tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177934152024-03-08T09:07:32.095+10:00SGAP Qld Gladstone BranchSociety for Growing Australian PlantsSGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-89522136034730951802012-04-25T21:16:00.002+10:002012-04-25T21:41:44.246+10:00'Elsewhere' - Pam Tanner<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our native garden covers about one acre of a two-acre block with beautiful red soil at Beecher.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The property slopes downhill from West to East. When we purchased it the whole area had been burnt off leaving only the bigger Eucalypts, Acacias and Xanthorrhoeas. A section in front of the house was covered in black plastic held down by small unattractive local stones and had a HUGE cactus growing in the middle. Another small garden was planted with “mother of millions”!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">For 27 years I have labored with determination and love. I have marked out areas for gardens, covered them with thick layers of overlapping wet newspaper and mulched them heavily. I dug holes and planted first the larger trees and later the understory trees and shrubs. Most of these I have grown myself from seeds or cuttings that I begged or stole from long-suffering friend’s nurseries. As much as possible, I planted indigenous natives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The garden has grown to the point where it has become self-mulching with a deep layer of leaf litter. This has its down side as a bush turkey has read the “Land for Wildlife” sign at the front gate and has built his nest right in the centre of one of the large gardens still having its understory planted. He has cleared a very large area around his nest, taking no care with anything in his way, and takes great delight in digging out any recent plantings all over the garden, and even half the plants in the nursery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Rough paths, mainly for access for the wheelbarrow, wind around the beds; but I enjoy just wandering through the beds as you do in the bush. Grass areas are kept to a minimum and these are never watered. The garden itself is only watered when plants are very new or stressed as we are not on town water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Usually I don’t enter the local garden competition, but last year the garden was looking so good I entered on the spur of the moment. I regretted it as soon as I had, so I was overjoyed when it was announced winner of both the Native and Acreage Gardens awards. Then that excitement was crowned when it also won Reserve Champion - the first time a native garden has ever come anywhere near winning the major prize. Now I think I can just rest on my laurels and just enjoy my bit of bush.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">20.04.12 </span></div>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-55422432347629975902012-04-25T21:14:00.000+10:002012-04-25T21:41:07.077+10:00SGAP Gladstone Branch - 2012 Program<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Below is a list of excursions and activities planned for 2012.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Visitors are welcome to attend up to three excursions before becoming a branch member.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Please register
with Ruth Crosson on 4972 1447 for any excursions you would like to
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Participants are asked to bring a first-aid kit,
food and drinking water and ensure that they have sufficient petrol for the
day. Remember to b</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">ring your camera and a notebook.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Species lists are available for some areas by
pre ordering by the Friday preceding the excursion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Tondoon
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">10am Meet
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">8:30am
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Meet at
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Jul Sun
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">“Shirley
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Scrub
creek and high hill exc. BYO lunch in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">backpack.
Meet 9 am in car park behind Visitor’s Information Centre Roe St. Miriam Vale.
Cars okay. Dirt road surfaces. Travel in convoy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Aug Sun
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Round
Hill headland and Old Nursery Botanic Garden. Agnes Water area<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Meet 9am
in car park behind Visitor’s Information Centre, Roe St. Miriam Vale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Convoy to
headland. Afternoon excursion to ID
species at the scrub area at Old Nursery<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Sep Sun 9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Spring
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Scrub
exc. Meet 9am at junction of Yarwun, Targinnie Rds. On Port Curtis way. Dirt
surfaces, Cars okay. BYO lunch. Brent leader.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">CBC / Observer Garden tours<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">By coach.
