Gardening is a Great Antidote to Stress!
The Hills Shire Garden Club is proud to introduce Mrs Joan Hoyle who was the recipient of the Anne Williams Clarke Medallion from Garden Clubs Australia for outstanding service to Hills Shire Garden Club. The Award started in 1998 and was originally a single national award. In 2011, a review of the Award decided any […]
Click and Collect Your Free Plants
Hills residents can now pre-order their four free plants per year online from The Hills Shire Council’s Bidjiwong Community Nursery. The plans are able to be picked up contact-free at the nursery entrance at the allocated time. To secure your plants, please visit Council’s website https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Bidjiwong-Community. Council’s Bidjiwong Community Nursery does incredible work for the […]
Bromeliad Autumn Show at Castle Hill Showground
Bromeliad Autumn Show on Sat 14 & Sun 15 May at Castle Hill Showground After 2 years of postponements due to lockdowns and COVIDSAFE restrictions the Bromeliad Society of Australia is excited to announce that their Autumn Show will go ahead with some COVIDSAFE restrictions in place. The Bromeliad Autumn Show will be held at the […]
Autumn Check List
As we enter autumn and the weather starts to cool, it’s time to address those gardens. Plants love this time of year as they concentrate on added root growth for the cooler months. Building new gardens and renovating original beds is essential this time of year. Langlands Landscape Supplies can provide you with everything you […]
Bromeliad Society Of Australia
The next Bromeliad Society of Australia meeting will be on Saturday 19th March which is the third Saturday (not the usual second). Plant sales are from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. The meeting will held in the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill. We will be […]
Australian Plants Society Parramatta Hills Group
SATURDAY 26 MARCH 2PM – 4PM. MEMBERS’ MEETING AT GUMNUT HALL, GUMNUT PLACE, CHERRYBROOK The speaker will be Angela (Angie) Michaelis who will be talking about “Plants for Gardens in the Shade”. She learned about native plants when helping her husband Mark Ferrington run specialist nursery Sydney Wildflower Nursery West for nearly 20 years. She […]
Cymbidium Suave -Hidden In The Hills
By Lachlan Turner This plant is not a rare orchid. It is just a bit hard to find it out there in the bush as it does not usually occur next to established walking tracks. To find specimens of this sometimes spectacular orchid it may be necessary to venture into the understorey, searching for old […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia
Great news for the Bromeliad Society of Australia, its members and guests with the resumption of their meetings in 2022. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, 12th February at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Many beautiful Bromeliads will be available for purchase when sales open […]
Bromeliads Make Wonderful Gifts at Christmas Time
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 11th December with plant sales to the public commencing at 10am until 12noon. Access is via the Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill, with plenty of parking on site. As this is the […]
Time for Summer Mulching in your Garden
By Karen Godwin, Horticulturist Mulching is one of the most beneficial things you can do to better garden health this summer. Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface of garden beds and pots either when initially planting your plants or to maintain your existing garden beds. The main benefits of mulching your garden include […]
