Successful coastal gardens rely on plants that can handle wind, salt, dry soil, and harsh Australian conditions. Tough performers like Carissa ‘Desert Star’, Lomandra ‘Tropic Cascade’, Dietes grandiflora, and Agapanthus ‘Cool Steel’ create beautiful low maintenance coastal landscapes that improve with time.

Fast growing privacy plants like Callistemon 'Slim’, Murraya, Aussie Hedge Bush, and Carissa ‘Desert Star’ provide effective screening in Australian gardens. The key is choosing the right plant and spacing it correctly for a dense result.

Native grasses are becoming a key part of modern Australian landscaping due to their low maintenance, drought tolerance, movement, and versatility. Plants like Lomandra ‘Tropic Cascade’, Lomandra Tanika, Dianella Improved Little Jess and Zoysia ‘Zen Grass’ help create softer, more sustainable gardens suited to Australian conditions.

Creating a low maintenance garden in Australia comes down to choosing the right plants for the right conditions. By combining structure, borders, shade solutions, grasses, and feature plants, you can build a garden that looks great year-round without constant upkeep.

If you want a hedge that grows quickly, fills in properly and gives you privacy, Syzygium ‘Select Form’ is hard to beat. Plant it at the right spacing, give it a bit of attention early and it’ll reward you with a dense, tidy screen that does exactly what a hedge should.