A scroll through the garden

Banksias, grevilleas, tea trees, bottlebrush, wattles, lilly pilly, euodia, eucalyptus, rice flowers, to name a few - are havens for wildlife. They provide nectar, pollen, seeds, shelter, and safe passage for everything from honeyeaters and parrots to bees, butterflies, skinks, snakes and nocturnal visitors like possums and microbats.

Beyond wildlife habitat, these native plants offer extraordinary beauty and form, lending themselves perfectly to creative pursuits — whether through floral arrangements, natural installations or art making.

While we mainly grow Australian native plants, we do grow exotic plants that we find beautiful to use in our own creations and workshops. We enjoy a fusion of plants and natural materials.

We also have a lot of beautiful trees on the property, such as fast-growing Australian hardwoods like Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and Silky oak (Grevillea robusta), that we use in our woodworking. For every tree we have lost on the property due to insect attack, lightning strike or old age we have planted hundreds more.

Rice Flower (Ozothamnus diosmifolius), a native Australian bush with abundant long-lasting small white flowers that attract pollinators.

Paper Daisy (Xerochrysum bracteatum) Australian native flower with beautiful bright red papery blooms.

Pink euodia (Melicope elleryana), evergreen native tree with dense clusters of rose-pink pompom flowers along the branches. A natural host for the beautiful blue Ulysses and orchard swallowtail butterflies and for many native birds.

Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus ) with striking red flowers that the honeyeaters and bees go crazy for.

Grevillea Firesprite has slender bronze and green foliage and firey red flowers.

Leptospermum 'Ballerina' has abundant, frilly double flowers in shades of pink, plum, and white during spring and summer, attracting bees and birds.

Baby Blue (Eucalyptus pulverulenta) renowned for its striking, powdery silver-blue, round juvenile foliage. Ideal for floral arrangements.

Brown silky oak (Grevillea Baileyana) produces honey for bees, nectar eating birds, butterflies and other insects.

Seed pod of a Banksia. Nature's artwork that has inspired writers, such as May Gibbs.

Integrated Australian native plantings: grevillea, paper daisies, billy buttons, kangaroo paw and lilly pillies.

Leptospermum Cardwell, delicate white flowers and pink buds and fine leaves with a natural weeping habit. A habitat plant for native birds, beneficial insects, and small mammals.

Callistemon Purple Splendour (bottlebrush)

Westringia's delicate white flowers attract bees and birds