December Working Bee

The December working Bee will be on Tuesday, December 15th at 9:30 am. Meet at the tap in Pin Oak Crescent. Main tasks are watering and collecting litter. Hopefully we will finish before it gets too hot but wear a hat. All welcome. Just turn up and sign in if you wish to join us.
Ros

November 2015 Working Bee

Six volunteers attended the working bee on Tuesday, November, 24th: Ros, Thomas, Jennie, Ed, Roger and Margaret N. Apologies from John and Ian. We were very fortunate with the weather, it being a sunny, still morning; the next day was hot and extremely windy. In addition to our usual cleaning, watering and weeding duties, we pulled up all the poplar suckers that we could see and replanted the Agave mexicana and planted a ground-cover succulent (not Pigface) in the area where the Pigface was wiped out by a mealy bug infestation.

 We were overjoyed to find the Eucalyptus platypus, (pictured) in flower for the first time since we planted it as a tiny tube stock five and a half years ago.

Eucalyptus platypus, common name:"Round-leafed Moort"is a mallee. It grows 3-8 meters high and is densely foliaged to the ground. It is frost and drought resistant and is tolerant of alkaline soils and smog. I love the unusual shape and texture of the leaves as well as the pompom configuration of the flowers.
The last working bee for 2015 will be held in December; either 15th or 22nd...Stationeers are very busy around that time so we will need to compare diaries. Keep you posted,
Ros

November Working Bee

Our next working bee is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24th, 2015. Meet at the tap in Pin Oak Crescent at 9:30 am. Newcomers welcome. Just turn up and register to become a Stationeer.

Tasks will include cleaning up under the landing and steps, picking up litter from the whole area and watering. There has been some damage to the Agave mexicana nearest the step and the Pig-face has completely died around it. I will bring some replacement plants. Ros

October 2015 Working Bee Report

 Six Stationeers attended a working bee on Tuesday October 21st. We were pleased to find the garden generally looking rather good despite the soil being very dry. We weeded, pruned, watered and picked up rubbish ready for the "Off Tracks" Street Festival the following Sunday.

 One seasonal change of note was the contrasting textures of the native grasses; Feather spear-grass  living up to its name, forming a fluffy band at the base of the steepest section. This is very pleasing as the original Spear grasses we planted seemed to have only an annual lifespan but seeds of the original plants germinated where they found conditions favorable. The occasional bloom of Sticky Everlasting paper daisies, pale blue Tufted Bluebells and one Bulbine Lily plus pale pink Pelargonium australe quietly flowering among the Lomandra make the garden more than  a pragmatic green-fill.

Under the station, lilies were in flower despite their absolutely awful growing conditions. We observed a native Blue-banded bee shaking pollen from the flowers of Dianella tasmanica with the vibration of its wings, a wonderful sight as we always hoped to attract native wildlife to the garden.

October Working Bee

Embankment yesterday

Our next working bee is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, 2015. Meet at the tap in Pin Oak Crescent at 9:30 am. Tasks will include cleaning up under the landing and steps, picking up litter from the whole area and watering. Newcomers welcome. Just turn up and register to become a Stationeer. Ros

Next working bee

The next Newmarket Stationeers working bee has been postponed to Tuesday,

July 28th, commencing at 9:30 am.

Winter moon over Flemington

 

Working bee June 16th

Flowering right now providing winter sustenance for honey-eaters

The next Newmarket Stationeers working bee will be held on Tuesday June 16th, commencing at 10:00 am. New members are welcome. Just turn up on the day and register your name.
Meet on the footpath opposite "La Delicatessa" in Pin Oak Crescent. If  light showers are predicted for the 16th, expect the working bee to proceed. However if conditions on the day are really wet the working bee will be postponed to the following Tuesday. 
Ros