Bookings essential.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Nov Sun
18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Garden
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Kilmister’s
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">New
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Dec Sun 9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">BBQ
Breakfast BYO at Tondoon arboretum
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">9am.A
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><b>2013</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Tondoon
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Meet 10
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">1:30 pm
Guest Speaker, Visitors Centre. Meeting & AGM 2:30 till 3:30.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Feb Sun
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Garden
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Meet at
Tanners Property “ Elsewhere” Siding Road Beecher. Arrive at 10 am for guided
tour with hosts Pam and Chris. BYO
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Mar Sun 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Cleanup
Australia Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Canoe
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at shed on left.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-74848729673793547722011-11-18T07:54:00.000+10:002011-11-18T07:56:01.800+10:00Useful Link:<br />The Atlas of Living Australia<br />Nearly every species is shown with photograph, distribution map and description.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ala.org.au" target="_blank">www.ala.org.au</a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-28647377275762350132011-11-17T08:30:00.000+10:002011-11-17T08:35:07.873+10:00Useful links<br />Brisbane City Council Website - weed identification tool<br /><a href="http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/environment-waste/weeds/weed-control-methods/index.htm">http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/environment-waste/weeds/weed-control-methods/index.htm<br /></a><br />Plantnet - online flora<br /><a href="http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm">http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm</a><br /><br />Plant lists for each shire:<br /><a href="http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wildlife/index.html">http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/plants/index.html</a><br /><br />Weeds Australia - Weed identification<br /><a href="http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=W22">http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=W22<br /></a><br />Weed spotters - links to other sites<br /><a href="http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/plants/queensland_herbarium/weed_spotters_queensland_network.html">http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/plants/queensland_herbarium/weed_spotters_queensland_network.html</a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-73308023156992659632011-06-21T09:38:00.000+10:002011-06-21T09:39:08.094+10:00New Land for Wildlife Notes<br />Download from: <a href="http://www.seqcatchments.com.au/LFW.html">www.seqcatchments.com.au/LFW.html</a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-76529913633602296992011-06-21T09:30:00.000+10:002011-06-21T09:33:05.856+10:00The Creek in our backyard: A practical guide for landholders<br /><br />Download the free booklet from: <a href="http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au">www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au</a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-3591235078751349442011-05-10T10:41:00.000+10:002011-05-10T10:42:59.488+10:00Plants for Cyclone Prone areas - See this great article: <a href="http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/choosingplants/index.htm">http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/choosingplants/index.htm</a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-54018894505066243552011-01-15T08:56:00.001+10:002011-06-21T09:42:02.790+10:002011 excursion schedule<br />Note that the dates for the CBC garden Awards have been changed and will now be held from 4th to 7th October.<br />Click on each image and it should open in a new window where you can zoom in to view the details or print it out.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lOHz8BconKwSM-fSFzw9eh3Sd03TacyZbYcRyM32rMulQC43TrzgpKZ2nmHynynDhyQ7rkpfYMGPDvIkAnAdVNmCYFkcyPWOHYf0fh0vGozlEUVNs0dG7aSDl4cG5_18Jke83A/s1600/IMG.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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Click on the image and it should open in a new window and you can make the text bigger.