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.
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…
Orange Trumpet vine has just about finished flowering in the Noosa region. If you have been to the Village complex in Noosaville in the last month it is likely you would have noticed it growing along the Mary Street entrance. Read on to find out more about this exotic climber.
Take a closer look at what's in YOUR garden. It can be a place of enjoyment and inspiration as well as somewhere to exercise your creative bent.
Fact is stranger than Fiction, and those who joined us for Michelle Gleeson’s presentation on insects may have been struck by the inspiration that Sci Fi writers must draw from real live insects when developing their scary ‘alien’ characters.
For our new members, here is information on where to buy local plants. Its worth remembering that Native nursery doesn’t mean local plants from provincial stock. The Landcare nurseries and Coolum Native nursery are the best places to buy plants that are from this area. This doesn’t mean other nursery’s don’t sell local plants but its best to ask.
This month we look at Blue top Ageratum houstonianum. 'Billy Goat Weed" I get asked about this weed more than any other.
A term I often hear is “ I want some color so I need to plant exotics” Hopefully, the following photos of local native flowers will change that idea. Thanks to Stephanie Haslam for the photos.
Our next workshop to be held on Saturday, 17 July will be hosted by Michelle Gleeson, author of Miniature Lives. This workshop will discuss the morphology, behaviour and lifecycles of the different groups of insects commonly encountered in our homes and gardens.
This month we look at a local native plant that produces a very tasty fruit.
