Native Garden for Wildlife
Our Garden
(Yet to be created)
What to plant and where
Pots, planters and decks: nikau, cabbage tree, astelia, carex grasses, taurepo, kowhai, koromiko, Poor Knights lily
Pergolas, screens, trellises: kaihua (NZ jasmine), tecomanthe, clematis, rata, kohia (passion vine)
Fences: koromiko, kohuhu, karo, korokio, puka, rengarenga lily
Hedges: mapou, taupata, totara, karo, hangehange, korokio
Garages/carports: tree ferns, cabbage tree, small flax and native climbers
Driveway: cabbage tree, mapou, toetoe, flax, rengarenga lily
Rockery/lava field: Kirk's daisy, astelia, rangiora, puka, flax, carex, kawakawa
Front porch and along paths: perfumed plants such as hangehange, kohuhu, toropapa, mahoe, mairehau, kaihua (NZ jasmine) rangiora and clematis
Specimen trees: pohutukawa, kauri, puriri and titoki make wonderful feature trees if you have lots of room
Damp wet places: flax, purei, cabbage tree, swamp astelia, houhere, oioi, swamp kiokio, putaputaweta
Shady places: ponga, wheki, ramarama, hangehange, most ferns, kotukutuku, houhere, taurepo
Windy, dry places: manuka, kanuka, flax, astelia, kowhai, toetoe, carex.
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