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9NAkNyXimX6xGqtq6oKzCc-Ii5cERg9fAgpNhQcpcAPu0cjJ8Fm8MG3kcgyrgsk5t1nwFzEJiL15EbzPnJYsIVCIdaLnJe4PdN21ntvVfG3egNbgNtnVuEZEZVGl6Ntgwkf55A/s1600-h/sgap+hi+res_0001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9NAkNyXimX6xGqtq6oKzCc-Ii5cERg9fAgpNhQcpcAPu0cjJ8Fm8MG3kcgyrgsk5t1nwFzEJiL15EbzPnJYsIVCIdaLnJe4PdN21ntvVfG3egNbgNtnVuEZEZVGl6Ntgwkf55A/s320/sgap+hi+res_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435724499764051970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAeFXXZ0KsripqQGOREXJoKj18vPToLNN2nkixQUSnJrQCN8ztnS4gwbdaa0z5YSmuFY-73ynxuEekJmsO5AtvqcdcEO4AmA0vvg0fZO43Gds4Bx6EhbnXa0RMzpsQuItxl3irA/s1600-h/sgap+2-0001_0001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAeFXXZ0KsripqQGOREXJoKj18vPToLNN2nkixQUSnJrQCN8ztnS4gwbdaa0z5YSmuFY-73ynxuEekJmsO5AtvqcdcEO4AmA0vvg0fZO43Gds4Bx6EhbnXa0RMzpsQuItxl3irA/s320/sgap+2-0001_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435733142633004946" /></a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-9688651353642963892009-02-13T16:56:00.000+10:002009-02-13T17:07:48.059+10:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Cool Links</span><br /><br />the following link is for an article on creating a butterfly garden using native plants. <li><a href="http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_butterflies.html">butterflies</a></li><br />and see this:<br /><li><a href="http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/butter.html">more butterfies</a></li><br /><br />and a free on-line gardening magazine<br /><li><a href="http://www.global-garden.com.au/">Global Garden</a></li>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-66685246340753527572009-02-13T16:24:00.000+10:002009-02-13T16:53:41.349+10:00Below is the list of excursions for 2008. Click on the image and it should open in a new window and you can make the text bigger.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCiaBwMuW-oIG7LVLvUAtIpgZAIN2qJBLXHJaUiLnh0_XnE5zwmD2sQ51f6Nw1v76Mj0gQlYbb9xvCAe2Cjd-zm7xTjBqq6wBFYe3lUclxWeQfNGSn2fFlvVQnI3LMkqO6qcBsA/s1600-h/sgap_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCiaBwMuW-oIG7LVLvUAtIpgZAIN2qJBLXHJaUiLnh0_XnE5zwmD2sQ51f6Nw1v76Mj0gQlYbb9xvCAe2Cjd-zm7xTjBqq6wBFYe3lUclxWeQfNGSn2fFlvVQnI3LMkqO6qcBsA/s320/sgap_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302167996817556706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEab5lTyqyGp7qgx1WoffNRPRyF20B6PUFyZW3uOOOct5RIQopqRetqskycAYQGA_lkzuMQh4pOxqD6S9XAdLhcie8dc7MdE3irNKp1U2m8zice9MOvwU_hpwgTlHRTiGBkAeMw/s1600-h/sgap_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEab5lTyqyGp7qgx1WoffNRPRyF20B6PUFyZW3uOOOct5RIQopqRetqskycAYQGA_lkzuMQh4pOxqD6S9XAdLhcie8dc7MdE3irNKp1U2m8zice9MOvwU_hpwgTlHRTiGBkAeMw/s320/sgap_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302168003143327938" /></a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-89568553749491996522009-02-13T16:09:00.001+10:002009-02-13T16:20:15.602+10:00Design with Nature - Planning a Native Garden<br />Excerpts from the PowerPoint presentation prepared by Lawrie Smith landscape architect providing a check list of the principal aspects to be considered in the landscape planning, design and plant selection for your home garden.<br /><br /><br />FIRST . . .<br />Record the physical characteristics of your garden whether new or under rehabilitation <br />Prepare a layout plan showing the size and shape of your block . . . <br />• Most important – locate north!<br />• Indicate the slopes and levels<br />• Indicate the on-site & adjacent structures<br />• Show the underground and overhead services<br />• Define the landform, rock & soil patterns<br />• Locate existing vegetation for preservation<br /><br />SECOND . . .<br />Get to know your site and its surrounds, personally <br />Illustrate on the layout plan the physical and microclimate impacts . . . <br />• Most important – locate north!<br />• Assess the patterns of sunshine and shadow<br />• Identify the effects of storm, wind, breeze <br />• Identify the effects of rainfall and water runoff <br />• Identify the positive and negative views<br />• Assess the quality of the soils & sub-soils<br />• Identify existing vegetation for preservation, transplant or removal<br /><br />THIRD. . . <br />Indentify your principal family needs & functions <br />Define on plan how YOU want to use the garden . . . <br />• Assess your budget, priorities & available time<br />• Plan for interesting arrival & first impressions<br />• Identify vehicle circulation requirements<br />• Plan functional & interesting access pathways<br />• Define and locate areas for outdoor living activities<br />• Plan for children’s play facilities<br />• Identify areas for work activities in the garden<br />Don’t forget – a garden is an artistic creation that evolves over time <br /><br />FOURTH. . . <br />Choose a style & theme for your garden <br />Your preferred garden character will influence the site planning & plant selection. <br /> Is your garden to be . . . <br />• Formal, informal, traditional, contemporary or for seasonal horticultural display?<br />• Reflect the architectural style of the house?<br />• Exciting fusion of plants and materials<br />• Bush garden, rainforest, coastal, cottage or ?<br />• Collectors, scientific, experimental?<br />• ‘Walkabout’ or stroll garden?<br />• New fresh and uniquely Australian!<br />• Fundamentally simple, livable & affordable<br /><br />FIFTH . . . <br />Now you are ready to select plants for your garden <br />Each plant has differing attributes . . . <br />• What is it? – tree, shrub, cover, vine, fern, palm or ?<br />• Where is it from?<br />• What conditions does it prefer?<br />• How big does it grow in nature?<br />• Does it adapt to horticultural techniques?<br />• Have you seen it thriving nearby?<br />• What is its most prominent feature – form, foliage, flowers, fruits, bark or ? <br />• Where are the most flowers and colourful foliage displayed & when?<br /><br />LISTEN TO THE PLANTS!