Visit John Birbeck's remarkable acreage garden in Black Mountain and see how his 'no mow' approach is transitioning former lawns into native grass meadows, complementing adjacent bushland around his property and becoming a haven for biodiversity and wildlife.
The summer holiday period has been a good time to relax and spend time in the garden.
The conditions this summer have been very favourable for Cinderella weed. Has it popped up in your garden?
Images of flowering meadows from northern hemisphere landscapes evoke appealing emotions and aesthetics of flowers, seeds heads and grasses swaying in the wind. This style is very on trend in gardens. Is it possible, in a sub-tropical garden using native plants, to create that landscape that is both beautiful and sustains wildlife?
Green is winning the colour award at the moment but tinged with all sorts of variations as the new growth appears.
As well as proving valuable habitat for urban wildlife, many native plants supply valuable bushfoods. Try some of these recipes to bring a native Australian flavour to your Christmas table this year (and don’t worry, I'm sparing the Kangaroo as I prefer it to graze in your garden!).
For my last article of 2023, I would like to highlight the wonderful volunteers behind the scenes at UWG.
The Scrub Christmas Tree (Commersonia bartramia) is coming into flower and will continue over the holiday season. Enjoy this and all the other forest trees that make summer bearable with their green shade. The wildlife wouldn't survive without them.
We are thrilled to announce that the Urban Wildlife Gardens program was chosen as the Winner in the Land category of the Biosphere Awards for 2023. The Land Category is sponsored by The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
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