Spring has sprung and so many local native plants are flowering prolifically in Noosa at the moment. For Stephanie, it's tempting to believe that all the hot air, political nastiness and the horrors of Covid 19 is falling back to earth as a fertilizer.  Everything is flowering as if there is no tomorrow, or maybe just trying extra hard to encourage us to look at them and realise how important the natural environment is to the future of our species. Click through to see some of the lovely images of flowers from around the region.

From Tuesday 8th September, photographs and artwork will catch the eye of library-goers at Wallace Park, Noosaville as a new exhibition will focus on the delights of gardening with local native plants and the wildlife that visits them.  The theme will be:  "Begin with a Birdbath" and in this post, Stephanie Haslam invites UWG to visit the library to have a look, and to help promote the program to the wider community.

The Sunshine Coast Wildflower Walks have attracted many people and 2020 has been a bumper flowering year.  Thanks to all concerned for bringing this explosion of colour (not to mention brilliant weather) into this otherwise rather dismal year. In this post, Stephanie provides a link to maps of the walks which are all on public land, so why not take some time to experience this natural bounty for yourself!

The weed of the month for August is Asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus), a ground cover that can be found growing from the dunes to the hinterland. It grows well in most types of soil and can form thick masses out-competing all other vegetation. In this post, Michelle explains how the plant grows from a woody centre that needs to be removed to kill it. Pulling up the whole root system causes soil loss and disturbance that allows more weeds to grow. Click through for more images showing how to remove this weed from your garden.

Urban Wildlife Garden members were treated to a highly informative propagation workshop in the sublime propagation shed of knowledgeable presenter Robert Price in Old Tewantin. In this post, Dalia Mikhail explains how Robert's detailed explanations showed members how to successfully propagate a range of native species, preparing the best soil mix and how to identify and treat differing seed pods of our local region.