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Going Native in the Illawarra: September 2015

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Monday, 21 September 2015. Try growing: habitat plants. One of the delights of nature is the serendipity of what turns up after you, the human, have 'done your bit'. And in fact, almost anything you put in your garden will be habitat for something or other.(with the exceptions of plastic lawn and poisons). Best of all, if you hate mowing and fussing around in the garden like I do, a messy garden is great for native fauna. Insects&#4...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: Coping with drier winters and springs

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Sunday, 25 October 2015. Coping with drier winters and springs. Wollongong City Council recently held a public forum. About the impacts of climate change on the Illawarra region. Overall it was a fascinating and informative session, covering everything from global changes, through El Niño cycles, to predictions about the local climate. Seaside plants, such as these wind-shaped Swamp. Paperbarks ( Melaleuca ericifolia. Saltbush, of w...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: January 2016

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Wednesday, 20 January 2016. If you're after a hardy low-maintenance groundcover or climber with colourful flowers, then there will a Hibbertia - or Guinea Flower - that suits. Several different species grow in the Illawarra region and are relatively easy to find in nurseries. They are all quite hardy, and all have cheery yellow flowers, though these vary in size from species to species. Hoary Guinea Flower (. Which hasn't been grace...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: March 2015

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Sunday, 15 March 2015. I've not been well lately and gardening has been a bit difficult. But there's still plenty to see in the garden. In particular the small pond we put in a few years back is paying dividends, with visits from striped marsh frogs and Peron's tree frogs. Peron's tree frog seen recently on a banksia leaf. This frog. Is also known as the 'maniacal cackle frog'. A stunner of a fungus. Do you know what it's called?

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Going Native in the Illawarra: August 2015

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Sunday, 2 August 2015. Spring has come early. There are lots of plants coming into flower at the moment, as well as a few autumn flowers still hanging on! Here are a few shots from round our garden at the moment. This dwarf she-oak, Allocasuarina nana. Hairpin Banksia ( Banksia spinulosa. One of the special plants that grow round here is Bolwarra ( Eupomatia laurina. Bolwarra ( Eupomatia laurina. Growing densely in part shade. Many ...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: Garden inspiration: found (natural) objects

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Monday, 22 February 2016. Garden inspiration: found (natural) objects. For example, I saw this fallen hibiscus flower the other day in dense rainforest, with no hibiscus bush or tree to be seen nearby. Fallen flower from a Hibiscus splendens. What was it doing there? Was it dropped there by a distracted bird perhaps? Abandoned by a bushwalker who'd picked it elsewhere earlier in the day? Equally miraculous, but in a completely diffe...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: November 2015

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Wednesday, 4 November 2015. Garden inspiration: tiny floral delights. A garden or natural area. Is created by its largest elements, such as shrubs and trees, as well as landmarks, buildings and hard landscaping. But if you look closer, you often find something like a fractal effect, where there is just as much to see at the smaller scale. This is a Vanilla Lily ( Arthropodium. Which has numerous tiny pink and white. I think). Un...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: October 2015

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Sunday, 25 October 2015. Coping with drier winters and springs. Wollongong City Council recently held a public forum. About the impacts of climate change on the Illawarra region. Overall it was a fascinating and informative session, covering everything from global changes, through El Niño cycles, to predictions about the local climate. Seaside plants, such as these wind-shaped Swamp. Paperbarks ( Melaleuca ericifolia. Saltbush, of w...

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Going Native in the Illawarra: Garden inspiration: native meadows

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Going Native in the Illawarra. Native and indigenous plants and gardens. Friday, 5 February 2016. Garden inspiration: native meadows. Garden design concepts and practice are constantly evolving, with new ideas being developed and old ones dumped or creatively recycled. One natural feature that is having something of a 'moment in the sun' now is the native meadow. Here's a shot of a grassy meadow ringed by trees. A mixed native grass meadow, kept low by grazing or mowing. This one's practically a lawn!