Establishing a new native garden at Lake MacDonald in 2023
Urban Wildlife Gardens member Leonie shares her wildlife garden journey.
Designing a Beautiful Urban Wildlife Garden
Urban gardens often need to serve multiple purposes – being functional, attractive and a haven for wildlife, as well as overcoming site challenges and realising opportunities. This article outlines a design approach for beginners to consider.
Native Flowering Meadows
Images of flowering meadows from northern hemisphere landscapes evoke appealing emotions and aesthetics of flowers, seeds heads and grasses swaying in the wind. This style is very on trend in gardens. Is it possible, in a sub-tropical garden using native plants, to create that landscape that is both beautiful and sustains wildlife?
Building your own Dream Drain or Rain Garden in Your Backyard
A Dream Drain can often be recreated in your own backyard, and are often called Rain Gardens.
UWG April Workshop
There was an enthusiastic turnout for this month’s workshop ‘Where Do I Begin – Starting a Native Garden’
UWG Landscaping Workshop with Shaun Walsh
The Urban Wildlife Gardens Working Group is delighted to announce another free workshop for Urban Wildlife Gardeners. The UWG Landscaping Workshop willl be held at Landcare’s Rural Futures Centre at Pomona from 9.30 am on Saturday 22nd August. Shaun Walsh is a Landscape Architect and gardener who has established an acreage garden in Cooran of mostly native species over 20 years. The workshop will be limited to 20 participants so get in quick! To book: Please text or phone Michelle Newall on 0412 074 103 or email uwg@noosariver.com.au for all the details.