The Ballandean Dump Beautification Committee

I'll leave Western China just for this Blog.

And with its title, I know that you couldn't resist opening it.

Beautifying our local dump??

At a wine-fuelled evening, our neighbour Sam suggested planting Chinese Pistachio trees around the dump.
He wanted visitors to the area to see beautiful trees (and in Autumn these have a  brilliant red foliage) as they cross Accommodation Creek.
At present the sight that greets them is the dump! Mature trees would certainly hide much of the dump.

My husband agreed to be his helper.

The planting was to begin early the next morning.....this after lots of great wine consumed the night before!

Our bare local dump.

First of all the area for the tress must be inspected.

The Beautification Committee for the Ballandean Dump check out the site.

Once the area was inspected, it was measured so that the trees would be spread evenly around the fence.

Measuring for tree placement.

Next holes have to be dug.

The area we live in is called The Granite Belt.
Yes, and there's a reason.....lots of rocks about. Granite rocks. Very hard rocks.

So digging the holes, manually, was very hard work for the committee of two!

The committee at work, digging

And when the hole was large enough, and deep enough, the tree was planted.

A Chinese pistachio Pistacia chinensis ( almost camouflaged by my amateur photography placement!!)

 And a success at last! One down, 6 to go!

The first tree is in! Hurrah.

When all the trees were planted they were mulched, and now, fingers crossed, they will all grow and beautify the Ballandean Dump!


Congratulations Sam and Adrian!