tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post325211263334011819..comments2024-03-19T10:47:46.531+10:00Comments on My Dry Tropics Garden: Respite from the Ravaging ... My Dry Tropics Garden Journal ... Week 42, 2015.BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-31323089538869956772015-11-29T16:37:12.233+10:002015-11-29T16:37:12.233+10:00Thanks for your comment Sue. Sorry for the delay ...Thanks for your comment Sue. Sorry for the delay in replying to it. I've been so super busy with the end of term at school and haven't had much of a chance to spend time looking at my blog. Anyway, I've caught up finally and wanted to thank you for your lovely comment as usual. I've got another Cycad throwing out a break at the moment. They're always great to see.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-15949303524495041512015-11-16T19:11:16.588+10:002015-11-16T19:11:16.588+10:00thank goodness the wallabies have moved on. Hopefu...thank goodness the wallabies have moved on. Hopefully you'll get rain soon. Photos of the cycad wonderful as is the photo of the Forest Kingfisher.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-82799370270543602872015-11-06T08:35:58.564+10:002015-11-06T08:35:58.564+10:00Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Janneke...Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Janneke. It's lovely to have another new follower. Right now the very dry conditions continue and the garden is still suffering. Most of the wallabies have now moved on, and there's not as much feasting happening any more. I do still find a plant nibbled here and there, but it's not as heartbreaking.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-73827904202732098432015-11-06T08:34:26.050+10:002015-11-06T08:34:26.050+10:00Sorry it's taken a while for me to reply Helen...Sorry it's taken a while for me to reply Helene, I've been having internet issues. Anyway, thanks for your comment. The dry continues, but thankfully there is only one or two wallabies that come into my garden to find food at present. That means there's not quite as much damage happening any more. The plants that were eaten to the ground are still recovering, but are finding it BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-20746107323740086852015-11-03T06:05:10.384+10:002015-11-03T06:05:10.384+10:00I'm for the first time here and have been read...I'm for the first time here and have been reading and reading and watching all these wonderful plants which don't grow here outside. Love that courtyard garden, the shade garden and greenhouse with so many plants. So sorry for the dead wallaby in the frontgarden, on the other side you must be glad they all have gone off, it's not fun when they are ravaging your garden.<br />I will beJanneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-40937857269236716072015-11-02T12:07:54.568+10:002015-11-02T12:07:54.568+10:00It’s always such a treat to visit your blog Bernie...It’s always such a treat to visit your blog Bernie, no matter what time of year it is. I haven’t been here for a while, been too busy with creating a new garden after moving house, but your garden looks just as gorgeous as always. Sorry to hear about the wallabies and the damage they do, next time I am shooing away the squirrels from my pots and containers I am going to think of you and be happy HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-52268383586077128422015-10-29T22:39:14.213+10:002015-10-29T22:39:14.213+10:00Thanks for visiting, Sylvia. You're going to ...Thanks for visiting, Sylvia. You're going to enjoy creating your new garden. What an exciting journey you have in front of you. It will probably be filled with moments of triumph, moments of pain and disappointment, but in the end, you'll feel a great sense of achievement. Right now I'm still in the depths of disappointment and not really enjoying the garden as our dry season is BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-14731260582571606452015-10-29T22:36:55.624+10:002015-10-29T22:36:55.624+10:00Thanks Gunilla. It seems that most of the wallabi...Thanks Gunilla. It seems that most of the wallabies have now moved on. That's probably because they've eaten just about everything they can at my place and they're off in search of new pickings. Anyway, some plants have started their recovery, but they're finding it difficult given how dry the conditions are at the moment. It's going to take a while I think.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-71877127335376547072015-10-29T14:41:24.380+10:002015-10-29T14:41:24.380+10:00Hi Bernie, I am so loving reading all about your a...Hi Bernie, I am so loving reading all about your amazing garden. I'm attempting to start a tropical garden here in Brisbane and am also blogging about it, so your blog is a must read on so many counts. I take my hat off to you for all that you and your hubby have achieved in such an unforgiving climate. And the photos are stunning!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705713292946779733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-88664859577907866122015-10-21T20:48:20.869+10:002015-10-21T20:48:20.869+10:00I hope your garden will recover. Poor wallaby. I l...I hope your garden will recover. Poor wallaby. I love all the flowers and the birds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249439893293982706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-20824451310137988582015-10-15T06:53:36.143+10:002015-10-15T06:53:36.143+10:00Yes there's still a bit going on at the moment...Yes there's still a bit going on at the moment. I'm loving the Hippies popping up in the new garden beds. I'm really appreciating their lovely colour right now. It's always such a delight watching the new growth on the Cycad pop up. It's gorgeous soft foliage too, so different from the older spiky stuff.