Native Dry river bed run (Away from the fruit trees and vegies) my other love

[Ray Speed]

This native Riverbed run has been a fun project for around 18months now and is nearing completion and just happy to leave it alone and let the plants get some growth, some wonderful flowering shrubs right now and the Bees, native and Euro are loving it, this Saturday is Honey harvest time expecting a large load

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

That's... quite simply beautiful. It's like a slice of heaven - you must be so proud!

 

[Ray Speed]

That's... quite simply beautiful. It's like a slice of heaven - you must be so proud!

yep, chilling in the afternoon having a coffee and watching the birds n bees tis simply wonderful

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

I did see you opted for woodchips. For me, people say not to get them as there's such a big termite problem around here. Do you get them treated or..?

 

[Ray Speed]

we are all good for those little munchins, we have a steel frame home and termite treatment all round anyways
I love the look of them, with all the tree's on the property they will go after them first

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

Ahh yep. We have a steel framed house too, but the wooden furniture... they still love it, ahah.

I like the look of termite mounds. I hear it makes AMAZING clay for pottery.

 

[Ray Speed]

Ahh yep. We have a steel framed house too, but the wooden furniture... they still love it, ahah.

I like the look of termite mounds. I hear it makes AMAZING clay for pottery.

well we do have 3 pottery wheels here, so if I see a mound pop up will give it a whirl

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

I've always wanted to try my hand at pottery. I like being a jack-of-all-trades; and I have many more things I'd love to learn.
I've been thinking of revamping the front yard as well, as it's an overgrown mess. I've been tackling it for years, but it grows too fast for me to keep up with manually, haha. But I've beaten it back a fair bit. Your Native dry river bed is definitely an inspiration.

 

[Grandmother Goose]

I did see you opted for woodchips. For me, people say not to get them as there's such a big termite problem around here. Do you get them treated or..?

Whether or not wood chips will attract termites is a mute point. If termites are going to eat your house, keeping all forms of wood out the garden won't make any difference, and termites rarely chow down on such small pieces of wood as chip litter, they like to burrow inside large solid pieces where they feel safe and protected. Wood in the garden can act as a warning system though. If you move the wood in the garden and find termites, you know they are there and know to treat the house and yard for them. If there's no termites eating the wood in the garden, there's no guarantee they won't be eating your house, but as houses are usually surrounded by gardens, the termites are more likely to find and eat the wood in the garden first, which gives you a chance to find them before they get to the house.

 

[Grandmother Goose]

This native Riverbed run has been a fun project for around 18months now and is nearing completion and just happy to leave it alone and let the plants get some growth, some wonderful flowering shrubs right now and the Bees, native and Euro are loving it, this Saturday is Honey harvest time expecting a large load

Natives are the best. In winter when all the exotics are dormant and not flowering, many of our native plants are showing off their blooms and feeding all the bees.

 

[Ray Speed]

Natives are the best. In winter when all the exotics are dormant and not flowering, many of our native plants are showing off their blooms and feeding all the bees.

for sure, love our natives