Grant James Boyle

Planting this weekend? Here’s a list of natives to get you started: Ground covers: Chrysocephalum apiculatum Myoporum parvifolium Casuarina ‘cousin it’ Shrubs: Casuarina ‘glauca’ Westringia fruticosa Westringia ‘smokey’ Banksia ericifolia ‘little Eric’ Acacia podalyriifolia

An absolute cracker! I love all Banksia’s and this might be my favourite, the Banksia ericifolia ’little eric’ is a dense and hardy shrub perfect for coastal conditions. It grows to about 1.5 m and attracts a lot of native birds and bees - it also makes a brilliant cut flower with the beautiful orange/red flower.

Softening the front entrance of this @hga.architects design in Bangalow with mixed natives, Casuarina ‘green wave’, Westringia ‘smokey’, Pennisetum’nafray’, Poa ‘kingsdale’ and Myoporum parvofolium. Design @hga.architects Build @mrbconstructions Landscape design and build @fig_landscapes

@inspirationtrees X @fig_landscapes . This job has been a 2 year process and it’s been an absolute delight to be part of the team that has created the stunning result! . For us this job had a bit of everything, TPZ management, tree health plans, clearance pruning, dead wooding, tree removal, tree transplanting & of course the ongoing maintenance.

I’m often asked about the best screening plants from neighbours and one of my go-to plants is Waterhousea floribunda or weeping Lilly pilly. It’s a beautiful, lush native tree that grows quite tall quite quickly with dense , dark green foliage perfect for screening you from the neighbours.

The beauty of using native plants in the garden! The ebook will help you select the planting and plant style that will work best for your garden with 43 native species to choose from in the East Coast edition and 37 in the Victorian. Happy planting! If you would like a plant list for this project, just comment plant list and I will pin the list to our comments. Happy Sunday gardeners!

The @guidetobettergardens ebook includes an extensive list of native plants and materials to use on your upcoming project and you can save time and energy by sending our printable plant list directly to your local nursery. Access the private @fig_landscapes Pinterest board so you can start planning your dream garden.

Comp closed! Congratulations @thejoyofmylife and @emmidunn ! Giveaway ~ December is absolutely flying by, and I’m a bit late to post my monthly give away! Apologies, but here goes!! Every month I give away 2 copies of the @guidetobettergardens ebook. To enter you just have to: - like this post and comment - tag a garden loving friend - and subscribe to the link in bio I’ll select the 2 winners tomorrow 6th Dec!

Looking for a modern, coastal plant scheme. The @guidetobettergardens ebook identifies 43 native Australian plants with different combinations that you can use on your upcoming Coastal project.

How many decisions did it take to get to this point? I can tell you - a lot! There are so many decisions to make when it comes to planting selection and material selection which is why I wrote the ebook - to help you plan and create your dream garden.

A lush coastal native plant palette at my Noosa project. Acacia podalyriifolia was planted as a feature. Shrubs for silver and green contrast include Casuarina ‘green wave’, Westringia fruiticosa and Westringia ‘smokey’ and ground covers spilling over the steps include Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Carpobrotus glaucescens and Casuarina ‘cousin ‘it’.

Want to know how I create a modern coastal garden? The ebooks cover coastal QLD, NSW and VIC and offer an abundance of inspiration to kickstart your dream garden. Are you: 1. Needing help with plant identification and selection? 2. Needing help with material selection? 3. Wanting to build a fire pit? 4. Looking for some trade knowledge to get you started? 5. Just needing inspiration? Explore the ebooks as I talk about soil, mulch, turf, plants, design and more!