The modern Australian native garden truly is a modern innovation. Back in the late 60s and early 70s, native gardens took off in popularity, and people eagerly planted native plants straight from the bush. However, within a year or two, this resulted in people’s gardens becoming towering, twisted jungles, where you nearly needed a machete to get to the front door.

Fast forward to the present, modern native landscaping has harnessed the benefits of half a century of selective breeding. There is now a wide array of cultivated native plants to choose from, including many compact, low-growing, narrow, and even weeping varieties that have made their way into the market. Using these specially selected plant varieties makes it much easier to keep a sense of ordered form and style in a garden created with some or all native Australian plants.