Communities across Australia will help create vital habitat for bees and other pollinators thanks to the Trees for Bees Community Tree grants. Now in its fourth year, the Trees for Bees Community Tree Grants program provides grants of up to $500 to schools, clubs and community groups to plant pollinator-friendly trees and shrubs in their […]
Magpies are on top after Australians counted a record-breaking five million birds in one week during BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count. The figures include more than five million birds counted, 64,000 participants submitted a combined 153,000 checklists and 621 different species observed. Held in October last year, 64,000 Australians took part in the count. The […]
Natasha Morgan was approached last year by Murdoch Books and this year, The Productive Garden Companion, the book she had hoped to find her entire life, was created. She chatted to Kyle Barnes. Kyle: How did it all come about? Natasha: They had seen one of my posts on Instagram and out of the blue […]
Well here I am penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be showcasing some amazing plants from around the world that I have come across in my travels. 1. Let’s start with couroupita guianensis known as the cannonball tree and this common name is spot on as the spherical fruits […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be featuring moments in our autumn that make this special time of year so magical. Below is a list of pleasurable jobs and observations that I look forward to each year: • Continuing to nurture previously sown (or […]
Words: Patrice O’Shea Entry into the gardens is always part surprise, part inspiration. The towering trees that sit iconically above the town become the canopy of green, cool and magic that are the very unusual legacy of early shire councillors, local philanthropists, a 19th century scientist and any number of local gardeners. The decision in […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be showcasing some of the biggest and memorable trees that I have seen during my travels. (Thanks to readers of The Local whose have found some of the biggest trees in Australia…) There are many registers of Big […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I thought I’d share some thoughts on creating (or working with existing) microclimates in your garden. First up, let’s get our heads around what exactly a microclimate is – well, try this on for size – localised climatic conditions […]
