the road into my home village comes alive each year when the coreopsis come into bloom....
Coreopsis by Paul Reid, on Flickr
Currarong Road by Paul Reid, on Flickr
the road into my home village comes alive each year when the coreopsis come into bloom....
Coreopsis by Paul Reid, on Flickr
Currarong Road by Paul Reid, on Flickr
http://curraronggardening.com/
"All sin is washed away in the Holy goodness of Beer"
Book of Redeye, Psalm 69
Yes the road might appear to 'come alive' & I don't want to be a 'spoiler',
but did you realise that these coreopsis are a first class pest plant / invasive environmental weed as are the gazanias that are/have spread through northern & other parts of Vic.
The stuff should be controlled rather than encouraged / admired.
To quote from an authoritative website of Qld govt and Weeds of Aust
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/we...lanceolata.htm
Notes
Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is regarded as an environmental weed in New South Wales and Queensland, and a potential weed or "sleeper weed" in other parts of the country.*This garden escape*is listed as a priority environmental weed in one Natural Resource Management region and*is commonly found on roadsides, along railway lines and in disturbed areas.
Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) has*invaded native grasslands and open woodlands and*is most abundant in the Stanthorpe district in south-eastern Queensland. However, it*is thought to have the potential to become a major weed in open forest habitats within*the coastal and sub-coastal districts of Queensland and New South Wales.
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Joe
Yes l know all that but know that they haven't moved from the roadside here in 40 years. I have worked as a contract bush regenerater for over 20 years (and spotted a bitou bush in one photo lol) but happy to live with the coreopsis
http://curraronggardening.com/
"All sin is washed away in the Holy goodness of Beer"
Book of Redeye, Psalm 69
All you need is salvation jane in mix and you could be in the south of france.