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Water, water, everywhere – 15th February 2016

Water, water, everywhere – 15th February 2016

Erosion is on of the big three issues that we have to deal with her at Arborlon. So we have been addressing one of the issues that leads to the above image.

It is a problem I have seen in every house I have lived in in Queensland. Poor storm water control – in this case gutter overflow, during significant rain.

Everything moves downhill – 13th February 2016

Everything moves downhill – 13th February 2016

We had a little rain around the end of January, and beginning of February – 100+ mm in the last week of Jan, and 50+ mm in the first week of Feb. Some of this rain played havoc with some of our construction works. It was mostly due to volume and incomplete construction.

We had addressed most of the issues by now, and were therefore surprised to discover a big washout on the road side of the property.

Native ferns make an appearance – 1st February 2016

Native ferns make an appearance – 1st February 2016

As we have cleared areas of the property that have been neglected over the last 5-6 years, we have seen more and more of the native plant species return.

The most remarkable has been the Maidenhair Fern(Adiantum atroviride) that appeared in massive numbers as we cleared away grass tussocks on the south and protected side of the house hill.