As well as proving valuable habitat for urban wildlife, many native plants supply valuable bushfoods. Try some of these recipes to bring a native Australian flavour to your Christmas table this year (and don’t worry, I’m sparing the Kangaroo as I prefer it to graze in your garden!).
The Scrub Christmas Tree (Commersonia bartramia) is coming into flower and will continue over the holiday season. Enjoy this and all the other forest trees that make summer bearable with their green shade. The wildlife wouldn’t survive without them.
This garden in a semi exposed coastal location has been transformed with careful preparation and clever plant choices to suit the soil and climate conditions.
Many of our gum trees are flowering now in Noosa. They are too big for the small urban garden, but get to know the ones near you. They are the bones of the vegetation in your area and indicate what other plants might do well in your garden.
The Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) has taken centre stage this month and continues to light up the bushland and large gardens around Noosa. And here are some more of our local plants that performed in October.
After a bumper crop of raspberries this winter, we have another look at this local fruit.