<br />To help you select the right species<br />They can tell you about themselves . . . <br />• Large leaves = shade tolerance <br />• Small leaves = sun preference <br />• Thick & waxy leaves = store water for later (water wise) <br />• Swollen trunk = store water (drought tolerant) <br />• Ligno tubers = fire resistance <br />• Aromatic = insect resistance <br />• Massive seed production = weed potential <br />• Grey & silver leaves = sun tolerant & salt resistant <br />• Delicate leaves = moisture stress indicator<br />• Thorns & spines = wildlife protection & habitat <br /><br />TREES<br />Trees have a variety of characteristics and functions <br />• Evergreen or deciduous<br />• Consider root systems<br />• Diverse forms: globular, upright, umbrella, irregular, weeping, conical, etc <br />• Specimen tree as a feature or focus element: form, foliage, bark, flower , fruit or fragrance<br />• Shade tree locate to control sunshine and shadow<br />• Multi planted as a grove, forest or windbreak<br /><br />PALMS & CYCADS <br />Palm fronds add a special & unique character to a garden<br />• Size: tall, medium, low<br />• Self cleaning or persistent fronds <br />• Feather frond or palmate frond<br />• Individual specimens<br />• Formal avenues<br />• Informal groves<br /><br />SHRUBS<br />Shrubs fulfill some important design functions . . . <br />• Size: tall, medium, low <br />• Screens & hedges: privacy, conceal, windbreak, filter breeze, <br />• Feature: form, foliage, flower, fruit, fragrance<br />• Shrubbery: foliage contrast, water zone<br />• Aesthetic: colour, texture, <br /><br />GROUNDCOVERS<br />Covers are diverse in colour, texture and form as well as functionally and structurally useful . . . <br />• Dwarf shrubs, mattes, tufts, vines, scramblers, grasses, ferns, <br />• Erosion control<br />• Living mulch<br />• Feature plants, seasonal colour<br /><br />VINES & SCRAMBLERS <br />Vines are functionally and structurally useful . . . <br />• Select & locate to maximize flower display – over canopy, under canopy, along stems <br />• Shade & shelter: pergola and arbours <br />• Softening: fence, walls, <br />• Maintenance: pruning, woody, fire, tree damage<br /><br /><br />FIVE BASIC PLANTING TECHNIQUES FOR ANY AUSSIE GARDEN<br />WATER WISE GARDEN DESIGN ISSUES <br /><br />1. Garden Layout & Maintenance - to simplify & minimise water application; <br />• Group plants with similar water needs together - Hydrozoning<br />• Shallow regular watering (unwise) – encourages roots to remain in the drier upper soil levels <br />• Deep soaking watering less often (wise) – draws roots down to permanent reserves of subsoil moisture <br />• Apply water deep down in the root zone through a slotted tube (wise) – to replenish subsoil reserves of moisture <br /><br />2. Soil – aeration, fertility, additives;<br />• Amend soil texture to improve water absorption and aeration – add sand and organic material; <br />• Use additives to lock applied moisture into soil so it is progressively available to plants;<br />• Do not over fertilize and promote soft new growth – can you supply enough water to keep the plant alive?<br /><br />3. Exposure - sun or shade, air movement;<br />• Reduce exposure to sun and minimise moisture loss through transpiration <br />• Utilize available shade from house or trees to insulate plants from drying sun <br />• Protect plants from excessive air movement to inhibit loss of moisture from foliage <br />• Plant windbreaks and water-efficient shade trees to create cool shaded conditions <br /><br />4. Landform - water runoff & harvesting; <br />• Form suitable landform to collect surface water to absorb into subsoil and minimise runoff <br /><br />5. Insulate the garden against the sun <br />• Mulch; Mulch; Mulch;<br />• A minimum of 100mm of mulch will insulate the soil like a blanket and conserve applied moisture <br /><br /><br />Choose & use Australian Native Plants<br />a basic element for landscape designSGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-78352577608131135742008-08-28T11:39:00.000+10:002008-08-28T11:41:54.579+10:00Australian Native Seeds in Space<br /><br />Follow this link to an interesting recent article in Gumnuts<br /><li><a href="http://www.blognow.com.au/gumnuts/95178/Australian_Native_Seeds_in_Space.html">Australian Native Seeds in Space</a></li>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-69948636634087946172008-02-18T10:40:00.000+10:002008-02-18T11:05:42.916+10:00Excursions and Meetings Program 2008<br />Please register for all excursions<br /><br />Sun 2 March Meet 8am at Canoe Point, Tannum Sands, Clean up rubbish in the area of bushland, parkland, beach and river, sports fields. BYO Lunch. Visit the Wetlands, view tree planting, bird spotting. 2pm meet at Tannum Nursery, about 3 relocate to Esplanade, walk along paths, survey landscaping of area, afternoon tea.<br /><br />Sun 13 April Meet 9am at front carpark Tondoon. Travel 7 km to property of Keith and Vicky. Walk in bushland & visit scrub. BYO food for all day.<br /><br />Sun 4 May Meet 10am in Siding Road, Beecher. Look for balloons and SGAP, indicating where to turn in to property of Tom and Paula. This is a second acreage property which joins Beecher State Forest. Compile species list. BYO lunch. Bird spotting.<br /><br />Sun 1 June Ecofest at Tondoon. Family day lots of entertainment. SGAP will have a display, book and plant sale. Set up from 7:30am.<br /><br />Sun 8 June Meet 9am Gardens cafe Tondoon. Visit by SGAPS with Lawrie Smith - this is buy at cafe or BYO lunch. Walk around Tondoon with Lawrie and Brent.<br /><br />Sun 20 July Meet 9:45am at Lt Larcom Cafe. Raglan Street Mt Larcom. Lyn Field's bush tucker morning tea. Billy tea and damper, $5.00. Display and talk on Bush Tucker by Lyn. Bring specimens. 