As my Resident Grass Trees are just choofing along... hopefully just growing!

Here are two fantastic photo's found at other sites here on the net...

posted by Grass Tree devotees.

A group of lovely old Australian residents!

Their more likely predators would be land developers!!

See below for the second photo.

( I lost the photo and had to do this bit again ...still don't know how to rearrange the photo's after I've put them in the blog!?!)
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Another Interesting relative in the Xanthorroea Family...

also residing in my garden.

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Xanthorrhoea Species
Fire Spear (or Didgeredoo Sticks)
An Australian Native
A hardy and long-lived evergreen tree with a dense rosette
of narrow arching needle-like leaves of 60-90cm long.
Tiny white to cream, bird attracting flowers are clustered
on long “spears”, and usually appear in spring or as a
reaction to fire in the wild.
This plant prefers an open sunny position in well drained soil.
Benefits from burning off occasionally. Can tolerate dry or
wet periods in most soil types once established.
Fertilise sparingly using organic fertilizer for natives.
Minimise disturbance to root ball when planting.
An ideal feature in the garden or a pot.

Actually the plant looks similar to a smaller bullrush or a tussock bush!!

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2nd Photo

This one clearly has had a hot time of it...Still surviving though!

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Seedling tally still 80 - 77 healthy? 3 dicey?

Cheers