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Urban Wildlife Gardens’ first get-together was a WALK IN THE PARK
Storms and showers had been a challenge for organisers, but Saturday February 15th dawned fine and sunny with more than 20 people joining us for morning tea and a walk in Heritage Park. Many thanks to Joan Heavey for showing us around the park and even allowing our guests a glimpse of her own garden.
Citizen Science websites
We hope your initial interest in local species will morph into a desire to know more. An enquiring mind is the best gift the good FAIRY could bestow on a child. Keep following our Facebook page where we regularly add photos and links, and check out sites like the CSIRO Atlas of Living Australia which provides a formidable list of plants, animals and cultural information.
Michelle’s Gardening Tips – Water Crystals
Along with diligent watering, a way to increase the success of planting is to use water crystals. Water crystals are polymers that hold water for plants to absorb. They are biodegradable and nontoxic. Michelle gives some tips on how to use them in your garden.
Tough Plants
Hot dry weather is a good time to see how plants are standing up to local conditions and Pandorea jasminoides with a common name of Bower of Beauty and a white variety sold as Princess Di, is hard to beat. It’s no wonder landscapers use this local native plant as a dependable species in Noosa parks and gardens.
After the fires – a story in pictures
Stephanie’s photographs follow the natural regeneration of vegetation after the fires around Cooroibah in November 2019.
Koala in Cooroibah
Lake Cooroibah residents were treated to the rare sight of a koala in one of their Eucalypts following the recent fires. The koala rescue team set up a fence around the group of trees, installed a camera, set a trap and waited. On the second night she came down, thought the trap was a gateway to safety and was caught and relocated to dense bushland some distance away.
Urban Wildlife Gardens Launch 21-9-19
The launch of this new NICA project is happening on Saturday 21st September. A community engagement programme providing a resource and service for urban landowners wishing to create native gardens that will increase biodiversity values on the property. The launch...
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