The ACT Government’s Free Plant Issue Scheme at the Yarralumla Nursery has recommenced after five months on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The free Plant Issue Scheme is one of Yarralumla Nursery’s most important contributions to the greening of newly developed suburbs in the ACT,” Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel commented “For…
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Choosing the right plants and Help reducing water
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Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury recently announced that Growing healthy plants in Canberra’s climate has just become easier with the launch of new Plant Selector and WaterRight tools on the Actsmart website. “Many of us have bought plants that have struggled or died, but with Actsmart’s updated Plant Selector and WaterRight online…
Guide released to help gardeners help honeybees
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A new guide ‘Bee Friendly – A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators’ has recently been released by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. The guide highlights pollen and nectar planting choices from the backyard to the bush, which will provide food for honeybees. “65 per cent of agricultural production is…
30,000 tress planted in the Gigerline Nature Reserve
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Brett McNamara, Operations Manager, Namadgi National Park, Territory and Municipal Services recently announced that 30,000 tress where planted in the Murrumbidgee Corridor’s Gigerline Nature Reserve to help rebuild the ecosystem. “The planting was a joint effort between ACT Parks and Conservation Service and Outward Bound volunteers and is a significant step towards restoring the Gigerline…
It’s that time ….. Floriade is coming!!!!!
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Floriade is only four months away and yesterday, Students from The Woden School and MLA Andrew Barr joined Floriade’s head gardener, Andrew Forster to plant the first bulbs for Canberra’s 25th Floriade. Andrew Barr took the opportunity to announce the theme for this year’s Floriade, which is Style and Design. Mr. Barr noted that this…