Mallee Native Plants

Archive for August, 2007

Grasses in the Garden

Grasses in a Garden BedI took this photo of grasses growing in a narrow garden bed to show one of the many uses for these tufted plants. I suspect that this one is Swamp Foxtail Grass as many houses had it growing somewhere in the garden.
Although I would like to have some colour in the […]

Hardenbergia violacea (Native Wisteria)

Hardenbergia violacea mauveI noticed this plant scrambling along a fence on one of the main roads in the town. This particular form of Hardenbergia also makes a great plant for a ground cover or draped down an embankment. It is a very hardy plant which is perennial and should be trimmed back to the new […]