Wunya

Wunya (Welcome)! Here you’ll find descriptions and reflections about active transport, natural areas, native flora & fauna, growing food, and rehabilitating native bushland around Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia. Since 2020 the focus changed to the Seven Hills Bushland Reserve and the two main watercourses Keralgerie (Perrin) and Minnippi Creeks that flow through this remnant eucalypt woodland.

Three separate images of flowering plants are combined. At the top, a branch of a small tree displays lots of pale purple flowers and long narrow green leaves. The middle image shows a mass of bright orange/yellow flowers covering a low shrub with small leaves. At the bottom a flower stalk from a vine displays deep purple flowers each with two small stamens.

A Wildflower "Season"

Wildflowers have recently emerged in August, lead by a trio from the Fabaceae family…

A planter container growing Warrigal Greens whose leaves are being harvested with sissors.

Free Frozen Spinach

At this time of year bountiful quantities of Warrigal Greens become available. But if not collected and preserved they wilt away to nothing when summer arrives.

Paper Pots for Small Scale Growing

It is good to raise seedlings in small paper pots. Paper pots are inexpensive and can be made out of scrap paper using a wooden mould.

Soft Bracken Transplant

Soft Bracken Fern provides good ground cover and substantial habitat for small animals.

Seeana

While cycling around Wishart I came across this magnificent old-growth gum (possibly a Narrow-leaved Red Gum, Eucalyptus seeana.