After a week of intermittent rain and thunderstorms, the day of the spring plant fair dawned clear and crisp.  I was up with the lorikeets and arrived at 8:00am along with about 100 other plant enthusiasts.  Armed with our lists, the early birds swooped …

There were over fifty stands selling native, bush tucker and european plants, vegetable seedlings, compost, and even bottles of worm wee.  To keep us entertained there was a riveting workshop on composting, and our local reptile expert demonstrated what to do when coming face-to-face with a red bellied black snake.
(Freeze … apparently they have really bad eyesight !!)

To ensure that none of us fainted from hunger before having spent the maximum amount of money, there were …  felafel rolls and decadent organic cakes, coffee and chai tea. One stand run by a cheery local Sikh identity was selling samosas and egg & bacon sandwiches – is that “fusion food” I wonder ??

Two hours later I was able to extract myself and return home with my purchases… several grevillias and powderpuff lilly pillys, a tahitian lime, a chocolate pudding tree, tomatoes, a curry leaf bush and a gorgeous pink cordyline.  Now comes the task of finding a suitable spot for everything.

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