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Shelter for small wildlife

Tussock grasses, strappy plants and dense shrubs give lizards, frogs and small birds cover from cats, foxes and larger birds. A few logs and rocks among them make it better still.

93 plants. Narrow these down by size, sun, soil or your postcode

• Austral clematis Clematis aristata 3–5 m, climber

  Climber, 3–5 m tall, 1–3 m wide
  Full sun to full shade

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• Austral grass tree Xanthorrhoea australis 1–2 m, grass or strappy

  Grass or strappy, 1–2 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Full sun

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• Berrigan Eremophila longifolia 2–5 m, shrub

  Shrub, 2–5 m tall, 2–4 m wide
  Full sun

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• Bignonia emu bush Eremophila bignoniiflora 3–6 m, shrub

  Shrub, 3–6 m tall, 2–4 m wide
  Full sun

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• Bird's nest fern Asplenium australasicum 0.6–1 m, fern

  Fern, 0.6–1 m tall, 0.6–1.2 m wide
  Part shade to full shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Black she-oak Allocasuarina littoralis 4–8 m, tree

  Tree, 4–8 m tall, 2–4 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Blackwood! Acacia melanoxylon 8–15 m, tree. Weed risk in some areas

  Tree, 8–15 m tall, 5–8 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

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  10. O October, flowering
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  12. D December, not flowering

  Weed risk in some areas

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• Blue lilly pilly Syzygium oleosum 5–8 m, tree

  Tree, 5–8 m tall, 3–5 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Bluebell creeper! Billardiera heterophylla 1–3 m, climber. Weed risk in some areas

  Climber, 1–3 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

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  Weed risk in some areas

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• Blueberry ash Elaeocarpus reticulatus 4–8 m, tree

  Tree, 4–8 m tall, 2–4 m wide
  Full sun to full shade

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• Bracelet honey-myrtle! Melaleuca armillaris 3–6 m, shrub. Weed risk in some areas

  Shrub, 3–6 m tall, 3–5 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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  12. D December, flowering

  Weed risk in some areas

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• Broad-leaved paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia 8–15 m, tree

  Tree, 8–15 m tall, 5–8 m wide
  Full sun

  1. J January, not flowering
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• G Bronze Rambler grevillea Grevillea 'Bronze Rambler' 0.2–0.4 m, groundcover

  Groundcover, 0.2–0.4 m tall, 3–4 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

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• Brush box Lophostemon confertus 10–20 m, tree

  Tree, 10–20 m tall, 6–10 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

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• Brush cherry Syzygium australe 4–8 m, tree

  Tree, 4–8 m tall, 2–4 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

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• Burrawang Macrozamia communis 1–2 m, shrub

  Shrub, 1–2 m tall, 1.5–3 m wide
  Full sun to full shade

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• Canberra Gem grevillea Grevillea 'Canberra Gem' 2–3 m, shrub

  Shrub, 2–3 m tall, 2–3 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

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• D Cassa Blue flax-lily Dianella caerulea 'Cassa Blue' 0.4–0.6 m, grass or strappy

  Grass or strappy, 0.4–0.6 m tall, 0.4–0.6 m wide
  Full sun to full shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Coast daisy-bush Olearia axillaris 1–2 m, shrub

  Shrub, 1–2 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Full sun

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• Coast tea-tree! Leptospermum laevigatum 3–6 m, shrub. Weed risk in some areas

  Shrub, 3–6 m tall, 3–5 m wide
  Full sun

  1. J January, not flowering
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  12. D December, not flowering

  Weed risk in some areas

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• P Coast tussock-grass Poa poiformis 0.5–1 m, grass or strappy

  Grass or strappy, 0.5–1 m tall, 0.6–1 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Common apple-berry Billardiera scandens 1–2 m, climber

  Climber, 1–2 m tall, 0.5–1 m wide
  Full sun to full shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Common boobialla Myoporum insulare 2–5 m, shrub

  Shrub, 2–5 m tall, 2–4 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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• Common maidenhair Adiantum aethiopicum 0.3–0.5 m, fern

  Fern, 0.3–0.5 m tall, 0.5–1 m wide
  Part shade to full shade

  1. J January, not flowering
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  12. D December, not flowering
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