July – Wildflower gardens are looking amazing

Now is the time to get rid of that struggling lawn that was installed in an area that doesn’t get enough winter sun and ends up being full of weeds and a headache every single year, or improve your predominately European style gardens that are full of exotic plants that in winter look depressing until the weather eventually warms up after many months of dormancy.

Colour your garden with natives – top 10 blue flowers

For those that want a nice spread of colour or are designing a garden with a colour scheme in mind then here is my top 10 list of tough and reliable plants that have blue flowers. The plants with the most members that have blue flowers belong to the Goodeniace family.

Colour your garden with natives – top 10 red flowers

It is not hard to find red flowering plants amongst the vast array of Western Australian plants. Allot of birds are attracted to the colour red and allot of the plants in my top 10 are bird attracting flowers.

Colour your garden with natives – top 10 yellow flowers

There is an abundance of yellow flowered plants across many plant families and genera in Western Australia. Many are insect attracting and some are bird attracting or both. There are many to choose from for any area of the garden.

Colour your garden with natives – top 10 pink flowers

I have plenty of pinks throughout my garden and my favourite plant for having pink en masse throughout the garden is Thryptomene species. These small compact shrubs are covered in a mass of small pink flowers.

Colour your garden with natives – top 10 orange flowers

Orange is a beautiful colour and I have tried to include plants that only come in orange as there are many plants that have a red and orange form or half orange/half pink for example.

Colour your garden with natives-top 10 white flowers

If you are looking for some beautiful whites in the garden then these tough plants won’t disappoint. They are all used to growing in exposed environments that get hot and dry.

Colour your garden with natives – top 6 purple flowers

There are a few purple flowered WA native plants available in nurseries that can grow well in your garden. Some are visually striking and will be a feature plant in your garden such as the Native Hibiscus with large purple flowers and attractive foliage.

Coastal gardens top 20 WA native plants

Many people look at their coastal gardens in despair after many attempts to try different plants most of which have failed or struggled. They want a beautiful thriving garden but have all but given up.

Something flowering in each month Jan to Feb

Western Australia’s has a wildflower season which is predominately during the cooler and rainy months from May to September where many plants are flowering at once in particular herbs, annuals, small/medium/large shrubs, ground covers and some trees are all in flower.