24th Nov 2022 Outing Details

A Long Time in the Creating A long time in the creating but WOW is this garden one to be seen. Please see the November 24 Jaunt Jottings for further details.

Want a body workout? Get Composting!

Three bin composting Making compost is the best activity for getting a good body workout! (Stretch both before and after this activity.) Layer fallen leaves, grass clippings and weeds (no seeds) and dynamic lifter, making sure there are balanced layers of green and dry material. Moisten well. How to get your body workout: Turn the […]

Treebilee, Celebrating 70 Years Reign

This year of 2022 marked Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. In recognition of her seventy remarkable years of unbroken service as monarch an iniative (affectionately known as the ‘treebilee’) was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Charles the Prince of Wales when he planted an oak sapling in the grounds of Windsor Castle in May 2020. […]

November 2022 – Alstroemeria

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Alstroemeria FAMILY: Alstroemeriaceae KINGDOM: Plantae ORDER: Liliales With many names such as Peruvian Lilies, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lilies, Parrot Beak this tuberous rotted herbaceous perennial is a firm favourite in many gardens.  There is such a diverse range of varieties from 30cm low dwarf to 30cm tall ones which require staking. […]

Please Don’t Grow Me

For further information about weeds of the North Coast please refer to this booklet – Link for the above publication. The real cost of weeds to the Australian environment is quite difficult to calculate, however if the agricultural industry spends around $4 billion a year combating the spread of weeds, a very conservative estimate would be […]

October 2022 – Sedum

KINGDOM:  Plantae   FAMILY:  Crassuluceae TRIBE:  Sedeae GENUS:  Sedum A large group of flowering plants with members commonly known as stonecrops. The genus contains up to 500 species. They are leaf succulents found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere and vary from annual and creeping herbs to upright shrubs. The plants have storing leaves with flowers usually […]