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GROW LOCAL PLANTSGROW LOCAL There are a huge range of local WA plants that can be used to create WA many contemporary garden styles such Garden Design Tips ower in each season to provide colour in your as cottage, formal, Mediterranean and bushland. Be creative with local plants and use them in hanging baskets and containers, as PLANT SELECTION & PLANTING OUT hedges and as topiary. your garden (eg dwarf forms of trees and groundcover forms of many shrubs). or mixed in with exotics. rst, then place the furniture Lay the carpet (groundcovers) in fi (theme shrubs and trees) and then dress the room with the owering shrubs and feature plants. smaller fl • Continually review your design and keep complementing your place them in groups of uneven numbers for greater impact. • the height layers in your garden to add interest and Vary shrubs, groundcovers). habitat. (eg tree canopy, • Think of your garden like a room in your house and plant in stages. Think of your garden as progressive and garden with new plants. ever changing to be built upon over time. • Select plants that fl garden all year round. • Use a diverse range of plants but repeat themes of plants and especially if mixing local plants with exotics. together, • Keep in mind the growing requirements of plants (eg don’t plant a sun loving plant in the shade of a larger shrub). • forms of plants you can use in Be aware that there are different • Group plants with similar water and fertiliser requirements incorporate these into your garden design. • Keep in mind views from the house (eg retain good views and use plants to hide eyesores). • Plant trees at least 3m from fences and walls so their growth isn’t hampered and they don’t become a nuisance. • Make sure you prepare the site and remove all weeds prior to mulching or planting. • can use local plants in your whole garden, in a garden bed You can buy some larger feature You better establish in the garden. plants for a more instant effect. • Always read the labels to check the size of the plant when plants have more time to establish before summer. • Plan your garden design on graph paper. • Think about areas of usage (eg eating areas, play areas) and • Buy plants local to your area or suited to your soil type (see list). • Buy small plants in bigger pots as they aren’t root bound and mature to be sure that you are getting the desired plant form. coast. • the Coastal plants will grow inland, but inland plants don’t grow well on • Don’t choose plants that are environmental weeds. • rst good autumn rains, as April or May after the fi Plant in late WHAT ARE LOCAL PLANTS? ARE LOCAL WHAT Local plants are species that would naturally occur in your neighbourhood and are therefore adapted to the local climate and soil.