▁thing ▁and ▁each ▁stone ▁or ▁old ▁tin ▁had ▁a ▁stream er ▁of ▁sand ▁tail ing ▁out ▁from ▁it . ▁The ▁f ences ▁were ▁p iled ▁high ▁with ▁sand , ▁inside ▁and ▁out ▁and ▁it ▁looked ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁intended ▁railway ▁lines ▁would ▁just ▁be ▁buried ▁every ▁dust y ▁day , ▁which ▁was ▁every ▁wind y ▁day ". ▁▁ ▁Albert ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁det r iment al ▁impact ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁er os ion ▁and ▁sand ▁storm s ▁had ▁on ▁the ▁amen ity ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁citizens ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁as ▁houses ▁and ▁gard ens ▁were ▁sm other ed ▁in ▁sand . ▁He ▁l ament ed ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁fa una ▁species ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁their ▁natural ▁habit ats , ▁and ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁local ▁e cos ystem s ▁and ▁their ▁beauty . ▁He ▁looked ▁for ▁ways ▁to ▁manage ▁these ▁issues . ▁▁ ▁Several ▁fail ures ▁at ▁establish ing ▁a ▁bar rier ▁to ▁the ▁wind ▁blow n ▁sand ▁depos its ▁in ▁his ▁garden ▁inspired ▁Morris ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁plants ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁t ough ▁ar id ▁conditions ▁and ▁control ▁er os ion ▁by ▁binding ▁the ▁bare ▁soil . ▁He , ▁and ▁Margaret , ▁began ▁to ▁ac quire ▁expert ise ▁with ▁botan ical ▁tax onomy ▁and ▁system at ics , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁Albert ▁was ▁corresponding ▁with ▁other ▁Australian ▁botan ists . ▁Albert ▁established ▁a ▁home ▁nur ser y , ▁purch asing ▁ad