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February Colour
February has given us lots of rain, greenery and growth. The colourful new foliage and every possible shade of green has contrasted with the fungi and been appreciated by caterpillars. In a small urban garden the challenge is to display contrasting foliage and make the best use of splashes of colour. I hope you enjoy your garden as you also tackle the abundance of weeds such as Singapore Daisy and the introduced pasture legumes that try to out-compete our local native plants.
What’s in My Garden This Summer
The summer holiday period has been a good time to relax and spend time in the garden.
Weed of the Month – January 2024 – Cinderella weed
The conditions this summer have been very favourable for Cinderella weed. Has it popped up in your garden?
Native Flowering Meadows
Images of flowering meadows from northern hemisphere landscapes evoke appealing emotions and aesthetics of flowers, seeds heads and grasses swaying in the wind. This style is very on trend in gardens. Is it possible, in a sub-tropical garden using native plants, to create that landscape that is both beautiful and sustains wildlife?
Happening Now
Green is winning the colour award at the moment but tinged with all sorts of variations as the new growth appears.
Bushfood Christmas Recipes
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!).
Christmas message from Michelle
For my last article of 2023, I would like to highlight the wonderful volunteers behind the scenes at UWG.
What’s Flowering in December
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.
Noosa Biosphere Awards
We are thrilled to announce that the Urban Wildlife Gardens program was chosen as the Winner in the Land category of the Biosphere Awards for 2023. The Land Category is sponsored by The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Open Showcase Garden at Castaways Beach
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.
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