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Gardening Tip October
Spring is a season for planting. Read on for tips on how to choose plants with the right amount of root growth and a trick get them out of the pot.
Weed of the Month – Mossman River Grass
Staying with theme of weeds that hurt people, this month we look at Mossman’s river grass.
A Bird Friendly Garden
Want to Encourage more wildlife to your garden? Check out BirdLife’s guidelines on creating a bird habitat.
Noosa’s Native Plants
This article was published about 15 years ago in the Noosa News. It is still very topical. The photographs are by Stephanie Haslam, and pressed specimen by Dr. Harrold
Local native animal – Bandicoot
In this issue we look at the Bandicoot and how we can provide habitat for them in our gardens and bush blocks.
Weed of the month – Privet
This month we look at a weed that is not only an environmental concern but is also a health risk to humans.
Coolum Community Native Nursery Membership is Free
Coolum native nursey is a valued partner of UWG. Many of our members have sourced their 4 membership plants from here.
Keen to plant natives, start with these 7
UWG member Kay found this article interesting and useful so she has shared it with us.
Myrtle Rust
During our April workshop presenter, John Olds mentioned Myrtle rust. John has been trialling some treatments and will give us an update in the September workshop. Read on to learn more about this fungus and the threat to our iconic Australian flora species.
Noosa’s Jumping Ants
With the change from Winter to Spring the Jumping ants are waking up. To learn how to identify them and so avoid their painful sting read on…
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