#Hibbertia dentata

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Illawarra Festival of Wood: Friday 6th to Saturday 7th October 2017 @ Bulli Showground

We will be at the Illawarra Festival of Wood next month selling our spun copper water bowls and birdbaths. The festival will be showcasing local & regional wood artisans as well as celebrating a variety of wood related crafts & forest industries. The Festival runs from Friday 6th to Saturday 7th October 10am to 5pm

I will also have a selection of Native plants for sale, I will be selling cabinetry timber trees and wildlife attracting natives. I’m exited to announce I will also have a selection of rarer Indigenous Illawarra species grown by backyard local growers, please see the plant list below:

Alectryon subcinereus – Native Quince

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana – Bangalow Palm

Backhousia myrtifolia – Grey Myrtle

Baloghia inophylla – Brush Bloodwood

Claoxylon australe -Brittlewood

Cyclophylum longipetalum – Brush Canthium

Diospyros pentamera –Myrtle Ebony

Elaeocarpus kirtonii – Pigeonberry Ash

Elaeodendron australe – Red Fruited Olive Plum

Gmelina leichhardtii – White Beech

Glochidion ferdinandi –Cheese Tree

Guioa semiglauca – Guoia

Livistona australis – Cabbage Tree Palm

Melaleuca hypericifolia- Red Flowering Paperbark

Melicope micrococca – Doughwood

Parachidendron pruinosum- Snow Wood

Podocarpus elatus – Plum pine

Psychotria loniceroides – Hairy Psychotria

Sarcomelicope simplicifolia – Yellow Aspen

Syzygium paniculatum – Magenta Cherry

Citriobatus pauciflorus (Pittosporum multiflorum) – Orange Thorn

Dodonaea viscosa – Hop Bush

Eupomatia laurina – Bolwarra

Goodia lotifolia – Clover Tree

Hedycarya angustifolia – Native Mulberry

Hymenanthera dentata – Tree Violet

Indigofera australis – Austral Indigo

Macrozamia communis – Burrawang

Monotoca elliptica – Tree Broom Heath

Tasmannia insipida – Brush Pepper Bush

Zieria smithii – Sandfly Zieria

Ajuga australe – Austral Bugle

Billardiera scandens – Apple Dumplings

Crinum pedunculatum – Swamp Lily

Cynoglossum australe – Forest Hound’s Tongue

Deeringia amaranthoides – Deeringia

Dichondra repens –Kidney Weed

Elatostema reticulatum – Rainforest Spinach

Gymnostachys anceps – Settler’s Flax

Hibbertia scandens – Hibbertia – Golden Guinea Vine

Juncus usitatus – Rush

Kennedia rubicunda – Dusky Coral Pea

Lomandra longifolia – Spiny-headed Mat-rush

Morinda jasminoides – Jasmine Morinda

Platylobium formosum – Handsome Flat Pea

Pollia crispata – Pollia

Viola hederacea – Native Violet

Please come and say ‘Hello’, we will be there both days!

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Bright climber or scrambler for dry shade: Hibbertia dentata

Hibbertia dentata is one of my favourite climbers or low growing scramblers to use in shady spots, unfortunately I find it quite difficult to source but it is definitely with using if you can get hold of it. One of the reasons I love this plant is the reddish new growth of the tendrils and new leaves, it is a deep burgundy red and adds a bit of extra interest to the plant, especially when used as a ground cover.

I have seen Hibbertia dentata used as a grouncover for a pathway with light foot traffic through a garden (I’m sorry but I didn’t get a photo ), it had become quite flat and prostrate but the red new leaves really showed up.

In the image above it was growing underneath some Eucalypts in dry part shade and was doing an excellent job as a weed suppressant.

  Hibbertia dentata flowers from August through to December and has an interesting way of going about it, each flower lasts only about a day, but the flowers appear continually over the spring period. I’m sure there is a technical term for this but I’m not sure what it is….

  This is a common species in open forests in and around Sydney , it can also be found all the way up the NSW coastline.  It is sometimes called a light climber as it twins around the stems of nearby shrubs and trees but is is not at all aggressive like its relative Hibbertia scandens and poses no real threat of damaging climbing frames or other plants.

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Portfolio: Garden Design Mount Kiera

Last Friday I completed the first stage of planting for this local project I have been working on in Mt Kiera this year. I have written about this garden already as it is a very interesting brief, using only local indigenous species http://malleedesign.com.au/mt-kiera-site-specific-local-indigenous-species/ . I have been chaffing at the bit since the landscaping began to be able to plant something and it was very satisfying to finally plant out the guest parking area which has had lawn pavers installed.

  This area of the garden has been completely opened up to allow for onsite guest parking and trailer storage. I laid down Dichondra repens seed and then covered with Seed raising mix, this will turn into a lovely green carpet.

Around the edges I planted Hibbertia dentata, Microlaena stipoides and Oplismenus aemulus which will all creep and run over the top of the lawn pavers and make the area look more like a garden than a parking area, these ground covers will also take medium foot traffic and occasional car tyre pressure.

The garden has been completely transformed by the removal of a mysterious mound in the front which ended up having two concrete septic tanks underneath. In the image below you can see how much the level has been cut out and replaced with low sandstone boulder garden beds.

  The sandstone boulders are large, so that they tie in with the existing boulders already throughout the property. It has been exciting to uncover the existing rocks and make them a more visible feature.

    The creek has also been the recipient of much rock, it needed to be retained and have the flow of water slowed down so that it doesn’t back up on the final storm water pipe which you can see below.

          Once summer is over I will return to plant out the creek with sedges and rushes in order to try to reduce the erosion above the rocks.

  One of the main constraints with this garden design was where the driveway passes over the creek, it was narrow slippery and dangerous and not at all clearly marked. I have used re-cycled timber sleepers to create a ‘bridge’ over the creek crossing, with rails and posts as visual markers.

  The recycled timber posts sit diagonally across from each other and both have outdoor lights mounted at the top. The lighting is yet to be completed, but once finished will aid the driver in reversing or parking in what used to be a treacherous manoeuvre that might possibly end with driving into the creek!

  About two thirds of the driveway has been re-surfaced, as there were many cracks and dips due to the number of large trees on the property.

I chose a product called ‘Stoneset’ to create the new driveway, it is porous and has some movement in it, therefore is a great choice for using in a tree filled space. It also has great grip which is good as some sections of this driveway were a little steep and slippery. We are really happy with the outcome, it works in well with the naturalistic style of native garden and especially well with the sleepers and sandstone.

  The client has opted for holding off the rest of the planting until Autumn when the Deer won’t be such a problem, I will have to be patient and satisfied by watching the Dichondra lawn appear for the next few months

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The Wonder of Wildflowers!