by admin | Aug 23, 2016 | News
This is the perfect time of year to see our orchids. We are at the in between time where the early flowers are just fading as the later ones are starting to make an impact. The good rains over the last few months have set the stage...
by admin | Jun 14, 2016 | News
Hibbertias are starting to bloom now and are turning the bushland into a sea of green and gold. One of the more visible of the understorey plants, Hibbertias will become more apparent as the weeks go by. Forming a bush a little bigger than a basketball, our most...
by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | News
During 2015, development of approximately 80 housing units occurred adjacent to our bushland. Fearing that the rainfall landing on the development roofs would be sent away through the stormwater system, we asked if it could be diverted into the nearby bushland. We...
by admin | Mar 17, 2016 | News
With the lack of rain over the summer months you’d be forgiven for thinking that the bushland must be lifeless. However, you’d be wrong. There are some plants that put all of their energy into flowering over the summer/autumn period. At this time of year...
by admin | Jan 31, 2016 | News
A group of four Crested Pigeons visited our bushland in January. This is our 102nd bird species recorded in the area. Crested Pigeons are found throughout most of mainland Australia but must be near water as they have to drink every day. Their food, the seeds of...
by admin | Jan 1, 2016 | News
European wasps are native to Europe, northern Africa and temperate Asia but they have been introduced to much of the world, including Australia. They have become established in the eastern states but not in Western Australia. However, each year wasp queens arrive in...
