New Growth

Being adjacent to the park, and having to river walking track run through the bottom of the property, I see a lot of people strolling through. Either walking their dogs, going for a jog (or a paddle), or just wondering through. I grew up in the area so I know a lot of them and it’s nice to stop and have a chat. It’s also nice to hear a lot of people saying that the garden is looking great, and there’s been a noticeable improvement over the past couple of months. I was chatting to an old friend of mine’s dad the other day and he said he’s been doing his own gorilla gardening. He’s been collecting seeds from the Corymbia citriodora* and Eucalyptus camaldulensis growing in the area, growing the seedlings in pots in his backyard, and then replanting them where he finds spaces along the river, or along the old road that runs down the boundary of the property where some old elms are dying. He also said he has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to Solanum nigrum, pulling them out whenever he sees them. It’s nice to have a helping hand. And it’s nice to see things growing. Walking around the property you can find heaps of little baby’s popping up, little gums, wattles, native tree violets. Nature doing its work. Makes me happy to do mine… 

Here's a few baby Eucalypts and Acacias popping up.

* The Corymbias aren’t indigenous to the area, but they are tolerated along the road as they are a beautiful tree, and provide habitat for native fauna.