I purchased an acreage in the Southern Flinders Ranges in 2006.
Since then I have planted +3,000 trees and shrubs.
This is a semi arid area. This experience is nothing like growing plants in a suburban backyard.
It was a steep learning curve for me to plant and grow successfully in this environment. My first couple of years plantings were failures but more recently my success rate has improved and at the same time my effort has decreased based on the lessons learnt.
Below are some before and after photos.
Driveway photo taken in 2007.
Driveway photo taken from the same spot in 2012.
Looking north from shed photo taken in 2007.
Looking north photo taken from the same spot in 2014.
A different location in 2006.
Again in 2012.