Plants we use in Sydney landscape plans

Native

Red Flowering Gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Feature tree with spectacular red-orange summer flowers. A favourite rear-yard tree on our plans.

100 LPot size4 mSpread6–10 mHeight

Native

Tuckeroo

Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Tough, shady native tree that copes with heat, wind and dry spells.

45 LPot size2.5 mSpread3 mHeight

Native

Quandong

Elaeocarpus eumundi

Dense, glossy native that screens narrow side and rear boundaries.

100 LPot size2.5 mSpread3.5 mHeight

Exotic

Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Evergreen feature tree with large white flowers, often used in front gardens.

45 LPot size3 mSpread3.5–5 mHeight

Exotic

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

Burgundy-leaf feature tree for courtyards, alfresco areas and front gardens.

100 LPot size4 mSpreadup to 8 mHeight

Native

Water Gum

Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious'

Glossy, dense native street and garden tree with small yellow summer flowers.

45 LPot size3–4 mSpread5–8 mHeight

Native

Weeping Lilly Pilly

Waterhousea floribunda

Graceful weeping native that makes a soft, evergreen rear-yard screen tree.

45 LPot size4 mSpread6–8 mHeight

Native

Blueberry Ash

Elaeocarpus reticulatus

Slender native with fringed spring flowers and blue berries; suits narrow yards.

45 LPot size3 mSpread5–8 mHeight

Native

Native Frangipani

Hymenosporum flavum

Upright native with fragrant cream-to-yellow spring flowers.

45 LPot size3 mSpread6–8 mHeight

Native

Bottlebrush 'Kings Park Special'

Callistemon 'Kings Park Special'

Hardy small native tree with red bottlebrush flowers that attract birds.

45 LPot size2.5 mSpread3–4 mHeight

Exotic

Crepe Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Deciduous feature tree with long summer flowering and good autumn colour.

45 LPot size3 mSpread4–6 mHeight

Exotic

Ornamental Pear 'Capital'

Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'

Narrow, upright deciduous tree for tight front setbacks and driveways.

45 LPot size1.5–2 mSpread8–10 mHeight

Native

Native Rosemary

Westringia fruticosa 'Mundi'

Our go-to front hedge: hardy, low-water and easy to keep clipped at 0.9 m.

300 mmPot size0.9 mSpread1–1.2 mHeight

Native

Lilly Pilly 'Minor'

Acmena smithii 'Minor'

Compact lilly pilly for hedging and screening, with pink-red new growth.

15 LPot size0.8 mSpread1 mHeight

Exotic

Orange Jessamine

Murraya paniculata

Classic glossy hedge with fragrant white flowers through the warmer months.

300 mmPot size1 mSpread1.2 mHeight

Exotic

Viburnum

Viburnum tinus

Dense evergreen screen for side and rear fences.

200 mmPot size2 mSpread3 mHeight

Native

Lilly Pilly 'Resilience'

Syzygium australe 'Resilience'

Fast, dense native screen with red new growth and good psyllid resistance.

300 mmPot size1.5 mSpread2–4 mHeight

Native

Lilly Pilly 'Bush Christmas'

Syzygium australe 'Bush Christmas'

Compact native hedge with bronze-red new growth; easy to keep at 1–2 m.

300 mmPot size1.5 mSpread2–3 mHeight

Native

Westringia 'Grey Box'

Westringia 'Grey Box'

Tight, rounded grey-green native for low front hedges and borders.

200 mmPot size0.6 mSpread0.6 mHeight

Exotic

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'

Vigorous screening hedge with bright red new foliage after each trim.

300 mmPot size2 mSpread3–4 mHeight

Exotic

Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum

Broad, glossy-leaved screen for privacy along side and rear fences.

300 mmPot size2 mSpread3–4 mHeight

Exotic

Japanese Box

Buxus microphylla var. japonica

Classic clipped low hedge for formal front gardens and path edges.

200 mmPot size0.6 mSpread0.6–1 mHeight

Exotic

Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen'

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'

Slim, fine-leaved screen with silvery foliage for narrow boundaries.

300 mmPot size1.5 mSpread3–5 mHeight

Native

Kangaroo Paw

Anigozanthos

Colourful native for mass planting beds and front gardens. Loved by birds.

200 mmPot size0.6 mSpread0.6 mHeight

Native

Lomandra Tanika

Lomandra longifolia 'LM300'

Fine-leaf native grass for borders, mass planting and beside driveways.

130 mmPot size0.5 mSpread0.5 mHeight

Native

Grevillea 'Fireworks'

Grevillea 'Fireworks'

Low native shrub with orange-red flowers that attract native birds.

200 mmPot size1 mSpread1 mHeight

Native

Blue Flax-lily

Dianella caerulea

Strappy native with blue flowers for borders and low mass planting.

300 mmPot size0.4 mSpread0.5 mHeight

Exotic

Hebe 'Blue Gem'

Hebe 'Blue Gem'

Rounded flowering shrub with violet-blue flower spikes for front garden beds.

15 LPot size2 mSpread1.5 mHeight

Exotic

Ti Plant

Cordyline terminalis

Bold burgundy foliage that adds colour and height to mass planting beds.

15 LPot size2 mSpread1.5 mHeight

Native

Lomandra 'Little Con'

Lomandra confertifolia

Compact blue-green native grass for edging paths, borders and narrow beds.

150 mmPot size0.5 mSpread0.6 mHeight

Native

Correa 'Dusky Bells'

Correa 'Dusky Bells'

Low native shrub with pink bell flowers through winter; good under trees.

200 mmPot size1.5 mSpread0.6 mHeight

Native

Tussock Grass

Poa labillardierei

Fine blue-grey native tussock for mass planting and naturalistic beds.

140 mmPot size0.6 mSpread0.6 mHeight

Native

Gymea Lily

Doryanthes excelsa

Dramatic native accent with huge red flower spikes; one plant fills a bed.

300 mmPot size2 mSpread2 mHeight

Exotic

Liriope 'Evergreen Giant'

Liriope muscari 'Evergreen Giant'

Tough strappy border plant with purple flower spikes; ideal for edging.

140 mmPot size0.5 mSpread0.5 mHeight

Exotic

Philodendron 'Xanadu'

Thaumatophyllum 'Xanadu'

Lush, low tropical foliage for shady side paths and courtyards.

200 mmPot size1 mSpread0.8 mHeight

Exotic

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Architectural clumping plant with orange and blue flowers; very hardy.

200 mmPot size1 mSpread1.2 mHeight

Native

Creeping Boobialla

Myoporum parvifolium

Fast native groundcover that covers banks and bare soil with a dense mat.

140 mmPot size1–1.5 mSpread0.1 mHeight

Native

Grevillea 'Royal Mantle'

Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'

Vigorous native groundcover with red toothbrush flowers; great on slopes.

200 mmPot size3 mSpread0.3 mHeight

Native

Native Violet

Viola hederacea

Soft native groundcover for shady spots and between stepping stones.

140 mmPot size0.5 mSpread0.1 mHeight

Exotic

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Fragrant evergreen groundcover or climber for fences and garden beds.

140 mmPot size1 mSpread0.3 mHeight

Exotic

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Fine, dark green groundcover for edging, steppers and low-maintenance beds.

100 mmPot size0.3 mSpread0.2 mHeight