Five years ago we put in some paths for disabled access so we could bring my mother-in-law home from her nursing home for regular day trips and in the process we added a new section that was made up using larger smooth rocks near my studio shed. I bought a Grass tree - Xanthorrhoea sp... Continue Reading →
Grass Trees – Xanthorrhoea sp. – Quintessential Australian Flora
The Xanthorrhoea sp. - grass trees or blackboys - are one of the iconic quintessential Australian plants.They are often incorporated in iconic Australian images - both photographs and paintings. The Indigenous peoples used different parts of this plant for using the fibre for implements, for food sources and making weapons. These photos are from a... Continue Reading →