11am we move to Scrub Creek with Bev or Cheryl. BYO Lunch and afternoon tea.<br /><br />Sun 17 August Meet 9am Road House on Fingerboard Ropad, on your right on rise. Leave Gladstone by 7:45 am to be on time. Meet George and Glenis. Travel in sedan ok, need full fuel tank. We will visit Round Hill National Park - rainforest. May visit other vegetation in area. <br /><br />Thur ?? September Meet the judge night - dinner and speaker<br /><br />Sun ?? September Meet 9am garden awards<br /><br />Sun ?? September Meet at pickup for coach tour of prize gardens. Bookings essential with Secretary of Civic Beautification Committee 4978 1957<br /><br />September CANCELLED Qld State conference at Kingaroy<br /><br />Sun 19 October Meet 9am at Rest Stop, Raglan Street, Mt Larcom. Travel in convoy to view scrub. BYO food for all day.<br /><br />Sat 25 October Meet 6pm Tondoon 20th Anniversary dinner, charge applies. Bookings - Tondoon 4971 4444.<br /><br />Sun 16 November Meet 9am at fishing carpark on the south side of the Calliope River, just past the Power Station. Excursion to Wiggins Island - mangroves and other vegetation. BYO insect repelleant and food, all day.<br /><br />Sun 14 December Meet 10am at 230 Morcom Street, Calliope - visit 5000 trees planted by John in the past 3 years. BYO lunch.<br /><br />Sun 18 January Meet 10am at Gardens Cafe Tondoon. Morning Tea. Pay membership 2009 $5.00. Walk around Tondoon. Lunch 12pm to 1pm. Meeting follows 2pm to 3.30pm. AGM - appoint 3 officers for 2009.<br /><br />Sunday 15 February Meet 10am at Kiosk on left in Spinnaker Park Gladstone. Morning tea. Look at landscaping and compile species list as we walk around the trails. Lunch 12 to 1pm in shelter ? Relocate to the Parkland Marina Soundshell area. Walk along bank of Auckland Creek. Compile mangroves list, from mouth to past University. You might see rabbits. <br /><br />Sunday 1 March Meet 8am at Canoe Point - Clean Up Australia Day BYO Lunch. Afternoon, look at revegetation of dune around area, by coast care group.SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-30772453245799757282007-06-25T13:22:00.000+10:002007-06-25T13:25:34.272+10:00Cool link:<br />Pteridophytes: The ferns and their allies<br /><li><a href="http://www.anbg.gov.au/fern/index.html">ferns</a></li>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-3986564532448154372007-06-10T17:27:00.000+10:002007-06-10T17:30:53.061+10:00BOOK FOR SALE - $11<br />The Society for Growing Australian Plants Queensland Region Inc<br />1957 to 2007<br />50 years of Knowing and Growing Australian Plants.<br />by Jan Sked<br /><br />Ruth has 9 of these to sell. A comprehensive history and a trip down memory lane!SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-68260898509154605002007-05-11T15:32:00.000+10:002007-06-10T17:48:10.167+10:00Interesting Links:<br /><br />The May 2007 ABC 'Gardening Australia' has a large supplement by NGIA (the Nursery and Garden Industry Association) and they feature plans for an Aussie Kitchen Garden - see link: <br /><li><a href="http://www.lifeisagarden.com.au/garden_projects/Aussie%20Kitchen%20Garden.pdf">Aussie Kitchen Garden</a></li><br /><br />The following is a Victoria based site for sustainable gardens - you can subscribe free to their monthly on-line magazine: <li><a href="http://www.sgaonline.org.au/">magazine</a></li><br /><br />This site also has ideas for a native garden: <li><a href="http://www.sgaonline.org.au/plants.html">Native Plants</a></li>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-2642456004978228142007-02-18T08:27:00.001+10:002007-02-18T08:39:38.177+10:00SGAP Gladstone Calendar:<br />Thursday 1 March:<br />Meet 2pm at Tondoon Visitors - set up display<br /><br />Sunday 4 March:<br />Clean up Australia Day, meet 8 am at Canoe Point<br />1pm Garden visit at Pacific Ranch<br />2:30pm bushland visit<br /><br />Sunday 8 April:<br />Property visit - "Stowe Park" - Calliope<br />Meet 8:45am in front of hall, Stirrat St, Calliope<br />Biodynamics talk<br /><br />Sunday 20 May:<br />Meet 9am at Benaraby Service Station<br />Travel to Turkey Beach, Bush walk of 1 and a half Km.<br /><br />Sunday 3 June:<br />Ecofest at Tondoon Gardens<br />Set up 4pm Sat and from 7am Sunday<br />Bush Tucker display and walk by Lyn Field<br /><br />Sat 9, 10, 11, June:<br />50th anniversary of SGAP Qld at Brisbane.<br />Dinner, garden visits, history of SGAP book launch<br /><br />Sunday 24 June:<br />Meet 10am at Tondoon Gardens (Admin area)<br />Propogation workshop and guest speaker.<br /><br />Sunday 8 July:<br />Meet at 9am at Visitors Information Centre, Miriam Vale.<br />Travel to a property in the area (full fuel tank required)<br /><br />Sunday 19 August:<br />Meet at 9am at Road House on Agnes Water and Fingerboard Rd<br />Travel to Deepwater property. Camping overnight on Saturday available (BYO everything)<br />Full fuel tank required<br /><br />September (Date to be announced)<br />Garden awards - Judges dinner, talk and morning tea, coach tour of winning gardens - book early!!