Bromeliad Society of Australia Guest Speaker – Allan Beard of Glenorie
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be on Saturday, 10 July at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Bromeliad sales at 10 am and the meeting commencing at 12noon. The BSA is pleased to announce that local bromeliad guru Allan Beard of Glenorie will […]
Still Creek Landcare – Pollination
By: Nick Chartorisky Still Creek Landcare- People enjoy their gardens and will defend their favourite plants from being gobbled up or damaged by bugs. However, the impact of using general pesticides goes much further than killing the bug you aimed at. Pesticides will kill nearly every bug as well as impact the farmers who depend […]
Galston District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham Galston District Garden Club The Galston District Garden Club welcomes visitors and new members, and if you were not at our last meeting in June, you missed a very interesting guest speaker. Galston District Garden Club Peter Heys from Clivia and Rare plants speaking on the topic “Symbiotic Relationships” referring to relationships […]
Breaking New Ground
Breaking New Ground-Warrah’s farmers have been working hard to keep up with all the jobs that need doing before the temperature really drops and everything slows right down. The regular crops of greens are growing consistently, and we have just started picking mandarins and oranges. A new batch of strawberry runners has arrived for planting. […]
It is Camellia Time!
If your garden is a little green at the moment and lacking some colour, then it may be an excellent time to select a camellia time. They will give you beautiful flowers right throughout autumn, winter and into spring. As far as a hardy plant that has winter flowers, camellias are hard to beat. Camellias […]
Galston District Garden Club
The Galston District Garden Club welcomes visitors and new members for the second time since resuming meetings after a long layoff time due to Covid Restrictions. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, in the Galston Community Centre, 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston. Time 7.30pm. Visitors and new members are most welcome. […]
A Complete Plant Addiction
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 12 June, with plant sales commencing at 10 am, followed by the meeting at 12noon. The guest speaker will be Mark Massey, Mother Earth Nursery, Kenthurst, and his presentation will include how his career evolved and […]
Ducks
By Lachlan Turner – Hidden In the Hills Along many creeks flowing through local bushland reserves there are numerous ponds or deeper pools. Several water birds frequent the larger pools in search of food as well as establishing a secure nesting environment in thicker vegetation around the shoreline. One such bird is the Pacific Black […]
Unusual Visitors
By Barry Lees – Still Creek Landcare Some weeks ago we had Unusual Visitors – three of them. They came without warning and settled in, ate for three weeks until there was nothing left, then left without a word of thanks. Strangely, we were delighted! We enjoyed their company and felt privileged that they had […]
Trees Help Us
By Chris Noon – Still Creek Landcare One of the major reasons many people come to this area is to live among nature. Living in nature has been shown to reduce stress and enhance mental health. People plant trees on their land for lots of reasons, from aesthetics to functional purposes. But what about the […]
