Most newcomers to the Southern Highlands (long term locals traditionally calling them “blow-ins”) embark upon a quest to establish exotic landscapes, the most common being the English or Tuscan garden.



These gardens require high inputs to establish and maintain. As time passes many of these gardens tend to become dominated by environmental weeds that threaten our natural landscapes. These weeds include privet, ivy, hawthorne, honey suckle, agapanthus, seaside daisy, periwinkle, contoneaster, pyracanthea, cherry laurel, blackberry, willow, poplar – and the list goes on.One of the barriers that seem to influence the limited use of native plants is the negative perceptions that are spread around, and live within the community. The following is a list of some of these misconceptions with my comments in italics:

Unfortunately many within the landscape industry fuel these concepts. Establishing landscapes in Australia is not easy unless established with high inputs such as water, soil and maintenance or, by using plants that have evolved and survived naturally for thousands of years.

ECOlibrium Landscapes is the sought after landscape contractor for those after native and sustainable landscapes. ECOlibrium Landscapes is developing a reputation as a leader within this niche.



We have been in the landscape industry for over 15 years. I have developed a passion for that natural world and our interaction with it. I have been running my own business for the past 6 years.



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