Week 3 July 2001: Early this week we spent some time mulching the plants in our Lawn Garden. One section, between two paths, has been planted. This relatively small area has absorbed 100 plants.
A pair of White-browed Scrubwrens appears to be building a nest in a Correa glabra near our back door. These delightful small birds spend most of their time moving through the undergrowth catching insects. They are very sensitive to the loss of understorey plants and will vanish from areas when the understorey is removed. Last year they nested elsewhere in the garden.
A female Grey Kangaroo and her half-grown joey spent some time in our vegetable garden. They have acquired a taste for the foliage of onion seedlings. This is another of the joys of sharing your garden with Australian wildlife.
The latter part of the week was spent at our son’s place on the Southern Tablelands of NSW. We helped him finish a timber deck. We enjoy visiting this part of the world. There is an extensive Reserve system bulging at the seams with native plants. They provide a contrast with the formal town gardens bulging at the seams with conifers and box hedges. We sent an article, on native plants, to the local newspaper. If they are agreeable we will write a series of articles. Because of the similarity in climate our horticultural and environmental experiences may be exported to the Southern Highlands.