Elyse and I are wading through a field of native Kangaroo Grass, Themeda australis, near the Southern Highlands of NSW. We’ve had good rain this season, so the soil is a dream to dig and the dam is full and surprisingly clear. My Kelpie Rainey is working alongside us, her ears sticking just above the grass seed heads as they glisten and sway brown-bronze in the sun. We’re out here planting tube stock of various native plants under the guidance of Christian Hampson, CEO and co-founder of Yerrabingin, an Indigenous landscape, design and collaborative solutions start-up.
As we plant lemon myrtle, , Elyse fills me in: “Lemon myrtle is one of my favourite plants because of its instantly refreshing and uplifting citrus aroma when you crush the leaves. It
