Due to completion (almost) of new huge shed, I can finally start on a new area of lawn to convert into garden. Here is a list of plants I am combining in one particular area.
Eucalyptus Summer Beauty
Grevillea, Flamingo
Austromyrtus, aurora
Agonis Flexuosa, Jervis Bay Aterdark
Barleria, purple gem
Polygala, compact
Phorium tenax Atroputpurem
Evolvulus, Sapphire

I am trying to keep the tones of the foliage / flowers in the silvers and burgendys with cream and pinks for the flowers. This type of garden is untried for me with my husband loving "tropical lushness" and considering he works full time in Afghanistan in either dust or snow I support this. Myself, I am partial to more formal planting. The property is 1000m2 in Brisbane and I made sure that I keep thirsty plantings to little pockets and the small front drive is where i indulge in magnolias, conifers and the like. So, before I start on the back yard undertaking I am testing the water with plants that I hope once established can fend for themselves waterwise, although we have bought tanks along with the shed. I am totally happy to shape, prune, talk to and feed the new additions, but am really conscious of watering. Are there any other plants you can think of that would slide into the above list? Any help would be appreciated. The next section I plant will have the Hard Alders with the beautiful new coppery growth that just so happened to jump in the back of the ute and follow me home from the nursery. Hey, I figure a girl has to keep her sanity somehow!!!

Thanks all,

Amanda

Tasmania lanceolata has a very tropical feel with large glossy dark green leaves and bright red stems. Female plants produce pepper berries sold commercially as native pepper (as in culinary herb).