An Australian Bush Garden Plants and Animals 24 September 2007. Version 2

Famous yellow Wattle or Acacia

Hibbertia climber

Cymbidium orchids

Cymbidium and bracken fern

Cymbidium first blooms

Small but colourful tree orchids

Tree Orchid – tiny pink

Tree Orchid – tiny, spider, white

Rock Lily orchids

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

Geraldton Wax – waxy pink & white

They usually come as a family …

Kookaburra in a wattle

Tawny Owls in a Casuarina

Koala in a tree at Gunnedah A friend’s house in the country, right near the front door

Koala with baby in that same tree

Animals living locally Kookaburra families visit daily White cockatoos and many parrots enjoy the flowers and cat-free yard Lots of lizards and even a blue-tongue A bower bird has his family nearby Possums skitter across the roof

Kookaburra families visit daily

White cockatoos and many parrots enjoy the flowers and cat-free yard

Lots of lizards and even a blue-tongue

A bower bird has his family nearby

Possums skitter across the roof

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

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