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What’s in Our Garden?

Mar 28, 2023

Read about the furry animal visitors to Vanessa’s garden.

Garden tip February 2023 Herbicide dabbers

Feb 28, 2023

For the benefit of our new members and now that we having a local stockist, this month we look again at Herbicide dabbers.

SPECIES? CULTIVAR? VARIETY?

Feb 28, 2023

If you have struggled over the meaning of these terms, this explanation might help.

Flowering Now

Feb 28, 2023

What’s flowering now around Noosa?

WEED OF THE MONTH Feb 2023 SIRATRO

Feb 28, 2023

Weedy vines have the ability to completely change an ecosystem. They are one of the biggest risks to our bushland. This month we look at Siratro. The information in the Wikipedia link is very interesting. This plant was modified by scientist to improve pasture health and this is how it entered Australia.

WEED OF THE MONTH Morning glory

Jan 30, 2023

This month we have a look at another vine that can completely destroy a natural area.

Flowering Now

Jan 30, 2023

Here are some plants of interest during January. Many from December have continued to flower.

Crepe Mrytle

Jan 30, 2023

Flowering now in the shire is the beautiful and striking non-native Crepe myrtle. With abundant brightly coloured flowers its hard to miss..

FERNS

Jan 30, 2023

Ferns are a fascinating subject. With no flowers and reproduction by spores, they fit well into the greenest shady part of the landscaped garden where we take refuge from the summer heat.