The first art work arrives

Not many gardens boost works of art these days, but Gondwanaland has a new wall hanging. It’s one of the rock panels from my “Retracing Darwin” exhibition fitted out as the new home for an stag horn fern [Platycerium]. The fern is “growing” over my representation of the geological layers representing the Permian mass extinction event. A somewhat poignant reminder of the larger cycles in nature.

I think it looks perfectly at home.

In good health

 
My wollemi pine gets its anuual-ish repoting. Compared with other pines here in victoria it is looking healthy with some new growth visiable (probably related to the fact that i still "hand" water it by placing it in a bucket of shower water regularly). However it is starting to look just a little spindly and I am wondering if it is a good idea to prune and if so when? Checking the wollemi website suggests shaping is a good idea and anytime of the year, but sterile secateurs!