Recently a customer asked me to help her design a native cottage garden.
She had watched an episode of Gardening Australia where they had made a beautiful cottage garden using only Australian native plants.
The problem was this list had native plants that grew better in dry sandy soils not natives that can handle humidity, dry, frosts, clay soils .... all the things Ipswich can throw at a plant...
The challenge was accepted to make a new list with plants that were proven winners in Ipswich’s ever changing climate and soils!
Much thanks needs to go to The Mountain Man for his consummate native plant knowledge the list could not have been complied without his help.
This is just a list to wet the appetite and show you anything is possible!
It is not a conclusive list, its a guideline. If it was my garden I’d be using a multitude of natives including some grasses and other shrubs and flowering native annuals.
Cottage Garden using Australian Native Plants