Urban Wildlife Gardens

Our October Workshop was held at UWG member Jason Deathe’s property at Doonan. We had an interesting and informative morning with Jason who makes nesting boxes and habitat homes out of fallen logs. He stressed the importance of using sustainably found logs and gets his from tree fellers and landscapers. Occasionally he is contacted by someone who has a fallen tree on their land. The nesting hollows made from the tree will often be installed at the same property, to provide habitat for the displaced wildlife.

Mazus pumilio (Swamp Mazus). This native groundcover is a good alternative to grass in a shady area. Mazus pumilio is a creeping groundcover native to eastern Australia, from south east Queensland to Tasmania and south east South Australia. It is a small, perennial herb growing to .1 m and spreading to 1m.

The Hinterland Adventure Playground in Cooroy is a nationally award winning landscape and playground. It’s been open for over two years and the landscape and planting has matured beautifully. The landscape also offers significant wildlife habitat nestled adjacent to the riparian corridor of Cooroy Creek.

Noosa is full of colourful highlights as spring flowering continues. Flushes of pink and bronze and lime green new growth add another dimension of interest. Summer fruits catch our eye and the birds are introducing their babies to garden birdbaths. Enjoy the photos and information we have prepared for you.

It was a very pleasant morning learning about all things spiders with Dr Jan Green.

Xanthorrhoeas or grass trees are an iconic flowering plant found only in Australia, and they are as striking in the bush as they are in the garden. You may have noticed impressive flower spikes [...]

UWG member Jason Deathe makes nesting boxes and habitat homes out of fallen logs. He will show us the boxes he has put up and talk about the animals that have lived and bred in them.

September has been a colourful month. Here is some information about what you may have seen. You are welcome to share these images to spread the word about Noosa's most valuable asset - its natural environment.

Polygala This small herbaceous plant has until recently been insignificant in gardens and bushland. However, the current weather conditions have suited it and now it can be found growing in bigger numbers. It is now [...]

From October 16 to 22, BirdLife Australia presents the 10th annual Aussie Bird Count which has grown to become our country’s largest citizen science events. Read about how you can get involved.