<br /><br />Sunday 18 Oct<br />Meet at 22 Cathurbie Crt, New Auckland. Garden visit (winner of Novice garden 2006)<br /><br />Sunday 19 Nov<br />Meet at 10am at Tondoon Gardens (admin). Visit to extra land aquired for Tondoon extension. Bird spotting, creek and eucalypt woodland<br /><br />Sunday 9 Dec<br />Meet at 10am at Lake Awoonga for break up. Talks, weed spotting, lunch.SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1171174027882718862007-02-11T16:00:00.001+10:002007-02-11T16:08:50.450+10:00Waterwise articles:<br /><br />"Effective watering in the garden" - by Keith Townsend<br /><br />This is an excellent article on pages 4 - 5 of the Land for Wildlife newsletter (see link below)<br /><br />"Waterwise and Waterless gardens" - by Merv Hodge<br /><br />Also an excellent article on pages 6 - 7 of the same newsletter (see link below)<br /><br /><li><a href="http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/NR/rdonlyres/1D1F5571-9506-4A61-987D-2F0D0691A68C/4966/LFWsummer07lowres.pdf">Land for Wildlife Queensland Summer 2007</a></li>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1163558647654624592006-11-15T12:18:00.000+10:002006-11-29T19:16:03.863+10:00Kroombit Tops excursion<br />Members met at 7:30am for the two hour trip to Kroombit Tops National Park. Those who owned 4WD vehicles offered spare seats to other members as the track can be rough and muddy.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2152.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2152.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A brief stop at around 9:30am to meet up with other members who had camped overnight, and we were off again to the site of the 'Beautiful Betsy' crash. This took about 2 hours and soil and vegetation changed quite dramatically at times.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2159.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2159.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2160.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2160.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At the crash site, there was excellent signage, and a surprising amount of wreckage scattered around. <br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2164.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2164.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2168.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2168.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2169.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2169.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After lunch, members stopped at a heath community and identified a number of plants.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2176.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2176.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2191.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2191.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2193.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2193.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomas found some interesting leaves!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2184.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2184.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This pretty little tree is OLACEAE Notelaea microcarpa<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2171.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2171.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After a long hot and dusty drive, members were glad of the cool breeze, amazing view and afternoon tea at the Kroombit lookout.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/100_2196.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/200/100_2196.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1162858741540396122006-11-07T10:17:00.000+10:002006-11-07T10:19:01.570+10:00NEW address for Gumnuts<br /><br />The ASGAP 'Gumnuts' site has changed web address.<br />Find it now at http://www.blognow.com.au/gumnutsSGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1156896317703475632006-08-30T10:04:00.000+10:002006-08-30T10:05:17.713+10:00Best practice guidelines for urban and home garden irrigation<br />The Water Services Association of Australia and Irrigation Association of Australia have funded the development of best practice guidelines for urban and home garden irrigation. For further information visit <a href="javascript:ol(">http://www.irrigation.org.au/standards.html#qi_stds_03</a>SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1156895105305671982006-08-30T09:42:00.000+10:002006-08-30T09:45:05.320+10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/1600/Flowers%20at%20Brisbane%20show%202006.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4625/1723/320/Flowers%20at%20Brisbane%20show%202006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brisbane Flower Show:<br />Members & Friends,<br />It might surprise you but there were more than 50 flowering varities of natives around Gladstone, on Council and Port Authority land, I sent about 40 different specimens down for the flower show. Pity I couldn't have some help from other sgaps. I spent from 12-30 till 7-30 pm when I put the two cartons on the bus for Brisbane. Hope you enjoy the photo sent by Lorna. I can't print it out in color, but some of you may like to do so for your albums.<br />Regards<br />Ruth CrossonSGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1155685615145546562006-08-16T09:44:00.000+10:002006-08-16T17:59:52.496+10:00<strong><span style="color:#000000;">Australian Landscape Conference 10th – 11th September 2005</span><br /></strong><br />A Gardener’s Response<br /><br />This was the sixth international landscape and garden design conference held in Melbourne and I was lucky enough to be given a registration. I imagined it would be seriously landscape oriented and landscaper attend but the lure of international and Australian speakers talking about garden design and their “Creative processes for design excellence” I knew would be relevant.