Plants

This month requires real sleuthing to find the hidden delights of Honeypots, Acrotriche serrulata.  Honeypots What appears to be young terminal flowers are actually bundles of…

Every day when I walk out my back door, I feel I am being stared at and teased by scores of ‘eyes’ on my Varnish…

We are so fortunate to be able to enjoy leafy green trees and flowering plants on our winter walks, plus the wonderful eucalyptus aroma after…

Some of our iconic trees are putting on their usual fine show for this time of year undeterred by the current dryness. Along the coast…

The low growing bushy shrub Prickly Broom-heath, Monotoca scoparia, is a highlight for me this month, despite the inconspicuous nature of its numerous tiny white flowers.…

If you can’t go on the Angair Walk on Sunday 30 March, you can still get in some good seasonal observation on an individual walk…

Now is the time to visit the coastal Wild Forests, so-called by the grandchildren of an Angair member, of our iconic Moonahs, Melaleuca lanceolata. In…

Many of our larger bushes thrive in the summer heat and dryness. Prickly Tea Tree, Leptospermum continentale, has been putting on a fine show with…

Blue is the rarest flower colour, but in our district at this time of year we are spoilt of choice, particularly with lilies, some of…

Currently there are many eye-catching flowers to enjoy in our woodlands and heathlands. Dotted around at ground level are the delightful small, star-like lily Blue…