Monreale's Flora & Fauna
Cottages at Monreale in the Dandenong Ranges is surrounded by a forest on all sides. Our gardens and back paddock have become home for a great number of birds and animals.
indigenous Flora
Tree ferns (Australis) that grow in sun and shade and are very drought resistant
Mountain Ash - the giants of Australia's forests
European plants
- Camellias - over 45 varieties
- Rhododendrons - over 12 varieties
- Azalea over 23 varieties
- And a vast array of other plants yet to be identified, that appear seasonally.
Our gardens are home for a variety of native birds
- Lyrebird
- Crimson Rosella
- King Parrot
- Sulpha crested cockatoo
- Galah
- Kookaburra
- Mountain whip bird
- Magpie
- Numerous honeyeaters
A large number of wren varieties
Many small birds of different colours and shapes. - Black duck
- Wood duck
- Common chooks
Our gardens are home for a variety of animals
- Brush tail possums
- Ring tail possum
- Rainbow trout
- Wallaby
- Wombat
- Echidna
- A variety of small marsupials
Unfortunately
- Possums eat our magnolia blossoms
- Foxes eat our chooks
