The first of my serious botany sketches is of the Horticulture student's garden. Repairing and revitalising these wicking beds was our first project for the year. Since winter came no further watering has been required for these summer smart beds.
Native Wisteria - Coral Pea https://perthwildflowers.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/native-wisteria-3/ Spyridium globulosum , the basket bush , is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae . It is endemic to Western Australia where it occurs on coastal dunes and in limestone areas. It grows to between 0.6 and 5 metres in height and produces white flowers between June and November in its native range. https://perthwildflowers.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/basket-bush/ Some of the plants we looked at are from overseas; sea spinach out competes the spinifex Some of the plants we looked at are considered to be weeds; https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/euphorbia_paralias.htm http://www.pestandweeds.com/weed-profiles/weed-herbs/gazania/ Spinifex hirsutus Labill. and some times they don't know what to think; http://beachcombers-kit.fish.wa.gov.au/species-list/seagrasses-and-algae/fibre-ball/
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