Last year UWG partnered with Noosa Council, as part of their Urban Greening Program, to install two demonstration Verge Gardens. Our recent July workshop provided information about constructing a verge garden and showcased the progress of the two demonstration gardens.
Martin, from Geckoes Wildlife, has spent many years working as a park ranger and a wildlife curator and was keen to share his wildlife experiences with the attendees at this month’s workshop.
Noisy Miners are highly social birds that thrive in urban gardens. While they are native, their aggressive territorial behaviour can exclude other bird species, reducing biodiversity.
Many urban gardeners in Noosa desire hedges, often in narrow garden beds, to provide screening and soften surrounding fences.
Our workshop this month was a productive morning as Sean Morrow, from One Earth Landscaping, coordinated the construction of a frog habitat pond at Noosa Women’s Shed with willing helpers from the Women’s Shed and UWG
Butcher birds are our beloved native Australian songbirds belonging to the Artamidae family which includes Woodswallows and Currawongs. There are three main species of butcher bird found in Australia which are the Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus), the Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), and the Black Butcherbird (Melloria quoyi).