Flowering Now May 2024
Although the weather is getting cooler there are plenty of native plants in flower in the Noosa area.
Although the weather is getting cooler there are plenty of native plants in flower in the Noosa area.
Urban Wildlife Gardens member Leonie shares her wildlife garden journey.
Urban Wildlife Gardens was fortunate to have Shaun Walsh and Shayan Barmand as presenters at our ‘Climate Resilient Gardens’ Workshop this month. They shared their knowledge and expertise to help us understand what to expect as our climate changes and provided practical advice about what we as individuals can do to prepare for these changes.
Lantana is a common weed in the Noosa Shire, particularly in the hinterland. There is also a close relative called creeping lantana that is more common in gardens.
Fran Tozer shares the beginning of her new garden journey after moving to the Sunshine Coast.
Find out more about these plants and see some photos to remind you of the never-ending weeds that compete with them.
Planting local native species in our gardens doesn't mean we can forget about their maintenance.
It was a pleasure this month to have Tony Wellington’s interesting and informative presentation at our workshop. It highlighted how privileged we are to live in this beautiful and biodiverse part of Australia and Tony shared his knowledge about photographing our wonderful wildlife.
"Wet, green and weedy" could describe our gardens in March. Add "chewed" for all the ragged leaves left by the hungry caterpillars. Moss and new growth cheer us up as we sharpen the secateurs for some trimming when the rain stops.
Duranta is very common plant in gardens on the Sunshine Coast. I wonder if it would still be so popular if more people knew how toxic it is.