Page 7 - Gunsmoke 148 (December 2019)

This summer, birds nested
and raised young for the
first time in the garden.
They were Silvereyes. Small
lizards (skinks) came and
raised babies. A family of
four Superb Fairy Wrens visits
most days. Paper wasps
have made nests. At the
moment, the Russian sage
(Perovskia) and sedum are
in flower and attract bees
(both exotic and native) as
well as butterflies and other
insects. Birds like undisturbed
woodlands and something
similar can be achieved in
your garden by adding logs
and branches and allowing
it to become a bit scruffy.
Even weeds like purslane
and milkweed host insects.
Each passing year my
untidy garden increases
in biodiversity, and I take
pleasure in helping it
evolve.

Bill Graham

https://www.see-change.
org.au/category/local-
groups/gungahlin/

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