Natives

This hardy, fast-growing variety of native grevillea, GaudiChaudi is a sprawling groundcover with masses of maroon-red toothbrush-shaped flowers in spring and summer. The leaves are dark green and will gain a reddish tint in the cooler months. The native shrub is naturally dense, making it ideal as a weed deterring plant for landscaping work.

Soil: Clay and sandy soils with moderate drainage.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought, light frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.40m x width 1-3m

Acacia cultriformis, or the Knife-leaf Wattle, is a native wattle with distinctive triangular blue-grey leaves, and covered in deep golden ball flowers from late winter to late spring. It is adaptable and very resilient with a magnitude of golden flowers attracting birds, bees, and butterflies from miles around. The Knife Leaf Wattle is ideal as a tall privacy screen, as dense hedging, or feature shrub in native gardens.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Sunny position and frost hardy to -7 C. Coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2m

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Good drought and frost tolerance once established.
Size: Height 1m x width 0.80m

The West Coast native- Grevillea Silk Carpet - is just as happy rambling down a bank in Bendigo or Byron as it is in Bunbury. Its long, slender stems are tipped with fat, firework-like flowers in spring, with sporadic blooms appearing throughout the year. These pinkish-red rounded flower clusters, each finished with long lime-green to yellow tips, are irresistible to local honeyeaters and add lively movement to the garden. The fine, slender foliage creates a soft, cascading effect, making this groundcover easy to place among both native and exotic plantings. It excels in native and wildlife gardens, coastal landscapes, and anywhere a dense, soil-holding groundcover is needed. 

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.5m x width 2m

The Granny Smith Apple produces a medium to large fruit with a tart-tangy flavour, bright green skin and crisp white flesh. Depending on your tastes, it is arguably one of the best apples for eating, and a good cooking apple because of its ability to retain flavour. The tree is a visual treat with a profusion of pink-white flowers in mid-spring. The blossoms are draped in clusters along the branches and are a magical sight to behold. As a bonus to the sumptuous display, the flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Granny Smith requires another apple variety close by for pollination. Suitable pollinators include Red Delicious, Gala and Pink Lady.

Soil: Grows in a variety of soils, and prefers heavy loams.
Conditions: Prefers full sun to part shade. Frost tolerant. Cold tolerant to -35C.
Size: Height 3-6m x width 2-5m

Kunzea pomifera (Muntries, Emu Apple, Muntaberry or Monterry) is a hardy Australian native evergreen ground cover prized for its ornamental appeal and delicious edible fruit. In spring, masses of small white flowers blanket the plant, attracting pollinators before developing into clusters of attractive green and red berries. The crisp fruits have a distinctive spicy apple flavour and can be enjoyed fresh in salads and cheese platters or used in jams, pies, muffins, desserts, sauces, and with savoury meat dishes. Naturally low-growing and spreading, Muntries make an excellent ground cover for native gardens, coastal plantings, rockeries, and edible landscapes. For the best fruit production, keep the soil consistently moist during flowering and fruiting, avoid disturbing the shallow roots, and consider training the plant onto a low trellis to make harvesting easier.

Soil: Well-drained alkaline soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Wind, drought, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 2m

Westringia Aussie Box is a compact, hardy native shrub that offers an excellent alternative to traditional exotic box hedging. Ideal for hedges, borders, mass plantings and containers, it also performs exceptionally well in coastal gardens thanks to its strong tolerance to salt-laden winds, drought and frost. During spring and summer, masses of soft mauve flowers appear amongst the dense grey-green foliage, adding seasonal colour while attracting pollinators to the garden. Naturally forming a neat rounded shape, Aussie Box can be left unpruned for a softer look or clipped into a formal hedge or topiary shape. Although it benefits from slightly more regular pruning than traditional box hedges, it establishes quickly and is far tougher in Australian conditions, making it a practical and attractive low-maintenance option for modern landscapes.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.40m x width 0.60m