With our vege patch humming along, and the renovation finished, the next project is the back yard.

We’re creating a native garden, with a “surburban bush” feel. In time, we should be able to look out through our back windows to a dense green mini-forest.

The back garden is somewhat shaded, with patches of sun throughout the day. So the “typical” Australian plants — which mostly require full sun — are out.

The photo above is the “before shot”, with the first batch of seedlings going in. This includes a pile of:

• correa
• crowea
• boronia
• prostanthera
• dianella
• lomandra
• cordyline
• various ferns

We’ll report back with a “after” photo at the end of summer, hopefully with a lot of green and not much brown!