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Still Creek Landcare: Hotspots Fire Project

Still Creek Landcare: Hotspots Fire Project

BY NICK CHARTORISKY The most valuable resource for managing properties in fire zones is the HOTSPOTS FIRE PROJECT, a joint program run by the NSW Rural Fire Service and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW. Recently a group of local residents participated in the Hotspots Fire Project 2 day workshop. The workshop involved education on […]

Bromeliad Society of Australia: Discovering the Bromeliad Billbergia

Bromeliad Society

The Bromeliad Society of Australia’s next meeting will be held on Saturday, 9th July in the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground off Showground Road, Castle Hill. Sales to members, guest and the general public from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. Ian Hook, President, BSA will discuss the many varieties of the Billbergia Bromeliad […]

Galston District Garden Club

Galston District Garden Club

The Galston District Garden Club are well and truly back up and meeting regularly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Our next meeting is on the 13th July and all are welcome as members, new members or even those of you that would like to visit and experience what our members enjoy each month. […]

Hidden in the Hills Hairpin Banksia

Hairpin Banksia

This month’s featured plant can be found in flowers from March to September. The Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) is a common banksia, not only in bushland areas but also in many suburban gardens. It can be found growing in coastal bushland areas along much of the South-Eastern coast of Australia. It prefers a sunny but […]

Galston District Garden Club

Galston District Garden Club

The Galston District Garden Club are on a “roll” enjoying our third meeting this year with visitors, new members and existing members coming together to enjoy the guest speakers, the trading table of plants which just amazes me each month, and of course the commerardy and conversation over a cuppa at the end of the […]

Still Creek Landcare – Free Local Native Plants

Native Plants

“Trees for Weeds” is on again in 2022! We’re proud to announce our Trees for Weeds program is on again for 2022. For each year since 2018 we’ve run programs to distribute free local providence native plants to the community in and around the Still Creek Catchment. So if you’re in need of some Native […]

Galston District Garden Club

Galston District Garden Club

The Galston District Garden Club has enjoyed a second meeting this year with members slowly coming back after such a long break. We also welcomed new members and visitors to the last meeting.in April. The garden club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Galston Community Hall, 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston at […]

Click and Collect Your Free Nursery Plants

Nursery Plants

Hills residents can now pre-order their four free plants online from The Hills Shire Council’s Bidjiwong Community Nursery. They will then be able to pick up their plants contact-free at the nursery plants entrance at the allocated time. Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Peter Gangemi said the new “click and collect” system will allow […]

Bromeliad Autumn Show

Bromeliad Autumn Show

After two years of postponements due to lockdowns and COVIDSAFE restrictions, the Bromeliad Society of Australia (BSA) is excited to announce that their Autumn Show will go ahead with some COVIDSAFE restrictions in place. The Bromeliad Autumn Show will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 14 May between 9-4pm and […]

Galston District Garden Club

Garden Club

The Garden Club has some very good news. We are meeting on the 9th March at 7.30 in the Galston Community Hall, Arcadia Rd. Galston. We welcome back members, new members and visitors. We will make the meeting Covid Safe as possible. Please do not come if you are unwell. If you are double vaxxed, […]