It’s been a little while since the last Eaglehawk Restoration Reserve update – but there has plenty going on! So much so that we will need a few blog posts to cover everything, so we hope you enjoy this series over the next few weeks. In...
One of the roles of our nursery is to conduct research into propagation techniques for species which are generally not available in existing commercial nurseries. Discovering germination cues -Â "cracking the code" -Â or other important propagation information, will eventually lead to an increase in the diversity...
Kevin Sparrow of the Australian Plant Society recently sent us a few photos of the Biodiversity Bed his group, together with NGT and the Warrnambool City Council created last year. Despite a few losses, overall the garden is looking good one year on with many...
Have you ever wondered what plants might be sleeping in your swamp, or others in your area? Join us to find out! We'll visit at least one restored wetland, and hear from wetland botanist Michelle Casanova and NGT's own Lachlan Farrington on the types of...
NGT nursery staff recently headed over to Port Fairy Consolidated School to plant out our final native plant display garden with the school's environmental science students. Different groups of students worked diligently throughout the day on planting and watering duties, and some had such a good...
The recent long weekend saw about 20 people make the journey to Eaglehawk Waterhole Restoration Reserve for a few days of birding, with a good amount of insect and plant hunting thrown in, and even some fencing! Cassie Hlava from Natural Resources planned the event as...
[caption id="attachment_13359" align="aligncenter" width="212"] Sea Holly and butterfly, Amalfi Coast, Italy(Photo: R. Thompson)[/caption] One of our staff recently holidayed in Mediterranean Europe and was happy to see many familiar looking plants, such as this Sea Holly (Eryngium amethystinum) which is relative of Eryngiums found in our...
One year after the initial site planting, dedicated Portland Community Garden members attended an activity day last Saturday, 18 July. Jobs on the day included planting an additional 450 plants, weeding the beds, and removing guards from established plants. [caption id="attachment_12158" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Volunteers hard at...
Temperatures recently plummeted as south-eastern Australia experienced a extreme cold snap - but we didn't let the coldest winter blast in fifteen years interrupt our planting day plans! Nine dedicated (and rugged up) staff and volunteers headed out to the site north of Dunkeld to plant...
Join us for an afternoon planting session at the Brady Swamp complex, near Dunkeld this Sunday, 12 July. The day will be a great opportunity to check out the progress on the wetland restoration at this site, whether you are familiar with the site or...
