As mentioned in previous blogs, last week's Nuts about Gums guest speaker Dean Nicolle is also the author of the reference book Native Eucalypts of South Australia. Dean's book was available for purchase and signing at the events last week, but in case you missed...
In May 2014, NGT together with The F Project and Envirofit installed a vertical garden in Ozone Walk, Warrnambool, during the town's Hidden Histories Laneway Festival. The garden is also one of eight native plant display gardens that NGT has installed around the focal region. As...
Dean Nicholle, author of Native Eucalypts of South Australia, will visit Mount Gambier next week to give a talk on the state’s Eucalypts, with a particular focus on South East species on Friday 4th March. The following morning members of the public are invited to stretch...
We recently took our popular native butterfly workshop to South West Victoria, sharing a space with the Australian Plant Society at Warrnambool's Sustainable Living Festival on Saturday 20th February. The presentation took place at Swan Reserve, after Kevin Sparrow took the group on a guided walk...
NGT Nursery staff headed over to Portland recently for a workshop on growing and getting the best out of native plant gardens. Gathering in the Portland Community Garden shed, attendees learnt about the benefits of including indigenous natives in home gardens, before the group headed...
We've recapped our reveg works, weed control, insect collection, and other activities, now we move on to fence removal and look ahead to the coming months. As Eaglehawk was previously a working farm there are over 15 kilometres of internal fencing within the property, which will be...
As mentioned last week in the first of this series of Eaglehawk updates, there has been a lot of action on and around the property in recent months. One important, and ongoing, task at Eaglehawk is weed control, and from September to November new casual NGT...
Have you ever wondered how to get the most out of your native plant garden? Or wanted to start a native garden, but don't know where to begin? Come along to our upcoming workshop to find out why we should grow local native species, how...
Sometimes it's good to slow down and smell the roses - or check out the Pigface! How about the contrasting colours and textures of these two commonly occuring species: Pigface (Carpobrotus rossii) and Cushion Bush (Leucophyta brownii)? Photo taken near the Petrified Forest and Blowholes walk...
Last Friday, the 13th November 2015, about 20 people from took part in our workshop entitled What's Sleeping in Your Swamp? Attendees came from a wide range of backgrounds, and many groups and organisations were represented including Parks Vic, Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, Friends...
