a little further apart, don't forget your tiny tube plant will grow into a nice bush up to three metres in diameter. These plants make a great screen and many can be trimmed back to form a hedge.
Medium to Large Shrubs - 2m – 5m
Acacia sophorae - Coast Wattle
Acacia paradoxa - Hedge Wattle
Acacia stricta - Hop Wattle
Acacia verticillata - Prickly Moses
Banksia marginata - Silver Banksia
Cassinia arcuata - Drooping Cassinia
Hakea nodosa - Yellow Hakea
Leptospermum continentale - Prickly Tea-tree
Myoporum insulare - Common Boobialla
Ozothamnus ferrugineus - Tree Everlasting
Ozothamnus turbinatus - Coast Everlasting
Solanum laciniatum - Kangaroo Apple
Viminaria juncea - Golden Spray
Medium to large shrubs may need to be spaced a little further apart, don't forget your tiny tube plant will grow into a nice bush up to three metres in diameter. These plants make a great screen and many can be trimmed back to form a hedge.
Medium to Large Shrubs - 2m – 5m
Acacia sophorae - Coast Wattle
Acacia paradoxa - Hedge Wattle
Acacia stricta - Hop Wattle
Acacia verticillata - Prickly Moses
Banksia marginata - Silver Banksia
Cassinia arcuata - Drooping Cassinia
Hakea nodosa - Yellow Hakea
Leptospermum continentale - Prickly Tea-tree
Myoporum insulare - Common Boobialla
Ozothamnus ferrugineus - Tree Everlasting
Ozothamnus turbinatus - Coast Everlasting
Solanum laciniatum - Kangaroo Apple
Viminaria juncea - Golden Spray
| medium to large shrubs.pdf |
Small Shrubs
There are many small shrubs that can be used in your garden, from bird attracting correas to some of the other colourful heathland species. Create a colour co-ordinated garden, be it formal or cottage garden style.
Small Shrubs – 50cm – 2M
Acacia brownii - Heath Wattle
Acacia suaveolens - Sweet Wattle
Allocasuarina paradoxa - Green She-oak
Aotus ericoides - Common Aotus
Atriplex cinerea - Grey Saltbush
Bossiaea cinerea - Showy Bossiaea
Correa alba - White Correa
Correa reflexa - Common Correa
Dillwynia glaberrima - Smooth Parrot Pea
Goodenia ovata - Hop Goodenia
Indigofera australis - Austral Indigo
Lasiopetalum baueri - Slender Velvet-bush
Leptospermum myrsinoides- Silky Tea-tree
Leucophyta brownii - Cushion Bush
Olearia axillaris - Coast Daisy-bush
Olearia ramulose - Twiggy Daisy-bush
Pomaderris paniculosa - Shining Coast Pomaderris
Rhagodia candolleana - Seaberry Saltbush
There are many small shrubs that can be used in your garden, from bird attracting correas to some of the other colourful heathland species. Create a colour co-ordinated garden, be it formal or cottage garden style.
Small Shrubs – 50cm – 2M
Acacia brownii - Heath Wattle
Acacia suaveolens - Sweet Wattle
Allocasuarina paradoxa - Green She-oak
Aotus ericoides - Common Aotus
Atriplex cinerea - Grey Saltbush
Bossiaea cinerea - Showy Bossiaea
Correa alba - White Correa
Correa reflexa - Common Correa
Dillwynia glaberrima - Smooth Parrot Pea
Goodenia ovata - Hop Goodenia
Indigofera australis - Austral Indigo
Lasiopetalum baueri - Slender Velvet-bush
Leptospermum myrsinoides- Silky Tea-tree
Leucophyta brownii - Cushion Bush
Olearia axillaris - Coast Daisy-bush
Olearia ramulose - Twiggy Daisy-bush
Pomaderris paniculosa - Shining Coast Pomaderris
Rhagodia candolleana - Seaberry Saltbush
| small shrub 1.pdf |
| small shrub 2.pdf |
Ground Covers
We have several types of ground covers, some of which grow from a single stem or others that will spread and put down roots to stabilise the soil.
