Resources
Visit regularly for fresh information on Urban Wildlife Gardens.
Urban Interface with Natural Areas – Burgess Creek Walking Tour
Put on your comfy walking shoes and hat and take a stroll across the pedestrian bridge and along the formed gentle concrete pathway along Burgess Creek.
Weaving Your Garden
If you visit the Cooroy library during June, you will see another aspect of what’s in YOUR garden.
The past year has provided me with a challenge. In 2024 I took an on-line course in weaving with natural materials by Harriet Goodall. It set me wondering about the potential of the native plants in my own small urban garden.
The Joys of a Very Small Garden
Today I visited an urban residence where I had tea on the verandah overlooking a small front garden.
To one side was a fence with espaliered shrubs. The other side catered for two vehicles.
What’s Flowering Now
We hope you have been enjoying the quieter colours of autumn, washed clean by all the rain. Ferns and sedges are sparkling and growth is slowing down as our short winter approaches. Time to take stock and enjoy the season’s gifts.
Cultivation Workshop Highlights with Robert Price
Despite the inclement weather, we had a good turnout for this month’s workshop with Robert Price. Robert defined cultivation as the act of trying to develop or improve something. He suggested that in our urban gardens we need to find a balance between having a garden that is aesthetically pleasing, incorporates utility areas and also provides habitat for our local wildlife.
Peregian Beach Community Workshop
Noosa Council, in partnership with Urban Wildlife Gardens, is holding an Urban Wildlife Workshop at Peregian Beach. The event is at 10am on Saturday May 17 at Victory Park, Lorikeet Drive, Peregian Beach.
Flowering Now – April Colour
There is a lot of activity in the garden with wildlife visiting fruiting plants. Bangalow Palms featured last month are now producing berries. The last of the fruit from the Midyim Berry has disappeared. Cordylines have flower spikes as well as fruit still hanging on.
Wildlife in the Garden – Pink-tongued Skink
At first glance, I thought this was a Blue-tongued skink, but after a second look I wasn’t so sure. Last week after the rain had stopped, this pretty skink came out of the garden and was lying on the pavers.
Hibiscus Genus in Noosa
Plants of the Hibiscus genus are naturally found in many different localities across Noosa and can be very useful and decorative habitat plants for our urban gardens. They attract a wide variety of native birds and insects.
What’s in My Garden: The Processionary Caterpillars of the Bag-Shelter Moth
The Processionary Caterpillars of the Bag-shelter Moth. One of the casualties of the recent extreme rain events in my garden was an acacia tree which could no longer stand upright in the sodden ground.
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