Pretty much any size garden has room for at least a couple of our native shrubs.
Read on for our list of lovely leafy locals!
It’s also good to know that despite their compact stature, shrubs punch well above their weight when it comes to helping out your local biodiversity.
Eye-level garden beauty
Shrubs create a mid-size garden layer that brings beauty to eye level.
Landscape designers love the variety of shape, texture and colour that our native shrubs offer.
Most of our native shrubs will happily take a bit of pruning to encourage dense growth or a particular shape.
Birds and bugs love shrubs
The most sustainable and nature-friendly way to bring birds, bees and butterflies to your yard is to grow the plants they love.
Native shrubs attract a whole range of wildlife, which finds shelter and food in the leaves, nectar-filled flowers, fruits and seeds.
If you have the space, plant a good variety of flowering shrubs so that birds and insects can forage for nectar year-round.
Encourage native pollinators
If you grow fruit and vegetables, planting a variety of shrubs as well will encourage beneficial native pollinators to your garden.
This is more important than ever with non-native honey bees under pressure from the varroa mite (which doesn’t affect our native bees).
Shrub recommendations from State Flora
The following list of shrubs was chosen by State Flora’s own Alex Klobas.
Small shrubs:
Explore what’s available at your local native plant nursery
The plants available at State Flora or your local native plant nursery will change a lot according to seasonal growth and demand.
If you can’t find these exact species, the nursery staff are sure to have some other excellent recommendations for your garden.
Here’s some more recommended reading about native plants in your garden:
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