It's been some time since I saw new wildflowers. The weather has been mostly lousy for visiting the best areas we have, Luckily, being on the Murrumbateman Landcare committee recently gave me the privilege of a walkabout in Nanima with the people most skilled at identifying all the fabulous things around us. Unlike our place,... Continue Reading →
A WALK IN THE GARDEN
This is the time of year for walking in gardens, when they're often at their most beautiful. They're also the most work if you want to choose a particular look, rather than just take what comes. Out on the hills, "what comes" is pretty good right now. I'm particularly pleased to see flowers on... Continue Reading →
LEARNING TO COUNT SEEDLINGS
My goal this year was to: Check and do some replanting if necessary on last year's plots on Adnamira and Carkella. My guess was 50 to 80 because I knew some of them had had a hard time with the dry weather. plant 30 trees/shrubs in tiny triangles on Adnamira 30 trees/shrubs in a small... Continue Reading →