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-74632649140753175522015-10-15T06:52:23.864+10:002015-10-15T06:52:23.864+10:00I can't imagine what it would be like having m...I can't imagine what it would be like having monkeys munching on your plants and wreaking havoc in the garden. It sounds as if they're very destructive as well. At the moment most of the wallabies have moved on elsewhere and the couple that are still here seem to have much better manners. They're just digging up grass roots! I've tried the pepper spray and the garlic/chilli BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-29834588189565299232015-10-15T06:46:22.951+10:002015-10-15T06:46:22.951+10:00Virginia, that shot of the Cockatoo was a happy ac...Virginia, that shot of the Cockatoo was a happy accident but it worked out quite well. This is the first time we've had a sick wallaby hanging around so close to the house and us! It was so interesting that it felt as though it needed to be around us at the end. Some of the plants have starting their recovery, but the others are still looking awful.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-69256203316639232902015-10-14T09:19:04.639+10:002015-10-14T09:19:04.639+10:00Look at how much is going on in your garden....tha...Look at how much is going on in your garden....that Cycas is amazing and oh my we have ravenous deer and you have wallabies. And a Hippeastrum, which I plant for indoor winter flowers.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-30353894922194349012015-10-13T08:27:43.990+10:002015-10-13T08:27:43.990+10:00Just read your previous post about your wallaby wo...Just read your previous post about your wallaby woes...don't know how I didn't see it before.<br />You've got wallabies and I've got monkeys....both very destructive creatures in the garden...sending you good wishes that they leave your garden alone.<br />Can you sprinkle pepper around some of the plants and see if they leave those ones alone? Just wondering.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-67210074105687814492015-10-13T07:26:31.158+10:002015-10-13T07:26:31.158+10:00Great photo capture of the Cockatoo taking flight!...Great photo capture of the Cockatoo taking flight!!<br />So sorry about the wallaby....I find that animals come around close to my home and stay even closer when they're sick. I've ended up burying so many animals over the years because of this.<br />Hope your plants will recover and be beautiful again.<br />Seeing your cycad grow out its fronds reminds me that I saved a tiny piece of VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-49100875173928560742015-10-12T19:54:57.929+10:002015-10-12T19:54:57.929+10:00Thanks for dropping by to visit Johnsviccellio and...Thanks for dropping by to visit Johnsviccellio and for your comment. We gardeners do indeed have a lot in common no matter where we garden. That's why I so love visiting other gardeners' blogs.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-83747766929521013592015-10-12T19:53:49.979+10:002015-10-12T19:53:49.979+10:00Thanks Diana, there are still pockets of lovely th...Thanks Diana, there are still pockets of lovely things here and there. My shadehouse garden is my haven at the moment whenever I need a gardening fix.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-5261115752509450812015-10-12T19:53:12.840+10:002015-10-12T19:53:12.840+10:00Jayne, rain dances are most welcome. Rain dance a...Jayne, rain dances are most welcome. Rain dance as hard as possible for us please!BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-45470844037707894872015-10-12T19:52:33.721+10:002015-10-12T19:52:33.721+10:00The Cycads new growth pops up quite suddenly and i...The Cycads new growth pops up quite suddenly and it's fascinating to watch. I'm happy to say goodbye to the marauding wallabies now. Fingers crossed I'll see lots of plant recovery soon.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-15475460883448407492015-10-12T19:51:36.910+10:002015-10-12T19:51:36.910+10:00I am over the moon that the wallabies seem to have...I am over the moon that the wallabies seem to have moved on now, Pauline. Things were really looking awful around here, so bare. I can't wait for new growth to appear and hopefully for most of the plants to bounce back beautifully. Proper rain won't arrive for another couple of months yet as our wet season occurs sometimes between December and March. We're getting closer though.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-7548280088682481012015-10-12T11:05:58.826+10:002015-10-12T11:05:58.826+10:00Thank you for the pictures of your garden. It is a...Thank you for the pictures of your garden. It is a whole new world for me...of course. I enjoy learning about the victories and defeats of gardens all over the world. It demonstrates that, though we may be far apart, we share the same hopes and dreams...and frustrations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-37717308487138610702015-10-12T08:21:04.152+10:002015-10-12T08:21:04.152+10:00even without rain - your garden is looking lively....even without rain - your garden is looking lively.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-18601294681756024402015-10-12T06:29:43.821+10:002015-10-12T06:29:43.821+10:00I'm sorry to hear about the poor wallaby, but ...I'm sorry to hear about the poor wallaby, but I'm sure you are relieved to have your garden unmolested now that the rest of them have moved on. That's certainly something we don't have to worry about here! I always enjoy seeing the diversity of your garden. So many plants we don't have here. Hope you get a proper rain soon, I hate it when Mother Nature teases with just a Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-61596908405425995722015-10-12T06:12:40.893+10:002015-10-12T06:12:40.893+10:00I did feel for you with the damage done by the wal...I did feel for you with the damage done by the wallabies and I'm glad they have moved away. Great to see the garden bouncing back too. Those cycads fill out so fast! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com