Gallery October 2007. Two years later

The stream is now quite difficult to see with the plants crowding into the stream bed.

The cladding to hide the ugly concrete walls etc has still not been done. Maybe that is a project for next year. There are so many options - we're even thinking of old barn facade where the wheel barrow is standing.

Neither Carole my wife or I are gardeners. Di Kearns (082 823 2511) did the initial planting for us and the stream just did the rest. Everything grows like wild fire, even during the winter. The area is a favourite with baby Josh who often sits in the stream to cool off.

Our only job is to keep everything in check by pruning madly. We also have to constantly remove plants that automatically seed themselves. If we did not do this the stream would not be visible at all.

The source of the stream and the marshy area has reached quite a height now. We are pleased to note that this area does not smell nor is it a breading area for mozzies. The water is not stagnant because the stream automatically flows once per hour day and night.

Many plants have moved themselves around finding their own comfy spot. This has happened without our intervention - the plants know where they will grow best.

The bird and insect life in our garden is nothing short of amazing. At night the area is alive with sounds making the city seem far far away. We even have frogs despite not having a pond of any description. We did not want that worry with Josh being planned when the stream was laid out

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