Fire-Retardant Native Buffer
In bushfire country, the right planting buys time. These bushfire-resilient natives form a lower-fuel green buffer suited to BAL-rated gardens.
Plant list (13 plants)
| # | Plant | Spacing | Mature size | Light | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze Rambler Grevillea Grevillea 'Bronze Rambler' | — | 0.4 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 2 | Cardinal Tea Tree Leptospermum 'Cardinal' | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 3 | Drumsticks Isopogon anemonifolius | — | 1.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 4 | Dwarf Apple Angophora hispida | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 5 | Euky Dwarf Eucalyptus 'Euky Dwarf' | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 6 | Fireworks Grevillea Grevillea 'Fireworks' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 7 | Free n Easy Native Lilac Hardenbergia violacea 'Free n Easy' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 8 | Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea glauca | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 9 | Hairpin Banksia Banksia spinulosa | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 10 | Meema Native Lilac Hardenbergia violacea 'Meema' | — | 0.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 11 | Poorinda Royal Mantle Grevillea Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' | — | 0.5 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 12 | Scarlet Sprite Grevillea Grevillea 'Scarlet Sprite' | — | 1.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 13 | Silver Princess Eucalyptus caesia 'Silver Princess' | — | 8 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
How to use this plan
- Mark out your bed and set plants out (still in pots) using the spacing column.
- Place taller and wider plants to the back or centre, lower plants to the front or edges.
- Group by light and water needs so each plant gets the right conditions.
- Plant, mulch, water in well — then tick each plant off as you go.
Bed location
Date planted