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Some more wildflowers

Pictures of three species of wildflowers that came up this year along the walk looking at their best now it's the end of September and a little rain is about.

Conostylis sp.

Podotheca gnaphaloides

Sowerbaea laxiflora

Last Updated on Monday, 01 April 2013 17:18

Tidying Up the Site

Tuesday the Nursery mob got together as usual to strike a blow for our precious bush.
The plant pots from the previous planting were collected - 600, and any plants that had come adrift were settled back into the soil.

Joondalup City Council has sprayed the grass and you can see it starting to brown off in the photo. The grass specific spray doesn't work on some weeds and F.O.Y. will be supporting the targeted spraying of these weeds hopefully before they seed. Palagonium in particular.

Last Updated on Monday, 01 April 2013 16:57

Wildflower regeneration after the fire

While the numbers are few and far between they make up for it in the brightness of their colorful display. A very intense yellow no doubt to attract the lazy native bees which help to pollinate the bush.

Senecio pinnatifolius.

Craigie Primary School students assist planting out

Quinns Beach Primary goes Bush - STUDENTS BUSY REGENERATING THE BUSH

Eighth of August was red letter day for the bush rehabilitation program.
Sixty students from Quinns Beach Primary School rocked up with two teachers and two parents to help in the planting of 600 native plants along the Lake foreshore.
A demonstration of the technique for successful planting was listened to attentively by the students and a quick run down on the value of the Lake Resource for recreation and science was given by deputy mayor John Chester.
Fortunately a large tent ready for a possible downpour wasn't needed. The students planted out six hundred plants in short order - about ten per student. Holes and markings had been done earlier by the Nursery Group from Friends of Yellagonga.
Winter grasses are doing well this year thanks to the rain. A program of spraying to prevent seeding and reduce the competitive nature of the grass has been instigated. Continual follow up over the next couple of years will be essential to ensure success of the native plant-outs.
Species used were Allocasuarina fraseriana, Viminifera juncea, Melaleuca seriata, Anigozanthus manglesii, Kunzea glabrescens, Casuarina obesa, Rhagodia baccata, Regelia ciliata, Templetonia retusa and Spiridium gobulosum.
In addition to the planting one can see from the photo that a hot fire has wiped out many of the adult trees so there is some regeneration from dormant seeds of various native plants that have survived the many years of heavy grazing by farm animals. I hope to show pictures of these plants in future entries. The spray program will encourage further natives to survive and multiply.

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 August 2012 14:06

Making hay while the rains are around

Making Hay while the rains are around

Today Sue and Ken turned up. We planted Viminaria juncea, spearwood bush, rhagodia baccata and a few others left over from Saturday's effort.
The fungi are just beginning to show signs of making a move in the moist warm conditions. Another study on their own.
Plant's put in on Saturday are looking good after the rain - lets hope the new ones are so lucky.

69 seedlings planted