An Australian Bush Garden Plants and Animals September 2007

Famous yellow Wattle or Acacia

Hibbertia climber

Cymbidium orchids

Small but colourful tree orchids

Rock Lily orchids

Kookaburra in a wattle

They usually come as a family …

Tawny Owls in a Casuarina

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

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

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