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Weed of the Month
Where did that weed come from? Have you ever wondered where weeds come from, the ones that just appear in your garden that you haven’t seen before?
Garden Tip: Time to Prune and Plant
After a hot, humid summer, the heat has started to ease off this past week. For me, that indicates it is the time for one of my twice yearly major prunes and a good time to start planting.
Pruning Kangaroo Grass
I often get asked how I keep the Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra) looking good in my cultivated native garden.
February 2025 Workshop – Creating Frog Habitat
Date: February 22 Time: 9 am to 11 am Venue: Sunshine Butterflies - 468 McKinnon Drive Cooroibah Topic: Creating Frog Habitat Presenter: Sean Morrow Sean has over 30 years of experience working in the landscaping industry and created One Earth Landscaping in 2013....
Michelle’s Plant of the Month – Eumundi Quandong
Sharing the same name as the market town in the Noosa Hinterland, the Eumundi Quandong is looking very colourful at this time of year.
Flowering Now
Here are some Noosa native plant identification sheets sent out this month on social media. The aim is to give residents and visitors a better idea of our true natural flora.
Gahnias in your Garden
Saw sedges (Gahnia sp.) are widespread in coastal heath and eucalypt forests in the Noosa area. They are very ornamental, with strappy green foliage, and spikes which are covered in reddish to brownish fruits. Gahnia sp. are butterfly hosts. There are 3 species of Gahnia occurring locally: Gahnia sieberiana, Gahnia clarkei, and Gahnia aspera.
Find a Frog in February
February is coming – and so is the ‘army’ of Frog Finders. Join the team! Find the Frog Guide below to help with your outdoor adventure!
Garden Update ‘Look at it Now!’
Some of you may remember attending an Open Garden Tour in April 2023 when we visited Shaun Walsh’s Black Mountain property. I had an opportunity to see the garden again last month and was impressed with how well the garden had developed in less than two years. Shaun has also made some changes to the garden to accommodate the building of an outdoor kitchen and a covered pergola next to the pool.
Welcome Sarah Lawson
UWG would like to welcome Sarah Lawson, a new member of our subcommittee. Sarah has been involved with UWG for some time and has attended and run workshops and contributed articles to the newsletter. Some of you will remember Sarah from the Open Garden Tour she hosted at her Castaways Beach home in November 2023.
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