Biandar is now officially on the market. We have retained the right to sell it ourselves, but we also have two agents, one from Alstonville, 10 kilometres south of us and the other from Bangalow, 17 kilometres to the north. We assume that each will attract different clientele.
If a buyer does not eventuate, our PlanB is to draw an imaginary line around a few acres, keep that under control, and let the rest of the place go back to nature.
The short rows of macadamias just beyond the vegetable garden have seen the start of this process. We have planted over 50 rainforest trees between and within the rows . Some are already quite large, and in a couple of years there should be a flourishing extension to the rainforest.
The larger blocks of (healthy but negelected) macadamias will, we expect, eventually also revert to rainforest. After all, maccas are rainforest trees native to this district, and birds do keep spreading seeds. The area over the hill will be largely left to its own devices, though we will need to mow the track to the pump on the creek. We hope to be able to keep the camphors and privet from taking over.
On this side of the hill, the numerous rainforest tree seedlings in the nursery, either in the longterm seedboxes or already in pots, will be planted in the area north of the pines and southeast of the house. I can’t see myself being able to resist collecting and germinating seeds, so the number of planted rainforest trees will continue to increase.
We plan to reduce the size of the garden, and place more emphsis on shrubs and mulched areas.
We plan to reduce the size of the garden, and place more emphsis on shrubs and mulched areas.
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