<br /><br />The International speaker lineup was an excellent as it was varied and the all made reference to their creative processes (early horticultural experiences, study, climate, soil and site analysis and plant selection decisions) in their first lecture and their second focused on their applications in their work. Their own illustrative slides and audio selections were delightful.<br /><br />I have quoted information from the conference brochure which I found made such sense after the event! Penelope Hobhouse spoke first on “Training the Eye: the art of garden design”. She told of her early gardening, her writings and her more recent research in gardening history, garden styles and discovery of Persian oasis gardens. One of her earliest books was about colour in the garden and she confesses now she’s far more charmed by simplifying and reducing decorative planting. Her second lecture on “Nature and Art in the Garden” and led to her expounding on her new love of open paved areas, subtle water features and structural tree planting. She spoke of our gardens being our attempts to make paradise on earth and that these would be the paradise we would find eventually. Not being involved in that line of thinking I was rather fearful of the prospect!<br /><br />From the US was Rick Darke, described as “a design consultant, author and photographer focused on landscape design, restoration, planning and ‘enhancement’. His lecture was titled “Creating the Livable Landscape: and ethic for ecological gardening” and “The Woodland Garden: capturing the spirit of the forest”. Both were superbly illustrated and beautifully depictive of north-eastern US in all seasons, both his personal garden and the woodlands and gardens in that area. I felt his major message was to open our eye, to view things differently, to seek out subtlety and to leave only a gentle impression of our existence.<br /><br />James Hitchmough, a Professor in the Department of Landscape in the University of Sheffield has spent several years in Melbourne as a lecturer at Burnley Collage before returning to the UK. His topics were “Values and Meanings in our Gardens: The great debate” and Glamour in the Garden: naturalistic herbaceous plants communities”. I’m not sure about “glamour” but he spoke amusingly and realistically about establishing plants communities and planting failures. His current work is in naturalistic herbaceous vegetation, planting green meadows with a mix of native and compatible wild grasses and flowers. His suggestion for “meadow” planting in Australia gave an example using Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis) a great favourite of his; teamed with hot pokers kniphofia spp, a non invasive agapanthus and a daisy form (I’m a bit vague here). He was adamant that Echinacea spp in Australian paddock conditions would be a dud, said with a Sheffield accent rhyming with wood! It seemed to me that there was a lot of time through winter and early spring that these British meadows were not at their best but that in Australia we had much better prospects for year round satisfaction.<br /><br />Christopher Bradley-Hole, also from the UK, trained and worked as an architect before “his fascination for plants and gardens led him to refocus on the broader landscape”. His lecture was titled “The Urban Garden: Crafting a modern style” with examples of his Chelsea Flower Show entries displaying “pared down simplicity….executed with a sharp eye for both rigorous design and harmonious planting” and “The Wider Landscape country gardens and public landscapes”. He described his architectural visions inspired by mathematical perfection, the rectangular blocks of colour in the Mondrian style are and Fibonacci series which he then interprets in bare stonework or exuberantly plants with perennials and grasses. His problems-solving techniques with moving people through his landscape were impressive.<br /><br />The last international landscaper was Juan Grimm from Chile who, apart from suffering from the flu, was any thing but grim. His presentations were titled “The Landscape of Chile: a vision of nature and for design” where he introduced us to the broad range of areas and their natural landscape across the length of Chile, and “Garden Design in Chile: challenges and opportunities where he showed us many of his fabulous private and public design works. They were indeed brilliantly related to the landscape and made great use of the indigenous vegetation teamed with exotics that would support and mould to the forces of nature in a similar way. He loved showing us Puya chilensis a grey/green leafed bromeliad that stars along the northern and central coastline, a great favourite of his. I would recommend members seek out his book. Most of the gardens we saw were large (one was 32 acres!) and impressive but were never tasteless extravaganzas.<br /><br />A landscaper originally from Czechoslovakia but now designed in Sydney is Vladimir Sitta, Who spoke on “Exploring the Edge: does our construction ability intimidate our ideas”. He was wonderfully disrespectful and outrageous and says he “does not see the private garden as a place of naked confrontation and dispute with nature…..unlike out public landscapes with concepts homogenised to pulp by public authorities, bean counters, conspiracy lawyers and oh, so inspiring, public consultation”. That quote sums him up delightfully. He feels “private gardens retain the highly individualistic and specific character”. His certainly do! Thinking black caned bamboo, pebble surfaces and shallow black marble pools, or fabulous arrangements of cacti, succulents and grasses in angular coloured walls and you have some idea of the scope of his designs.