Not sure where to go to buy native plants? In this post, Michelle lists a number of nurseries including addresses and phone numbers. So don’t delay, get to your nearest nursery today and enjoy the beautiful spring weather in your garden!
Describing Eleagnus triflorus as a gangly, sprawling, caney shrub would be accurate, but doesn’t do it justice. This is a useful plant and is very easy to grow. It needs occasional pruning to keep it under control, but will scramble up trees and other supports if left to its own devices. Click through for more information and lovely photos.
The Midyim Berry (Austromyrtus dulcis) is a shrub for every Noosa garden. Confirming its toughness: it can be seen on council roundabouts throughout the shire, where it is regularly pruned quite savagely, but soon bounces back with a flush of silky pink new growth. It also provides sweet edible fruit for our native wildlife, so a must have for an urban wildlife garden! Stephanie gives more information about where and when to plant in this post.
Many plants produce brightly coloured fruits and berries to attract birds and other animals who eat them and distribute the seeds within. Last month we had the showy fruits of Pittosporum revolutum. Although they have been well and truly pecked over by now, there are still some about. They are very common but the heavy fruiting season had many people noticing them for the first time and asking “what’s that?” In this post, Stephanie provides more information about the different species that are doing their thing at the moment.
At this quiet time of the year it is a good opportunity to sit and reflect on how you could make your garden more wildlife friendly. Number one in any wildlife garden would have to be water. Second is vegetation where creatures can perch or hide, and this is where sedges are great, providing safe places for frogs and landing pads for dragonflies. In this post Stephanie provides photos and a poster with more information about these wonderful plants.
Acacias are pioneer plants that light up winter with their beautiful yellow hues. Their purpose is to grow quickly and provide shelter for slower growing species, making them the perfect choice to get your garden growing, especially if you are starting with a bare block.