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Yes, very sad 😥. They had a lovely special tribute to him on SBS last week; he was very much loved and respected.

Im glad you found the video helpful 👍🏼

If you don’t understand another persons actions it doesn’t make them insane, just different to you.

Thank you. I have loads of respect and admiration for Dr Moseley and think it’s important not to speculate.

Hey, people ... we all need to follow wise gurus like Mosley and Linda McCartney.

Nothing wrong with meat and dairy our ancestral diet.

Me too ☺️, I hope you get to visit the South West of WA some time and see it for yourself 💚

Thank you for watching, be safe 💚

Thank you for watching, be safe 🙂

Thanks for sharing your thoughts :). personally I avoid drinks with caffiene for hydration. these days when I work a full day in the bush I take water and an electrolyte powder I can add if I need it.

It breaks my heart to think about what happened to Dr Mosley, I adored him and am so grateful for his life’s work. It’s tragic and so very sad. 😥 we can deteriorate so quickly in the heat. Be safe x

Yes we cannot understand why Michael didn't turn back 30 minutes after walking into the hills from Pedi.. when he could see the path was not clear and he was exposed to immense heat and rocks. At that time he would have been thinking clearly. I think he did not have an understanding of where Symi town is... in relation to the Bay of Pedi. He must have been convinced that he was going in the right direction. Maybe he believed he could not get lost on a small island. Then later...as heatstroke started and there were no houses in sight he must have felt really unwell and worried. He did so well to keep walking when he was exhausted and dehydrated. So sad.

Thank you, be safe x

It upsets me so much to think about what happened to Dr Mosley. 😥 be safe x

Oh, how interesting. Often banksia flowers can be used to make a sweet drink but I'm not sure about tea. I bet the birds love the tree on your street. 🙂

We don’t have the balance right yet - supporting the environment that sustains us while ever expanding the human population….

Thanks, I’ll be driving mostly and doing short walks 😊. Good advice for those doing the walk 👍🏼

You’re welcome, I love doing this. Thanks for commenting ☺️

Awesome! Easiest way is to email me on info@lifeinthebush.com.au 😃

Thanks for commenting, I always have more on the horizon, love making these videos, glad you like them 😀

I agree, they are fascinating :) Thank you. Many years ago I worked in a native nursery in Victoria and we would put banksia cones in the oven to release the seed :)

They had some near misses on their trip, lost a few of their animals but all the men survived to tell their stories. It’s been fascinating learning about it 😊

That is sad to hear, there have been many plant deaths in bushland around Perth too from this long dry we've had. :(

Oh wow, that's awesome 😀, my blood line lost the Hovell surname when Emily Florence Hovell (daughter of Albert Ross Hovell) married Arthur Lissant. 🙂

Will do, can’t wait 😊

Looks like that is at the westernmost end of thier natural range, according to Australian Native Plants Society 😊🌳 anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/leptospermum-laevigatum/

G'day 🙂 Thank you for watching and commenting and letting me know about the links. I've checked them all and removed the ones that are broken now👍

Cool, thank you! 😄😄

It's such a shame that they are having such a detrimental impact on local species. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is currently developing a WA Pest Parrot and Cockatoo Management Strategy.

Glad to hear you got something out of the video 😀🌿

Thank you 🙏🏼💚

Thank you 🙏🏼🫶🏻

Awww thanks for saying so, I love watching your videos too. Would be good to collaborate some time, when I’m over your way 😊

@@LifeintheBush It would be good to meet you when you are back this way for one of your 'home' visits.

Thank you, that’s so lovely to hear 💚😃

Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you liked the video. I didn't say you can taste the sap; I said I've tasted the nectar. The leaves, both green or dry, are a natural part of the plant and I explained thier benefit to biodiversity in the video. There is no reason for human intervention in the bushland, to trim or burn the leaves to try and stimulate growth and I don't think it would work anyway. These plants are monocotyledons with a very different vascular system to most shrubs and trees that people may prune in thier gardens to stimulate growth. Burning these plants regularly would likely cause too much stress to the plant also.

