Bush Care Gardening

Path cut through the upper garden Asparagus weed removal at rock ledge The cleared earth

There were seven tasks to complete. The first task was to rake trad and compost it under black plastic. The second task was to climb off the wall at the back of the block and bag more trad from the sandstone. The third task was to identify four trees, blueberry ash, sydney peppermint gum, angophora, coachwood. The fourth task was to gather coachwood seedlings. The fifth task was to scale the rock wall and remove the virginia creeper vines, even before they had turned their autumnal red (okay so I didn't complete this task, I still wanted to see some of the leaves turn red). The sixth task was to remove asparagus fern from the top of the garden. The seventh task is to repeat the first six tasks until the Winter ends.

Lilly Pilly Indigenous Landscapes

This is actually the feature garden at the upper level of the home, I have plans to replant here When we moved here heavy rainfall caused subsidence of the rock wall, needs a repair The plan for the main rock feature of the upper garden is to remove the vines The garden features sandstone stairs for access to the house, these also need maintenance Pathweeder needed here and a little border on the edge

The council easement access still largely builders waste needing restoration to bushland

Terrace council easement awaiting native planting

Cleared border into Retreat Reserve - work completed by Richard and his team, a lot harder than it looks, to achieve with beautiful results that can continue to be cared for

Richard Blacklock and his team of bush regenerators are working to bring a native garden back to life at our home. So far work at the end of Summer has seen removal of weeds at the bottom section of the block bordering on Retreat Reserve, Castlecrag. There is more work planned for the Winter when regrowth of feral weeds is limited. Then planting of natives to grow out into the prepared soil in Spring. With the next year of work then in place around the seasons. See the photos above for the work in progress.

Lilly Pilly Indigenous Landscapes Pty Ltd

PO Box 4009, Castlecrag NSW 2068

Richard Blacklock 0417 217 937