Norm Mccann
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March
The autumn clean up has begun.
The weeds have gone wild over the summer but so have all the native plants.
The paths have become tunnels through the greenery.
We have had fantails playing around us feasting on the bugs we have disturbed as we work.
Friday, 4 July 2014
2014 plant allocation
Once again we have been lucky enough to receive a grant of Eco sourced plants from Peter Morris Hamilton City Council and Environment Waikato. 
We got 3 grass species for the swampiest area. Umbrella sedge, carex secta and carex virgeta.
Plagianthus Regus the ribbon wood is dotted in three places.
Two varieties if coprosma, thamnoides and rotundifolia have been put in under the punga.
And a new comer to the gully, macropiper excelsum or the pepper tree is being trialled on the bank under the punga.
30 plants in total. A good day!
Friday, 13 December 2013
The Brilliant Boggy Boardwalk Continues...
So after nearly 6months of neglect we have finally found the time to add the boards to the top of the stringers. The weeds have gotten away a bit but our planting has grown well too and is competing successfully in the more established areas. With access to this side of the section improved we should be able to keep a tighter rein on the noxious nasties.
Measurements done and the boards cut to size at the top of the gully we carried them down and began laying and nailing each one in.
It may be a small boardwalk in a private gully but there is no shoddy workmanship here. Working to a string line and using the square to centre the nails over the string gives it a top class finish with no extra trimming required.
And here is the completed path. Looks fabulous! The rectangular box that you can see on the right of the boardwalk is going to be a second seating area. This one will catch the afternoon sun and is big enough for two bench seats instead of the one in our shady summer retreat.
The only down side...
It was my turn to shed blood in the name of DIY this time. I caught my leg on a temporary nail and got four stitches for my lack of attention.
Well done to the man of the hour, architect, builder, labourer, first aider and "ambulance driver".
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