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"Claude" wrote:

I'm looking for ideas for selecting shrubs for an australian native garden
to shield my house from the street. Can anyone suggest any plant choices or
recommend a good web site/book?

Heck, where to start??

I prefer to use endemics (local species) -- your council may have a list, or
even give away free plants at certain times of year.

Then consider the space you have available and what you are shielding from --
noise? dirt? wind? sun? From that you can work out the heights you need.
If there are pipes running under the bed, don't plant trees right on top of
them.

Use a specialist native nursery if you can -- they have more expertise. And
consider joining the Australian Plants Society (they have local groups that
are very helpful to novices).

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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