	{"id":66641,"date":"2020-01-22T12:56:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T01:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=66641"},"modified":"2020-01-22T12:56:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T01:56:57","slug":"natives-sound-great-at-birdsong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/living\/natives-sound-great-at-birdsong\/","title":{"rendered":"Natives sound great at Birdsong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FROM the moment you step onto Karen and Ron Gray\u2019s five-acer property nestled on the edge of Smythesdale, you know why they\u2019ve called their new venture Birdsong.<\/p>\n<p>The land teems with the sounds, smells and flavours of the Australian bush, and now the Gray\u2019s are opening Birdsong Nursery and Gardens for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66644\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66644\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0594-for-web.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gray\u2019s have created a terraced garden with the help of Warrick Pitcher from Elaine Excavations and filled it with Australian natives and water features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d come out here of a morning and I\u2019d have my coffee before I went to work and the bird life was just incredible,\u201d Karen said. \u201cThe more we\u2019ve put into the garden the more the birds have come in. That\u2019s where it all started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think people will enjoy sitting on the verandah having a coffee or a cold drink and enjoying the peaceful time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are so many reasons why the Gray\u2019s have opened Birdsong to everyone. From an early age Karen was experienced plants and a love of gardens thanks to her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Now, together with Ron, the couple have transformed their block to open spaces and canopied areas, along with rock lined creeks.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also been running plant stall at the Smythesdale and Belmont markets for the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings have just evolved,\u201d Karen said. \u201cWe bought the place three years ago and there was nothing here, it was a virgin block, essentially.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see Birdsong more as a garden experience, people just want to come out and have a chat about natives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new nursery will offer exclusively Australian natives including banksias, grevilleas, callistemons, flowering grafted eucalyptus and other gums, erremophilas, correas, plants from the Tucker Bush tucker plants and lots more, mostly in 140, 160 and 200-millimetre pots.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a range of decorative pots and planters, a special low phosphate Australian native potting mix for plating that the Gray\u2019s have created with a supplier, as well as slow release fertilisers and handy crafts and arts.<\/p>\n<p>The things on offer, from plants to potting mix, has been stocked based on Ron and Karen\u2019s experience creating their Australian native garden in Smythesdale and they want to share the knowledge with visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have snow here sometimes, and really heavy frosts, right through to 40-degree days,\u201d said Ron. \u201cSo, we know what\u2019s going to work in this region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been trial and error with our plantings, we\u2019ve put things in and lost them, so things that have worked we recommend to people,\u201d add Karen. \u201cWhatever we\u2019ve found does well here is what where stocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66642\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66642\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/IMG_0589-for-web.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cockolas the cockatoo is ready to greet arrivals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yet Birdsong is more than just a place to get a wide range of native plants and the things to help them grow.<\/p>\n<p>Karen has been cooking up a storm as a chef for over three decades and an onside food van will showcase her culinary talents.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll be weaving in bush tucker plants like pepper berry, lemon myrtle and saltbush from her garden into the food, so Birdsong Nursery and Gardens is a place you can spend hours enjoying in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love those native herbs in cooking,\u201d Karen said. \u201cI make homemade pies, pasties and sausage rolls and I try and incorporate the herbs. This morning I went out the back and picked a heap of herbs and put them through the meat for sausage rolls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Birdsong Nursery and Gardens has been a labour of love for Karen and Ron.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Warrick Pitcher from Elaine Excavations they have worked hard to create a range of spaces on the site including terraced gardens, a creek and a sweeping veranda where visitors can rest, take in views of the garden and enjoy the food.<\/p>\n<p>Birdsong Nursery and Garden is located at 9 Baglin Street, Smythesdale. Contact Karen and Ron on <strong>5342 8346<\/strong>, <strong>0416 057 713<\/strong> or <a href=\"mailto:birdsongnursery@gmail.com\"><strong>birdsongnursery@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>. Also, find them on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BirdsongNursery\/\"><strong>facebook.com\/BirdsongNursery<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FROM the moment you step onto Karen and Ron Gray\u2019s five-acer property nestled on the edge of Smythesdale, you know why they\u2019ve called their new venture Birdsong. 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