Lessons in Shrubbery and Hedging from Belmont
Garden centres and buyers consistently pump a very limited selection of tried and true native species into hedges. Exemplified by the proliferation of Griselinia, Corokia and Pittosporum sp. that make up the leafy walls of our suburbs. There is nothing wrong with these species in themselves, but we are missing out on wonderful array of natives suited to this job.
South African Succulent Gardens
Undulating brown hummocks are pierced by the spiny, thick-leaved māhoe (Melicytus crassifolius). Fluffy cream heads of bunnytail grass (Lagurus ovatus) help create a layered separation between plants and together with pig’s ear and Agapanthus praecox, the whole composition takes on a coastal wildflower aesthetic or that of grandma’s unkempt bach.