Hedges

Arthropodium cirratum, commonly known as New Zealand Rock Lily, is a versatile evergreen perennial valued for its graceful clumping habit and attractive blue-green foliage. The broad, arching leaves provide year-round structure and colour, creating a lush, tidy appearance in both garden beds and containers. During spring and summer, elegant stems rise above the foliage carrying clusters of star-shaped white flowers that add a soft, delicate display while attracting pollinators to the garden. Its low-maintenance nature makes it an excellent choice for borders, mass plantings, underplanting beneath deciduous trees, informal edging and feature containers. Occasional removal of spent flower stems and damaged foliage will keep plants looking their best. 

Soil: Adaptable to a wide range of soil types though not wet soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought and coastal tolerant - protect from frost.
Size: Height 0.90m x width 0.90m

Leptospermum The Lavender Queen is a compact, evergreen Australian native prized for its fast growth, hardy nature, and graceful weeping habit. Its arching red-toned branches are clothed in rounded green foliage, creating a soft cascading effect throughout the garden. In spring, the plant becomes covered in masses of delicate lilac-pink flowers that add long-lasting seasonal colour and attract pollinators. Highly versatile in the landscape, The Lavender Queen is ideal for informal hedging, coastal gardens, screening and windbreaks, or as a contrasting feature plant in mixed garden beds. Low maintenance and reliable, this hardy shrub responds well to occasional light pruning, which helps maintain a dense, tidy shape and encourages fresh new growth.

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil.
Conditions: Sunny position. Drought, frost, salt and coastal hardy.
Size: Height 1.5m x width 1m

Banksia caleyi, commonly known as Red Lantern Banksia, is a hardy, bushy evergreen shrub prized for its bold form and striking floral display. Endemic to a narrow coastal strip between Albany and Esperance in Western Australia, this spectacular banksia produces dramatic reddish-maroon, inverted flower spikes from spring through summer. The nectar-rich blooms are a magnet for birds and insects, adding life and movement to the landscape. It features thick, leathery, glossy green foliage that provides year-round structure and contrast in the garden. Pruning after flowering encourages dense regrowth and helps maintain a compact, tidy habit. Red Lantern Banksia is well suited to native gardens, general landscaping, mass plantings, embankments, and can also be grown successfully in large pots and containers.

Soil: Prefers gravelly shallow well-drained soil. Avoid waterlogged soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Wind, salt, coastal and drought tolerant. Frost tender.
Size: Height 2-4m x width 2-4m

Callistemon Mauve Mist is a striking evergreen shrub prized for its vibrant pink–mauve bottlebrush flowers, borne on elegant long stems. Flowering through spring and summer, its nectar-rich blooms are highly attractive to birds and beneficial insects. New foliage emerges in soft pink tones before maturing to lush green, adding an extra layer of seasonal interest and colour contrast. Ideal as a feature specimen, informal hedge, or standout addition to mixed garden beds, Mauve Mist brings both beauty and biodiversity to the landscape.

Soil: Well-drained sandy soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1-3m x width 1-2m