australian bush garden
DESCRIPTION
This is a short slideshow of some plants and some of the birds that regularly visit a backyard near the Blue Mountains in NSW, Australia.TRANSCRIPT
An Australian Bush Garden
Plants and Animals
September 2007
Famous yellow Wattle or Acacia
Hibbertia climber
Cymbidium orchids
Small but colourful tree orchids
Rock Lily orchids
Kookaburra in a wattle
They usually come as a family …
Tawny Owls in a Casuarina
Tall red Kangaroo Paw
Kangaroo Paw, Lomandra and Kidney Weed groundcover
Plants that are water-friendly
Kangaroo Paw from Western Australia has large green velvety paws
Kangaroo Paw crowd the space
Koala in a tree at Gunnedah
A friend’s house in the country, right near the front door
Garden Features
The backyard is quite large with lots of eucalypts and natural bush
Only Australian plants are grown Once established they need less water than
many imported plants Australian ground covers are used to reduce
need for water-guzzling lawn Mulch of leaves and chipped wood from the
yard also reduce water requirements