A stunning habitat for native plants and birds | Garden Design and Inspiration | Gardening Australia
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2022
- Sophie visits the gardens of a couple who have transformed a cow paddock into a biodiverse and beautiful garden for native plants and birds. Subscribe 🔔 ab.co/GA-subscribe
In the hills above Victor Harbor in South Australia, retired farmers Pat and Gerald Uppill have transformed a degraded block of land into a garden for native plants, wildlife, and for their own food and enjoyment.
Pat says, “It was a cow paddock that we managed to get in 2003, and we’ve gone from there. The minute we walked in we started gardening.” Whilst there were some trials and losses, eventually, they decided that planting natives was the best way to go to support and complement the existing mature gum trees and patches of remnant bushland.
Some parts of the site have very sandy soil, which was perfect for growing an ornamental banksia garden. There’s a variety of species from different areas of Australia, including a prostrate Coast Banksia and the brilliant red flowers of the Scarlet Banksia. The native plants attract a lot of wildlife, including at least 80 species of birds such as honeyeaters, lorikeets, finches, Pat’s favourite Crested Shrike-tits, and the much-loved Superb Fairy-wrens.
The property also has a perched swamp - a wetland area perched on a hillside, rather than at the bottom of a gully. It’s an important water source for the bushland which in turn provides important breeding and feeding habitat for wildlife.
Closer to the house, there’s an orchard with 22 fruit trees, well protected from the wildlife, and a productive veggie patch that saves them running to the shops. This gorgeous garden is a result of nearly 20 years of love and labour, and a commitment to protecting and celebrating native species.
Featured Plants:
PROSTRATE COAST BANKSIA - Banksia integrifoliacv.
SCARLET BANKSIA - Banksia coccinea
TEA TREE - Leptospermum sp.
CHERRY - Prunus cv.
Featured Species:
TAWNY FROGMOUTH - Podargus strigoides
NANKEEN NIGHT-HERON - Nycticorax caledonicus
NEW HOLLAND HONEYEATER - Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
CRIMSON ROSELLA - Platycercus elegans
RAINBOW LORIKEET - Trichoglossus haematodus
RED-BROWED FINCH - Neochmia temporalis
CRESTED SHRIKE-TIT - Falcunculus frontatus
SUPERB FAIRY-WREN - Malurus cyaneus
Filmed on Ngarrindjeri Country| Lower Inman Valley, SA
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'it makes people envious and that makes me proud'
Lovely garden and birds. I envy you. Hi from the Caribbean Island of Trinidad. Great video.
“I have counted 80 species of birds”. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🥰The Banksia flowers and wildlife food sources. The orchard cage is such a great idea , allowing a no stress situation with the wildlife. Congratulations on this wonderful garden.
Gorgeous garden!
Simply beautiful.
Wow that Banksia Coccinea is very impressive
Great👌👌💚💚💚💚💚
Love the beautiful banksias! How wonderful to have that wet land area.
Lovely!
this is stunning, what a wonderful garden
Nothing beats eating fresh straight out of the garden.... your garden is just beautiful
Beautiful!
Amazing 👏
So cool. I love it!
Precioso reportaje, enhorabuena!
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