Our November and December Working Bees

November

Saturday Bee:  Another day adding to the natural beauty of our Garden.  Tania headed the team of Chris W-S, Lee, Patricia, Anne C, Emma, and Ruby to add plants supplied by Council to three different areas.

1.  Along each side of the new stairs that lead to the central lawn. 

The Plants:  Ctenanthe Grey Star – has striking leaves with the maroon reversing to silver-grey pinstripe leaves; Alcantarea imperialis Rubra (Giant Bromeliad) – a large-sized head-high rosette of deep green, flushed and shaded at the tips and beneath with red-maroon-purple; Philodendron Rojo Congo – big-leaved beautiful foliage plant with dark green leaves with a glowing copper tone to them; Stromanthe sanguinea 'Tricolour' – dark green leaves with white variegations and pink undersides of the leaves.

2.  In the bed below our large fig where, after clearing the area of a Monstera and its giant roots, Asplenium australasicum (Birds Nest Ferns) were planted and watered. 

3.  In the bed bordering the pathway near the sensory garden, a row of Acacia cognate limelight (River Wattle) was planted.  This is a compact form of A.cognata, an all year round plant with graceful weeping foliage.

To finish up, general maintenance: weeding the perennial garden and tackling the overgrown beds edging the bowling club.

 

Wednesday Bee:  Hot day and small team but Viktoria and Lee go stuck in –  moving our “fairy circle” of tree trunks back to where it was after it was mysteriously moved to other parts of the Garden.  The spikey dead foliage from the Bunya Bunya was raked and gathered, followed by a good sweep to reveal the beautiful stone terracing.

 

December

Saturday Bee:  Our last Working Bee of the year was held a week earlier because of the holidays.  We concentrated on the Native Garden in the south-west corner because it hadn’t been worked on for a few months and needed some love. 

The team, Max, Toni, Tania, and Tony, was headed by Chris W-S  They produced bags and bags of weeds, cuttings and dead foliage.