Had a few requests to update the blog-fair crack of the whip, can’t a guy who has just built a house sit back for a while and just watch the grass grow? Well unfortunately that too creates more work, as I am constantly battling the invasion of weeds and grass, in particular kikuyu. I had intended to include weekly updates with pictures of the grass invasion, but for some reason Peggy thought people may not be interested. So…instead I have done a front yard blitz to get the blog groupies off my back, and Peggy for that matter. So here is the latest completed project; a native garden including a rock water diversion channel. The creation of this involved covering the entire area in cardboard boxes and newspaper (theoretically to kill the kikuyu) and then laying out the rocks to define the diversion channel and front entry paths. This was then mulched with chipped eucalyptus to a depth of approx 100mm and then planted with a variety of native trees, shrubs, and grasses. Plants have been strategically placed to perform a particular function or niche; there is a flowering eucalyptus as a feature tree at the front, ground covers around borders, climbing vines along a fence, and shade tolerant plants close to the house.
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- Sheet mulching
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- Give me a break
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- 1 week later…