Wow really!? I hope they come with a warranty as they don’t always survive when transplanted and that’s in the same environment where they occur naturally. It’s sad that the reason for most mature grass tree sales over here is because they are being salvaged prior to bushland being cleared for development. I hope it’s not an expanding industry in the UK if that’s where they’re coming from 😢.

😊 I think we all have some amazing stories to tell through our history, hope you will be along for the journey 😊

You’re welcome. The map is a good starting point, there is so much more info for me to research through on line resources and books and yarning with people. I’m glad to have you along for the journey 😊

You’re welcome 😊. Thank you 💚

Thank you @MoreliaAusralia, I’m glad you enjoyed the tour 😊. The vegetation must look so crispy compared to the land of the Big Scrub. I hope you have a lovely 2024.

Hi, so glad you liked the video 😀. I responded yesterday about the wrong plant so ignore that if you read it, I mistakenly thought your comment was on the Xanthorrhoea video at first 🙃. Banksia menziesii is a popular plant because of the colourful flower spikes, so it's possible you'll find them in a native nursery in Melbourne. It would probably grow okay in Melbourne without grafting, depending on your location and soil type. There are also local Melbourne species of Banksia and if you grow a local species it will have a greaterr impact on supporting biodiversity. I'll be posting a video in the next couple of months on Banksia integrifolia (Coast Banksia), filmed near Frankston. It's a local, has lovely leaves and can grow flowers most of the year. It's grown as a street tree all across that area and I've actually seen it planted as a street tree in Perth 😯. It can get tall though so if you want something smaller consider Banksia marginata, which grows between 1-6m tall. I hope this helps 🙂

Thanks for this info, I have had other Xanthorrhea at previous home , so beautiful. It’s this Christmas tree version I found that I was wondering about. I heard about it on 3cR which is a community based radio station that does the garden show, always interesting. Then looked it up on TH-cam and here you are. I always find Australian TH-cam content difficult to find as when you type in Australia garden up comes pages of the useless abc gardening Australia programme, which is often superficial in content. So good on you for making Aussie content

@@Kay-qt2id thank you ☺ I hadn't thought to promote my video's to Australian garden enthusiasts and perhaps I should, so more people can find the content. Thanks for the idea. The WA Christmas Tree is grown in Perth nurseries by planting it alongside a grass so the Christmas Tree can tap into the root of the grass. Not many people plant them in gardens because they take many years to flower but would be well worth the wait.

How special, they are such amazing and charismatic birds 😍

How?

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Thank you. It's good to err on the side of caution but having tasted them, I can say you aren't missing anything, they don't taste particularly nice to me. Supposed to taste less bitter after rains but I haven't found them to improve in flavour. 😄

They do fantastic! I have seen them at a botanical garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

They certainly are delightful 🙂

@@southwesthardypalms No kidding? that is so encouraging, I'm going to Google this right now! super interested in it. thank you for sharing

Yes, they can be expensive to buy because they take so long to grow. I bought one over 10 years ago and it cost over $200 to have it transplanted into my garden.

I know what you mean 🙂, they really stand out in the landscape; they're so unique and draw your attention. I hope you get to visit Australia some day and see them in person.🙂

If you come to the Southwest U.S., we have many native plants that resemble the grass tree. Dasylirion longissimum, Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Nolina bigelovii, Yucca elata and much more. The flowers are definitely very unique on the grass tree though. It’s amazing that Australia has a very similar looking genus!

@@southwesthardypalms wow, thanks for that, I've just googled them all and you're right they are so similar, how amazing. A lot of Australians plant Yucca's in their garden, but I'm not sure I've seen the elata before. We also have another species totally unrelated but very similar to the grass tree called Kingia australis, it's on my list for a future video. 🙂

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Thanks for the well wishes🙏🏼. I’ll stick to the locations on public land 👍🏻 unless I am invited onto private property, which would be exciting 😁

You're welcome, thanks for taking the time to comment ☺

Thanks for commenting, it must have been nice to grow up in Perth, the bushland is so diverse and unique.

Roads are such a danger for our wildlife, particularly the slow moving ones. I’m glad to hear that they can be spotted in time to avoid them. It must be lovely bush around the area 😊