More Clearing Out and Odd Weather

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It was rather an odd day today, weather wise. There was a bright, sunny, hot start to the day and I headed out quite early to start two more clearing out jobs.

One job was to remove all the dead stems and leaves from one half of a huge stand of Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger).

It covers an area of around 3×3metres and is close to 3m tall. It got seriously out of control while I was away from home. The photo above shows just how much was removed from just one half of the stand. I’ll be tackling the other half of the job next weekend!

Another massive clearing out job was needed for the garden space just in front of our car shed.

The photo shows the garden space where two massive stands of Thunbergia erecta had spread far and wide and needed a drastic cut back. I also had to tackle another infestation of the Passiflora foetida (Stinking Passionfruit) which was completely covering all the shrubs in that space. Nasty horrid thing! We always have issues with it here in the foothills!

Anyway, after a few hours of hard work, the trailer was loaded up with debris and it visited the dump! After I returned inside the house for a much needed cuppa, there was quite a heavy shower of rain that swept over our place very quickly and passed on. It lasted all of a minute then the sun came out as brilliant as ever. So very strange! Obviously that one little rain cloud was just playing with us! The rest of the day has been sunny and hot.

What did I notice in the garden while out and about today?

- the Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger) is blooming

- my Alocasia Dragon Scale is blooming (the Alocasia is the plant at the front of the photo)

Photos show the spathe, the spadix and the flower of the Alocasia Dragon Scale.

- there were quite a few little Junonia hedonias, commonly known as the Brown Pansy Butterflies, dancing around the garden today

- the Dianellas (our native Flax Lily) are all blooming.

You have to get up close to see the tiny little white flowers of the Dianella.

• 12 Oct, 2024
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