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plants in new aviary

Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 17:22
by Mickp
here are a couple of pics of the plants that I have put in the new aviary so far

African Feathergrass (approx 1m high and 1m across, finches love the seeds and use the dry stems for nest material)
africanfeathergrass.jpg
Bamboo Plants (grow to approx 1.5m - 1.8m high)
bambooplants.jpg
Box Hedge (grows to whatever height you allow it to, same for width, great for building nests in)
boxhedges.jpg
Geranium (odd choice perhaps but mosquito's hate it & keep well away from general area. once big enough birds cannest in it)
geranium.jpg
Wormwood herb (have seen it in aviaries up to 1m high and a metre in diameter, good for birds to eat and again provides nest sites)
wormwoodherb.jpg
still have lots to plant will post pics as I go

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 17:29
by Page0044
Hey that will look great once it starts growing, i am after some grasses for mine and some natives like bottle brush.

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 17:30
by Steven
You have some nice plants in there Mick they will look great when bigger

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 17:42
by Mickp
wish I could have afforded the larger size plants. but they wanted about 4 times what I paid for those I did get. birds turn to be patient lol

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 20:24
by gomer
good to get your plants in now before the birds.

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 15 Mar 2009, 19:12
by Steven
Hey Mick how are your plants going in your aviary.

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 15 Mar 2009, 19:20
by Mickp
all are still alive. have added a few more different types now but no pics as yet (working arvo shift this week so should be able to take some).
even got a metre high grevillea for $15 and some more feathergrasses a couple of climbers.

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 15 Mar 2009, 19:27
by Page0044
Thats cheap Mick, look forward to some pics.

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 11:57
by Mickp
here are pics of the latest plants

Grevillea
GrevilleaWinparaGem.jpg
Climber - Pandorea Snowbells
PandoreaSnowbells.jpg
Climber - Hardenbergia
Hardenbergia-HappyWanderer.jpg
Purple Fountain Grass
PurpleFountainGrass-PennisetumMacro.jpg

Re: plants in new aviary

Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 18:58
by Matt
Looking good Mick. Just make sure the grasses are well established before the birds can get to them. I rotate my grasses in pots and they get decimated each week.