corymbia citriodora Lemon scented gum is in the corner of my yard and is the biggest tree on the block
banksia ericifolia dwarf
chrysocephalum apiculatum also known as "Yellow Buttons" is a great ground cover for in between things, flowers from early spring, right through summer, till first frost.
banksia occidentalis
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These are scaevolas. They flower profusely all spring and summer and are an excellent weed smothering ground cover.
< melaleuca violacea ^Flower close up
pandorea jasminoides This manageable climber flowers for most of spring through autumn. I use it to cover a water tank.
April Flowers
Wild Strawberry fragaria vesca. Nice little ground cover, you can eat them if you want but taste like a cucumber.
crowea saligna ^
eremophila nivea Drought tolerant silver foilage.
banksia "Birthday Candles" great flower to foilage ratio.
grevillea "Superb" My local New Holland honey eaters visit this everyday.
May Flowers
Note: It is not the main flowering season of most of these plants, but loads of plants flower sporadically
banksia hookeriana Spectacular West Australian
pratia pedunculata Charming ground hugging, ground cover plant.
Native veronica Species
cymbidium orchid variety. The Mrs has dozens of these in hanging pots.
melaleuca fulgens
banksia heliantha (dryandra quercifolia)
Emerging flower.
banksia heliantha (dryandra quercifolia)
Same flower three weeks later.
isopogan cuneatus
corymbia ficifolia Red Flowering Gum. This is our nature strip tree, unfortunately we got the salmon variety
banksia integrifolia Local species
corymbia ficifolia Red Flowering Gum. Salmon flowers
kennedia prostrata Running postman.
Right out of season, only 2 flowers.
June Flowers
Not much flowering in June but will show you some wildlife from my backyard and non flowering plants
Eucalyptus caesia flowers opening
banksia ericifolia dwarf
Eucalyptus caesia showing old
and new bark
thryptomene saxicola
anigozanthos Regal Velvet
Hawaiian Ti Plant cordyline terminalis
Soft Tree Fern dicksonia antarctica
cycas revoluta Japanese sago
phymatosorus pustulatus Kangaroo fern
acacia glaucoptera Clay Wattle, does flower but looks great all year with new grown red to purple
Tiger snake notechis scutatus Depending on what list you look up between the 3rd & 9th Deadliest snake in the world. This freindly fella was encountered about a kilometer from my house while walking the dogs.
acacia cognata Mini cog
Peron's Tree Frog Litoria peronii
This was behind a hanging basket see hook on left
Our Backyard pond
Frog species identified by sight, photograph or call include
Eastern Banjo Frog
Spotted Marsh Frog
Striped Marsh Frog
Growling Grass Frog
Peron's Tree Frog
Eastern Banjo frog males fighting
Frog Spawn Unknown specie
Peron's tree frog at night was on my pizza oven behind a pot
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Always in our backyard shown below feeding on banksia occidentalis
July/August Flowers
Lechenaultia biloba
Epacris Longiflora
Lotus berthelotii Will flower till summers end
Some more of the Mrs's Orchids
September Flowers
October Flowers
November Flowers
This is our Lemon scented gum in flower these 4 lorikeet types visit en masse while it flowers.
Musk Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet
Purple Crowned Lorikeet
Little Lorikeet
Koala, Fellow traveler seen enroute to work about 15mins from my house
Marbled Gecko in banksia occidentalis
Pic taken at night. Click to magnify.
we are only a phone call away