Native Gardening Resources
We share practical resources for gardening in Australian conditions, with a focus on native and Indigenous plants, supporting local wildlife, managing weeds and invasives and working with the land. We hope gardeners will start to see the value and beauty of Australian native plants and how enjoyable they can be to care for when you have the right tools. Start with our Native Gardening Guide or explore the full library below.
Native Australian plants for a wildlife refuge in extreme heat
Nine Australian native plants that give wildlife a cool escape in your garden during a heatwave, and simple additions that make a refuge work effectively.
Native Australian plants for a wildlife refuge in extreme heat
Nine Australian native plants that give wildlife a cool escape in your garden during a heatwave, and simple additions that make a refuge work effectively.
12 Australian native plants for the understorey of your garden
12 Australian native understorey plants for beneath trees, shrubs and open ground and how they cool the soil, cut watering and support wildlife.
12 Australian native plants for the understorey of your garden
12 Australian native understorey plants for beneath trees, shrubs and open ground and how they cool the soil, cut watering and support wildlife.
Australian native flowering plants for a stunning mass display
Mass planting with Australian natives: carpets of colour and drifts of single-stemmed flowers, with spacing, plant numbers and the tools to establish them.
Australian native flowering plants for a stunning mass display
Mass planting with Australian natives: carpets of colour and drifts of single-stemmed flowers, with spacing, plant numbers and the tools to establish them.
Australian native plants for a bush-style garden
A bush garden is still a cultivated look built from a set of ingredients: rustic materials, dense planting and species chosen for texture as much as for flower.
Australian native plants for a bush-style garden
A bush garden is still a cultivated look built from a set of ingredients: rustic materials, dense planting and species chosen for texture as much as for flower.
Melbourne's beautiful native wildflowers: What to look for
A guide to spotting Melbourne wildflowers in spring, what a flower is actually for, and which of these local species you can grow at home.
Melbourne's beautiful native wildflowers: What to look for
A guide to spotting Melbourne wildflowers in spring, what a flower is actually for, and which of these local species you can grow at home.
10 Australian native plants with star-shaped flowers
Ten Australian natives with genuine five-petal star flowers, from Geraldton wax to native lasiandra, and the pollinator logic behind the shape.
10 Australian native plants with star-shaped flowers
Ten Australian natives with genuine five-petal star flowers, from Geraldton wax to native lasiandra, and the pollinator logic behind the shape.
12 Australian native plants for hanging pots and baskets
Twelve Australian native plants suited to hanging pots, from trailing spillers to climbers, mounding daisies and shade-loving ferns, plus seasonal care tips.
12 Australian native plants for hanging pots and baskets
Twelve Australian native plants suited to hanging pots, from trailing spillers to climbers, mounding daisies and shade-loving ferns, plus seasonal care tips.
Australian natives that can cool your garden in summer
Canopy trees that shade soil, windbreaks that cut hot air, ground covers that prevent heat reradiation and high-transpiring plants that cool surrounding air.
Australian natives that can cool your garden in summer
Canopy trees that shade soil, windbreaks that cut hot air, ground covers that prevent heat reradiation and high-transpiring plants that cool surrounding air.
Tough, unfussy and beautiful: A look at Australian eremophilas
Over 220 endemic species, evolved to flower through winter and spring with almost no care. A look at eremophilas, from desert shrubs to silver-leaved beauties.
Tough, unfussy and beautiful: A look at Australian eremophilas
Over 220 endemic species, evolved to flower through winter and spring with almost no care. A look at eremophilas, from desert shrubs to silver-leaved beauties.
15 early spring flowering Australian natives across climate zones
15 native wildflowers that open in August and September, before most gardens wake up — from twining glycine to WA lechenaultia, across all six climate zones.
15 early spring flowering Australian natives across climate zones
15 native wildflowers that open in August and September, before most gardens wake up — from twining glycine to WA lechenaultia, across all six climate zones.
How to support 8 surprising pollinators in your Australian garden
Australia has thousands of species acting as plant pollinators. This is a look at some of the lesser known ones and how to attract them to your garden.
How to support 8 surprising pollinators in your Australian garden
Australia has thousands of species acting as plant pollinators. This is a look at some of the lesser known ones and how to attract them to your garden.
Australian native epiphytes for vertical or wall gardens
Australian native epiphytes and rupicolous plants for walls and vertical surfaces. Elkhorn, staghorn, rock orchids and more, with a guide to mounting them.
Australian native epiphytes for vertical or wall gardens
Australian native epiphytes and rupicolous plants for walls and vertical surfaces. Elkhorn, staghorn, rock orchids and more, with a guide to mounting them.
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