Thanks @riverflows. Sorry to hear about those pesky wabbits. I was sold as soon as I saw 'native fuchsia'. They're not as delicate as fuchsia but natives can be like that, beautiful in their own way.
And yes, the weeding has to be done, the double black just makes it something I look forward to rather than avoid.
The rain has been relentless here. We're looking at the next couple of weeks forecast to rain. We've even got some minor flood warnings this week. Thankfully, it's not in my area so I won't be affected so much.