Phil is a native plant tragic who had to retire from work to pursue his desire to collect, propagate and grow native plants. Grafting is one of his interests as well as speaking at many district group meetings to spread the word.Support for turning all of a 7.5 acre cleared block of land into a garden paradise was extremely thin, so with a few deep breaths and armed with only a vague idea, a smile, a mattock and with a little experience I was slowly gaining from APS Yarra Yarramembers I commenced the task initially with assistance with my wife, Diane. It was her idea originally but the task was soon left only one man standing. To understand the property size it is 100m wide and 300m long, I reckon it equates to more than 40 standard house gardens.
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