Trees for Weeds Programme – 2025
By Barry Lees Landcare has been running this programme for several years now. Our generous donor is so pleased by what we have achieved that he has donated yet again! We are able to offer free local native plants to landowners in the rural area of Hornsby Shire, and those in the Hills Shire reasonably […]
Hidden in the Hills: Decorative Ferns
By Lachlan Turner Quite frequently overlooked by many people who venture into local bushland are those plants growing close to the ground and in sheltered, damp locations, often concealed close to rocky places not far from permanent sources of water. Many such terrestrial plants are classified under the broad heading of “Ferns”. The ground hugging […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia: Watering System for Bromeliads
The Bromeliad Society of Australia Inc will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 8th March with plant sales to the public from 10am and the meeting commencing at 12noon. If you missed Bob Sharpley’s presentation on the system he installed for watering his huge bromeliad collection. The good news is […]
Hidden in the Hills: Green Spider Flower
Surprisingly, some winter wildflowers have an extended flowering period which can commence in mid autumn and last through to mid spring. One such plant is the Green Spider Flower (Grevillea mucronulata). It can be a low spreading shrub but at times reaching an overall height of 1.5 meters when conditions are favourable. Flowering can occur […]
Hidden in the Hills: Bushcare
By Lachlan Turner As you drive along roads that border our bushland reserves, frequently there are signs displayed stating “Bush Regeneration in Progress”, or, “Bushcare This Sunday”. If the integrity of our natural bushland scene is to be maintained, and native plants are to be protected, it is necessary from time to time for some […]
Bromeliads for Christmas
Bromeliads make wonderful gifts and are perfect house plants to decorate your home for Christmas, as many of the bromeliads currently flowering. Your last opportunity before Christmas to buy beautiful bromeliads direct from local growers will be on Saturday, 14th December at The Bromeliad Society of Australia’s final meeting of the year. Plant sales to […]
Latest from Langlands Landscape Supplies
At Langlands Landscape Supplies, As spring will come to a close at the end of the month, it is very important to get nutrients into your existing gardens. With the use of soil conditioner, cow manure and mushroom compost added to these gardens your plants will love the boost as we enter a hot summer. […]
Hidden in the Hills: Prickly Moses
BY LACHLAN TURNER Several of the wattle family have an extended flowering period commencing in mid autumn through to near the end of spring. One such plant is Prickly Moses (Acacia ulicifolia), which, as its name implies, has rigid narrow “leaves” with a sharp spike at the end. It has been observed that the spiky […]
Hidden in the Hills: Rock Formations
By Lachlan Turner As you descend into bushland valleys along the many walking tracks in the Hills region, the presence of large rock formations becomes quite obvious. Grey weathered sandstone bluffs are interspersed with wind eroded hollows resembling small caves. Water too has a defining influence on the sculpturing of these rocky overhangs. The continual breaking down […]
Bromeliad Bulletin
Bromeliad Bulletin: The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill on Saturday, 2nd of November with sales to the public from 10am and the meeting commencing at 12 noon. Our guest speaker will be Nina Woodcock who is a passionate gardener that […]
