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RFI - native plants for birds in the Gladstone / Capricorn region QLD

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Subject: RFI - native plants for birds in the Gladstone / Capricorn region QLD
From: Hannah Busch <>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:28:25 +1100
Hi all, 


Many thanks for the detailed responses. The articles posted were very 
interesting and a good starting point. I will give the local Society for 
Growing Australian Plants a call and work from there. 

Kind regards,

Hannah 



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> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:25:08 +1100
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI - native plants for birds in the Gladstone / 
> Capricorn region QLD
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> Hello birding-aus,
> 
> We have recently moved from Vic to QLD (Gladstone...coastal Capricorn region) 
> and bought our first property. As a keen bird photographer, I'd like to plant 
> out our back terraced area with natives to attract birds. Unfortunately, I 
> have very little gardening experience and all of it was back in Vic. So not 
> only do I not what to ask for, I don't even know what I have!
> 
> The following link is to a photo gallery in Facebook of my back yard and
>  some close up pics of some of the plants. You don't need to have a 
> facebook account to view the photos as it is a public gallery. 
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> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.575605476980.2077669.212901473&type=1&l=1c0b9637f6
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> 
> Before trekking down to the local nursery, I was hoping someone may be 
> able to offer me some suggestions of bird friendly native plants. Which 
> plants have you had success with? Are there combinations of plants to 
> enable flowering all year? Are any of the plants in the images worth 
> keeping? Are there any recommended nurseries on the Capricorn coast?
> 
> 
> Any advice is welcome, it will at least give me a starting point.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Hannah
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