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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: Mt Wellington
Evolution of spring
This blog post chronicles changes in my fruit trees, including the emergence of blossom and the growth of new leaves from the end of August until mid-October, a period of almost seven weeks. In the last week of August, the … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged blossom, greengage plum tree, kunanyi, Mt Wellington, Red plum tree, silver birch
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A trip to South West Tasmania-departure and settling in-2 of 26
Last century the practice of masses of people standing on wharves to wave off passengers when a ship departed was the norm. Streamers were thrown to festoon a ship and keep the connection between passengers and loved ones onshore intact … Continue reading
RTBG on Thursday 24 Sept- part 1 of 3
During my first year volunteering in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) the pattern was for clear blue skies each Thursday. The Covid 19 interlude has upset the heavens so that the new pattern seems to … Continue reading
Permaculture gardening – part 1 of 3
A couple of years ago I met Hannah Maloney, well known in Tasmanian permaculture circles, when I participated in a workshop devoted to composting. I was super impressed by her ability to enthuse, provide credible information and to educate. She … Continue reading
Walking on the mountain again
With his story, fellow gardener N gives me inspiration and motivates me to get out again onto our wonderful kunanyi/Mt Wellington and walk, regardless of the weather. You can access a map of the mountain tracks here. If you enlarge … Continue reading
Walking on the mountain
Recently, fellow RTBG Food Garden volunteer N was delighted that walking on tracks on Mt Wellington above Hobart was permissible again, as isolation restrictions have been relaxed. With relief and excitement he set out on a combination cycle and walking … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Morphett's Road, Mount Montagu, Mount Wellington, Mt Wellington, Neika, RTBG, Wellington Falls
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Thursday at the RTBG
Yesterday was Thursday. Long term blog followers will know the day is always glorious if I am (we the Food Garden volunteers are) going to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). And we did. And it was. Earlier in the … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 17 October 2019
When I looked from my window, Mt Wellington and the sky were missing; cloud obliterated the city and the landscape features on the western side of the Derwent River, and grey puffiness was overhead. Yikes! I shook my head in … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged Brie, Bush tomatoes, Camellia, Camembert, Capsicum, Capsicum Sweet Stuff, Determinate, Ducks, Food Garden, Gabion wall, Hurma Ukrainian, Indeterminate, Mt Wellington, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, Semi-Determinate, tea, tomato, Tomato Gardeners Delight
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Tasmanian Discoveries 