Groundcovers
Acaena novae-zealandiae- Bidgee-widgee
Amperea xiphoclada - Broom Spurge
Arthropodium strictum- Chocolate Lily
Atriplex semibaccata - Berry Saltbush
Brachyscome parvula - Coast Daisy
Bulbine bulbosa - Yellow Bulbine Lily
Carpobrotus rossii - Pig Face
Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Common Everlasting
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Disphyma crassifolium - Rounded Noon-flower
Geranium solanderi - Austral Cranesbill
Helichrysum scorpioides - Button Everlasting
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Linum marginale - Native Flax
Myoporum parvifolium - Creeping Boobialla
Pelargonium australe - Austral Stork’s-bill
Tetragonia implexicoma - Bower Spinach
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlenbergia stricta - Tall Bluebell
We have several types of ground covers, some of which grow from a single stem or others that will spread and put down roots to stabilise the soil.
Groundcovers
Acaena novae-zealandiae- Bidgee-widgee
Amperea xiphoclada - Broom Spurge
Arthropodium strictum- Chocolate Lily
Atriplex semibaccata - Berry Saltbush
Brachyscome parvula - Coast Daisy
Bulbine bulbosa - Yellow Bulbine Lily
Carpobrotus rossii - Pig Face
Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Common Everlasting
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Disphyma crassifolium - Rounded Noon-flower
Geranium solanderi - Austral Cranesbill
Helichrysum scorpioides - Button Everlasting
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Linum marginale - Native Flax
Myoporum parvifolium - Creeping Boobialla
Pelargonium australe - Austral Stork’s-bill
Tetragonia implexicoma - Bower Spinach
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlenbergia stricta - Tall Bluebell
| groundcovers.pdf |
Grasses and Tussocks
There are some absolutely fabulous grasses and tussocks to choose from and no garden is complete without at least one or two species. Grasses are easy to look after, but may need a little bit of a haircut when the old leaves die off. Tussocks look after themselves and can form quite large clumps.
Grasses and Tussocks
Austrodanthonia sp. - Wallaby-grasses
Austrostipa sp. - Spear-grasses
Carex sp. - Sedges
Dianella longifolia - Pale Flax-lily
Dianella revoluta - Black-anther Flax-lily
Dianella tasmanica - Tasman Flax-lily
Dichelachne crinita - Long-hair Plume-grass
Ficinia nodosa - Knobby Club-rush
Gahnia sieberiana - Red-fruit Saw-sedge
Lepidosperma concavum- Sand-hill Sword-sedge
Lomandra longifolia - Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping Grass
Patersonia occidentalis - Long Purple-flag
Poa sp. - Tussock-grasses
Spinifex sericeus - Hairy Spinifex
Themeda triandra - Kangaroo Grass
There are some absolutely fabulous grasses and tussocks to choose from and no garden is complete without at least one or two species. Grasses are easy to look after, but may need a little bit of a haircut when the old leaves die off. Tussocks look after themselves and can form quite large clumps.
Grasses and Tussocks
Austrodanthonia sp. - Wallaby-grasses
Austrostipa sp. - Spear-grasses
Carex sp. - Sedges
Dianella longifolia - Pale Flax-lily
Dianella revoluta - Black-anther Flax-lily
Dianella tasmanica - Tasman Flax-lily
Dichelachne crinita - Long-hair Plume-grass
Ficinia nodosa - Knobby Club-rush
Gahnia sieberiana - Red-fruit Saw-sedge
Lepidosperma concavum- Sand-hill Sword-sedge
Lomandra longifolia - Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping Grass
Patersonia occidentalis - Long Purple-flag
Poa sp. - Tussock-grasses
Spinifex sericeus - Hairy Spinifex
Themeda triandra - Kangaroo Grass
| grasses.pdf |
| tussocks & lilies.pdf |
Climbers
Climbers don't always grow upwards, you can let them ramble across your garden, but they are also very useful to cover a fence or make a screen on a trellis.
Climbers
Billardiera scandens - Common Appleberry
Clematis microphylla - Small-leaved Clematis
Glycine clandestina - Twining Glycine
Climbers don't always grow upwards, you can let them ramble across your garden, but they are also very useful to cover a fence or make a screen on a trellis.
Climbers
Billardiera scandens - Common Appleberry
Clematis microphylla - Small-leaved Clematis
Glycine clandestina - Twining Glycine
| groundcovers.pdf |