Where my mum is now living, at Dovetree, there are lovely grounds with lots of native trees planted. As everywhere, weeds are invading. I noticed this single patch of Singapore Daisy, and no other infestations. So I spent an hour removing the weeds by the roots. Prevented its spread into and over the other native ground covers. I’ll come back another couple of times to make sure it’s eliminated. A bit of education and early intervention makes all the difference!

I used to think that most of the rubbish I saw on the streets had blown out of bins, or was accidentally dropped. Sadly, time and time again I see the discards of whole meals from the KFC, and containers from Starbucks, where people park their cars, consume the food, then leave their rubbish 😔So sad. I repeatedly pick up the rubbish noting how grass cutters just mow over the top helping speed the creation of micro plastics….and on cue!!! A ride on, mowing grass that doesn’t need mowing, goes straight over the top. Wrong on so many levels 😢

Revisited the biobasin, removed a shopping bag of rubbish washed there after the rains, watered the seedlings and pulled out 50+ baby glycine vines. It’s looking really healthy ❤️

Invasive vines are everywhere in Brisbane, but these ones on Padstow Road were annoying me every time I drove past them. The trees had been deliberately planted, and some weeds had recently been wiper snipped. The Lilly Pilly and Eucalyptus now have a second chance!

Planted a Banksia and a Brisbane wattle in Skyview biobasin. Glycine has started to infiltrate the bed of Lomandras, so spent 45mins removing most of it. You can see the pile of removed glycine in the second pic

Planted 2 casuarinas, a Brisbane wattle and a banksia in the biobasin, replacing those that were killed by the glycine vine. Also removed some glycine regrowth, must have pulled out 100plus baby vines by the roots as well. No poison used 😊

Cleaned up cigarette and coffee paraphernalia around my local bus stop

Had 15mins to spare waiting for meeting, picked up rubbish

Spent 15mins removing glycine from the pathway near the kids

I had 15min to kill waiting for my friend to arrive for our afternoon catch-up and walk. Cut away the Balloon vine smothering a wattle, and removed Passionfruit vine from another 4 trees including the young brushbox in the centre of the second pic. Council contractors have poisoned along the paths, but many vines remain in the trees ☹️

Big weekend. I watered the 100+ trees we planted on Saturday. Handheld 8L watering can, up and down a 30m 45 degree slope 💪

Loaded up the car with 285 grasses, shrubs and trees for our weekend of planting near Dunoon!!! No room for Chris lol

Did another 30min on the pathway. Halfway done. Can you tell where I got up to in the first pic??

Glycine regrowth removed from the lomandras and Eucalyptus tree. Roots removed, no poison required!! Looks good in the before and after pics below.

Glycine vine is over growing these lomandras and the biobasin opposite. I can sort out the path, but will get council to do some heavy lifting in the basin. We can then maintain 😊

Here’s just one of many trees being smothered and killed along a popular path near the Sunnybank Rugby club. 15min later it has a new lease on life!

This plastic bag was dancing in the wind like a land jellyfish, just needing to be put in the bin, as I made my way to the bus. Now a turtle won’t mistake it as a real jellyfish if it made it to the ocean. You can write stories without outputs and mins spent if it is a once off good gesture, or even if you notice someone else’s great work, or if something needs to be done.

Revisited the biobasin on Miles Platting Road, removed regrowth of glycine vine. The trees are looking happy and healthy. Will return as more vine in the lomandras.

I took my car in for a Service at Joy Motors in Underwood on Friday morning, so had some time to kill. Went to Springvale Park where I spent 45mins removing mostly Monkey Rope vine, with small amounts of passionfruit and Gylcine vine from Casurinas, two eucalypts and a Wattle. Lovely hearing an Eastern whipbird as I worked.

I was in Stones Corner to pick up a music book for my daughter. I remembered there is some great restoration of native trees along the creek. A big shout out to Buranda Bushcare! I counted three nest boxes. In the first photo look for the possum tail hanging out the hollow ❤️😊. I spent 30min picking up rubbish along the banks.