Kangaeroo Corner has now got a fully fledged fern in place, with the amazing Alex Endo planting a dicksonia tree fern this morning.
The fern went into the back entrance where the nandina had been.
BEFORE
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Alex, who specializes in Aussie plants and creating gardens filled with Australian native plants and a magician who conjured up a magical transformation on Kangaeroo Corner a little over a year ago, also pruned the garden and got it looking even sharper.
DURING
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It was important for me to have a dicksonia because they’re a tree almost synonymous with the Dandenong Ranges, where I grew up and still have so many fond memories.
And it looks magnificent.
AFTER
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BONUS!
And we got a bonus! We got the tree fern because our earlier dicksonia had been choked by the nandina’s aggressive roots.
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I’d actually un-rooted the dicksonia and had it ready for the garbage pile until I saw the roots of the new fern.
They were not too different from the old one, so I asked Alex to have a look at the old girl. He thought there may be a possibility of rehabilitation, so we’re gonna give it a go and hope for the best!
All in all, an absolutely magnificent day!