Help Us Save the Gang-Gang Cockatoos
There are grave concerns about the future of Hornsby Shire’s population of gang-gang cockatoos and we need the help of the local community. Hornsby Shire Council has partnered with Ku-ring-gai Council and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage to create a survey about the threatened population of cockatoos in the area. “The gang-gang cockatoos […]
Friends of Berowra Valley AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Friends of Berowra Valley will be held on October 3rd at 7 pm in the Esther Waite meeting room at Hornsby Library. This volunteer group, originally known as Friends of Berowra Valley Regional Park, was formed in 1993 with the aim of protecting and promoting what was to become a […]
Geebungs
Geebungs or Persoonias are shrubs with small yellow flowers followed by edible fruit. There are various species, that can be found in the Sydney area, mostly on sandy soils, but a few also grow on clay and alluvial soils. From the 12 species described in the Sydney area, two are endangered; one is poorly known […]
Geranium Man Guest Speaker at October Bromeliad Meeting
At the next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia being held on Saturday, 14 October at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill the guest speaker will be the very entertaining and informative Geranium Man. Sale of plants from 11am with the meeting commencing at 12noon and everyone is welcome. Geranium Man will […]
Australian Plants Society
The monthly meeting of the Australian Plants Society-North Shore Group will be held at 7-45 pm on Friday October 13th in the Willow Park Community Hall, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. David Bolton from Hornsby Council will speak about “Reducing Stormwater Impacts on Bushland.” Visitors welcome to bring plants for identification. Browse in our extensive […]
Galston Garden Club
Galston Community Hall was awash with colour as members arrived for our September meeting. There were flowering pots & vases of flowers spread throughout the room as we entered, from the last of the camellias gracing the length of the Executive table, the flowering plants that would be raffled that night, the successes of members […]
Starting “Right” with Bees
A lot of people are taking renewed interest in the possibility of keeping a hive of bees. There is a great deal of awareness of the fact that bees in different parts of the world are suffering setbacks from pesticides and disease problems, and also that there is a new way of keeping bees in […]
Bromeliad Spring Show
Spring is the perfect time to check out the varieties and colours available in the bromeliad world. This is the season, when many are displaying their very beautiful flower spikes and intense colour. The best place in Sydney to see hundreds of bromeliads on display is at the Bromeliad Society of Australia’s Spring Show being […]
Free Native Plants!
Once again, a generous donor has enabled Landcare to offer free local native plants to landowners who live in Hornsby Council’s rural area, or Hills Shire along Old Northern Road. We want the plants to go to people who are clearing privet or lantana or other weeds and who wish to revegetate with native plants. […]
Crofton Weed is about to shed its seeds again
See you at Fagan Park for Hornsby Councils Sustainable Garden Day It’s that time of year again when Hornsby Council’s Nursery comes to Galston to give away thousands of free native plants to Hornsby Shire residents and provide information on living a more sustainable life in your corner of the shire. This year’s event will […]
