Our Garden
Since 1999 our garden has evolved and is constantly changing.
In 2007, our garden won several awards in the local garden competition, since then, we have made it bigger, and added some interesting pieces, such as the bridge across the gully, and a gazebo on the mountain. At present our covered vege garden is undergoing some anti bandicoot renovations. This spring has seen massive excavations by the little critters.
The birds as always are in large numbers around the house and garden. We have built a series of small dams to attract the waterbirds, and are busy planting native vegetation around them. The dams are all dry at present with this last dry period. Elizabeth’s nursery provides plants and trees propagated from seeds and cuttings gathered within our property, for these areas.
The damge caused by the January 2008 floods is now fixed, and we have been busy building steps around the garden. Our first small Regen area, now just 4 years old is doing very well. The bridge area is maturing - planting is restricted in this area to endemic species. We have new access steps down to the bridge,and walking tracks are still being developed.
Over the rest of our extended garden (the rest of the property) we continue with the battle concentrating on Lantana and other introduced weeds. The results in our main recovery area are very pleasing, with regenerating rainforest species now well over 2 metres tall, and lots of beautiful groundcovers making a carpet of blue and white. We are discovering new treasures at every turn.
Our Gazebo high above the house on the mountain is seeing plenty of use. What a view! Just the place for that special picnic lunch, or just for sitting and watching the birds fly by.
The orchid show in the forest this spring has been spectacular. King orchids were everywhere. One tree cleared of lantana rewarded us with over 50 blooms from the orchids growing on it. Unfortunately the sudden hot spell and wind has made them short lived. There are some spectacular flowers on the grass trees now, both in the garden and out on the ridges.
