An Australian Bush Garden

Plants and Animals

September 2007

Famous yellow Wattle or Acacia

Hibbertia climber

Cymbidium orchids

Small but colourful tree orchids

Rock Lily orchids

Kookaburra in a wattle

They usually come as a family …

Tawny Owls in a Casuarina

Tall red Kangaroo Paw

Kangaroo Paw, Lomandra and Kidney Weed groundcover

Plants that are water-friendly

Kangaroo Paw from Western Australia has large green velvety paws

Kangaroo Paw crowd the space

Koala in a tree at Gunnedah

A friend’s house in the country, right near the front door

Garden Features

The backyard is quite large with lots of eucalypts and natural bush

Only Australian plants are grown Once established they need less water than

many imported plants Australian ground covers are used to reduce

need for water-guzzling lawn Mulch of leaves and chipped wood from the

yard also reduce water requirements