 The hail storm that made our Craft Gallery & Herb Farm look like it was a Winter Wonderland. The hail damaged many plants. The Herb Garden roof & supporting poles were damaged with the weight of the hail, as was the Herb Nursery roof. There was so much hail that it hadn't all melted by lunchtime the next day. | After so long without any rain, the gardens are really struggling. It has been really hard to keep the herbs alive & they certainly don't look their best. The gum trees are dropping their leaves & the grass is brown , crispy & disappearing fast. The dam water is evaporating quickly in the often hot 33C heat. The weather has been wonderful though for solar dyeing. We have been busy making a beautiful selection of solar dyed silk scarves. The colours achieved with solar dying are magnificent & vibrant. Solar dyeing with the hot Queensland sun creates silk scarves that reflect the true colours of Australia.  Cassandra making the solar dyed silk scarves.  |
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