Natives

Boronia Heaven Scent is a more compact form of the beautifully fragrant Brown Boronia. Featuring wonderfully perfumed deep brown star-shaped flowers and showing off a contrasting golden yellow lining, this delightful small shrub features bright green aromatic foliage. Boronia Heaven Scent makes a stunning specimen shrub, and the perfume is simply superb when planted en masse.

Soil: Humus rich, moist and well drained. The boronia loves a cool root run, which can be ensured with a good layer of mulch. A large rock or two will also help
Conditions: Part shade to light shade. Drought tolerant and shelter from the wind is preferred.
Size: Height 1m x width 0.50m

Sterling Silver is a striking, spring-flowering acacia - a dwarf shrub form of the Coastal Myall Wattle. The broad silver leaves are a definite highlight making it an excellent foliage contrast to the bright yellow blooms in early spring. The acacia will become a sprawling shrub and it will respond well to a light prune to keep it from getting too leggy. Plant it on the edge of a raised bed or use it as a low hedge. Fertilise every six months with a slow-release Australian Native feed for best results.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Wind, drought and coastal hardy. Light frost tolerance.
Size: Height 1.5-2m x width 2-3m

Melaleuca linariifolia, or Snow In Summer, is a hardy and spectacular large shrub/small tree with lovely soft foliage and a fetching creamy-white paperbark trunk. A dusting of billowing creamy white flowers throughout spring and summer, creates the illusion of fresh snowfall. A dense canopy provides excellent habitat for native animals and its high nectar-producing flowers attract fauna of all nectar-eating varieties. The bark of Snow in Summer is thick and spongy and can be peeled off in sheets, to draw or write on. 

Soil: Will grow in almost any soil, even waterlogged soils.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Frost, coastal and drought hardy.
Size: Height 3-6m x width 2-3m

Callistemon pachyphyllus Green is a lovely small-to-medium shrub with a soft, cascading habit. Its lime-green flowers pop beautifully against the grey-green foliage, and the best part? It can flower all year round! Deadhead regularly and you’ll get two big flushes in spring and autumn, with spot flowers in between. Perfect for hedges, screening, or just as a show-stopping centrepiece in your garden.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat, wind and coastal tolerant. Frost hardy.
Size: Height 1.5-2m x width 1.5-2m