If you plant it they will come.
Phoenix Rising Flowers is a ‘Rewilded’ native garden specifically created to accommodate Australian wildlife, as well as a boutique native nursery and florist shop. It is situated on Kelvin and Kelly Pauls’ 500 acre property in Ashford, New South Wales.
A trip to Phoenix Rising Flowers is both an experience and an opportunity to buy. Kelly sells 140mm plants targeted specifically to attract fauna. She sells made to order floral bouquets and arrangements (using flowers sourced solely from her garden) and her shop stocks high end Australiana gardening books, artisan paintings and prints, ceramics, gifts, vintage and 2nd hand designer label clothes and more.
While you’re at it, why not take a free stroll through the garden? It’s relaxing and beautiful and Kelly can show you how simple it is to achieve the naturalistic “Rewilded” effect. See how she has designed and planted in layers; from large trees to ground covers and everything in-between, enticing the wildlife to take up residence. And she practically guarantees encounters with birds and reptiles, insect pollinators, amphibians and mammals, that call her garden home.
Kelly would love to welcome you to her Eden. She might tell you gardening for habitat “isn’t rocket science”. That it “won’t break the bank”. But that it can be the difference of life or death to many of our struggling species.
So why not drop by? Have a look around. Soak up the significance of a man made slice of bushland. Then take some of her plants home to grow in your own backyard. And maybe? Collectively, we can start bringing the “Wild” back?
Their Haven.
Phoenix Rising Flowers is located at ‘Lydney Park’ on Bukkulla Road in Ashford in North West NSW, a working Angus cattle farm set on the Severn River. Kelly and her husband Kelvin bought the farm with the objective to connect the house garden to the river, thus allowing a wildlife corridor between both areas. They started with a barren paddock in the middle of a drought, today it is a haven for wildlife.
The Nursery.
Kelvin and Kelly's beautiful farm specialises in Australian native plants, and cut flowers. Expect all manner of Western Australian natives, South African proteas and the odd New Zealand quirk.
Phoenix Rising Flowers offers FOR SALE:
Native Plants: specifically selected to attract native wildlife.
Rare & Endangered Plants
Cut Flowers for the vase and Dried Flowers
Bouquets and Arrangements for all occasions upon enquiry.
Birdscaping and DIY Habitat Books
Terrariums
Handmade Felt Australian Animals
Australian Bush Foods & Plants
Australiana Orginal and Print Paintings
Australiana Jewellery
Ceramics by Australian Artisans
Vintage & 2nd Hand Clothes.
Old Books
Indie books by local authors
And More.
We also offer FREE walks through the ‘Rewilded’ garden
Flora & Fauna.
Our Plants.
The oldest plants in the garden are the remnant Eucalyptus albens (white box) and endemic plants such as Cassinia laevis (cough bush, dead finish, curry bush or rosemary bush). By adding fauna attracting plants in a layered effect, smaller and vulnerable creatures are more protected from predation. The combination of plants provide ample food and nesting sites for different species. Water is also key. Numerous watering spots have been placed throughout the garden to enable the animals to be self-sufficient.
Come and see for yourself.
BE the difference.
Start wilding up your ground now.
