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Perth garden centres (lovely as they are) will sell you hydrangeas, camellias and hostas with a smile. They're beautiful plants - I love them. I also hate them, because they always (always!!) die on me. These plants dislike almost everything about Perth, and keeping them alive is a frustrating uphill battle.
That’s not what gardening is supposed to be!
After more than a decade gardening in hot, sandy and dry Perth, I've found the plants that actually want to be here. The ones that are tough, genuinely beautiful, and combine endlessly in ways that make a garden feel like it was designed rather than cobbled together.
This is that list.
The Perth Plant Palette is a 120-page guide to 36 of my favourite Perth-proof plants, organised into a capsule wardrobe you can mix, layer and repeat throughout your garden.
What's inside:
36 detailed plant profiles across six categories: trees, larger perennials, annuals, climbers, edibles and bulbs. Each plant has a full entry covering why I love it, how to use it in your design, growing notes for Perth's conditions, and pairing suggestions so you know exactly what to plant beside it.
Six garden recipes: Shady Grotto, Edible Garden, Jungle/Tropical, Cottage Garden, Mediterranean/Dry Garden and Potted/Courtyard, each with a full plant list and step-by-step layering guide so you can apply a ready-made planting template to your own space.
Original photography throughout, a Perth-specific Pinterest board, and a design approach that treats your garden like a capsule wardrobe: a considered, curated collection of plants that work together beautifully, rather than a random assortment of things that looked good at the nursery but suddenly made no sense once you got them home.
This guide is for you if:
You're tired of plants dying on you and want a reliable starting point
You want your garden to look thoughtfully planted, rather than chaotic or accidental
You're starting from scratch and have no idea what to plant where
You've been gardening in Perth for years but you’re bored and want some new plant inspiration
What you won't find here: generic advice written for England, the US, or east-coast Australian gardens, plants that need coddling, or a list so long it's paralysing. This is deliberately edited - that's the whole point :)
A$49 — instant PDF download. Perth-specific. 120 pages.
After purchase you'll receive an automatic download link to your inbox. Check your junk folder if it doesn't arrive, and download the pdf within 24 hours.
Perth garden centres (lovely as they are) will sell you hydrangeas, camellias and hostas with a smile. They're beautiful plants - I love them. I also hate them, because they always (always!!) die on me. These plants dislike almost everything about Perth, and keeping them alive is a frustrating uphill battle.
That’s not what gardening is supposed to be!
After more than a decade gardening in hot, sandy and dry Perth, I've found the plants that actually want to be here. The ones that are tough, genuinely beautiful, and combine endlessly in ways that make a garden feel like it was designed rather than cobbled together.
This is that list.
The Perth Plant Palette is a 120-page guide to 36 of my favourite Perth-proof plants, organised into a capsule wardrobe you can mix, layer and repeat throughout your garden.
What's inside:
36 detailed plant profiles across six categories: trees, larger perennials, annuals, climbers, edibles and bulbs. Each plant has a full entry covering why I love it, how to use it in your design, growing notes for Perth's conditions, and pairing suggestions so you know exactly what to plant beside it.
Six garden recipes: Shady Grotto, Edible Garden, Jungle/Tropical, Cottage Garden, Mediterranean/Dry Garden and Potted/Courtyard, each with a full plant list and step-by-step layering guide so you can apply a ready-made planting template to your own space.
Original photography throughout, a Perth-specific Pinterest board, and a design approach that treats your garden like a capsule wardrobe: a considered, curated collection of plants that work together beautifully, rather than a random assortment of things that looked good at the nursery but suddenly made no sense once you got them home.
This guide is for you if:
You're tired of plants dying on you and want a reliable starting point
You want your garden to look thoughtfully planted, rather than chaotic or accidental
You're starting from scratch and have no idea what to plant where
You've been gardening in Perth for years but you’re bored and want some new plant inspiration
What you won't find here: generic advice written for England, the US, or east-coast Australian gardens, plants that need coddling, or a list so long it's paralysing. This is deliberately edited - that's the whole point :)
A$49 — instant PDF download. Perth-specific. 120 pages.
After purchase you'll receive an automatic download link to your inbox. Check your junk folder if it doesn't arrive, and download the pdf within 24 hours.