<br /><br />From New Zealand came Robert Watson, a lawyer who turned to landscaping and is based in Christchurch. “He does private, commercial, tourist, urban and rural design projects” and he had wonderful slides to show some of variety of his work. His lecture titled “New Directions from New Zealand” showed us some of his work like small courtyard gardens, City gardens and sweeping landscape patterns on the Canterbury plains. One of these, now 10 years old, was planted to wrap the proposed house and surrounding garden from the diving winds. It still is without a house even though the shelter-belt is well established. This, or another there, is planted only with native or New Zealand bred plants in astounding foliage and growth habit patterns.<br /><br />The delightful Professor George Seddon, a Senior Research fellow at the centre for studies of Australian Literature, University of WA spoke on “Adapting our Gardens to our Environment”. His theory on successful gardening is to not choose a plant and then attempt to provide the conditions for it to survive. “This is the wrong way around and we should accept what our environment offers, then make our plant and design choices accordingly. This was the material of his scholarly lecture and we all need these reminders! For those how saw gardening Australia on 8th October 2005 you had the combined delight of meeting this thoughtful person and viewing his delightful Mediterranean garden where he has put his design and ecological principles into practice.<br /><br />Kate Cullity, a landscape architect from WA spoke on “Working with the Poetics of the Australian Landscape”. She works with a team which “undertake investigations into the poetic expression of the Australian landscape” but as this is mostly what the GDSG is all about it was a bit waffly for me. The work involves installations and designs to represent/make people notice/draw attention to the beauty of our Natural Landscape.<br /><br />Professor Jim Sinatra and Phin Murphy delivered a dual address titled “Art, Sculpture and the Landscape”. “Their creative process includes ‘landscape paintings’ which developed from working with inspiring landscapes and indigenous people.” They seem to experiment with form and shapes and apply these to the landscape in forms like the giant banners and “Tracky Dacks” that march across featureless new subdivisions or moulded reflective pillars in the park – amusing and light-hearted designs.<br /><br />Andrew Laidlaw is the landscape architect for the RBG Melbourne. He was an inspired and inspiring speaker but I will quote the brochure entirely for this summary of his work and the illustrations he showed. “He we principal designer for the Perennial Border, Species Rose Garden, Water Conservation Garden, Long Island (RBG) Indigenous Garden, Two stands at the international Flower and Garden Show (2 gold medals) and the New Children’s Garden. He consulted with co-workers in the gardens for their input in his designs.<br /><br />All of these speakers were brought together through the efforts of Warwick and Sue Forge and the audience and the speakers were adeptly controlled by John Patrick. They presented a varied but cohesive and entertaining event. Inspiration came from the consistent call to use materials suited to the site, to look anew at arrangements, ecological considerations, colour and planting possibilities and to experiment with combinations of native and like minded exotics.<br /><br />They had also arranged a Pre-conference Design Garden Tour for the Friday when delegates toured 6 gardens and had a chance to talk with most of the owners. I was not able to tour but heard reports of it being a great success.<br /><br />The event was definitely not heavily loaded to the professional and there were many “home gardens” among the audience seeking new ideas. It cost were approximately $500 per person, accommodation of course extra, but very much worth the effort. The tour was $95 for the day. There was a lot to dream about and to ponder. Reality hit when I returned to my personal, small, still working up to paradise, suburban lot with plantings a mix of natives, flowers for cutting and organic vegetables. I enjoy the efforts and the changes I have to make and the economies I have to apply but I was overwhelmed by the thought of all thousand of dollars that have been spent in making extravagant paradises for those who had the resources. Perhaps some of those resources could be funneled off to planting plans for needy countries.<br /><br />Caroline Gunter.SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17793415.post-1152144658332022852006-07-06T10:10:00.000+10:002006-07-06T10:14:13.340+10:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The White Cedar Tree</span></strong><br /><br />Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants<br />Garden Design Study Group<br />Newsletter No. 52<br />November 2005<br />Leigh Murray NSW<br /><br />White Cedar is ideal for car parks because of its umbrella shape. Please use local source plants, not the common plant grown that is Indian or Chinese in origin. The local plant appears to have smaller fruit, and so attractive to local birds. Importantly, the White Cedar should not be mulched around as this allows the leaf striping caterpillar to attack it. The caterpillar lives in mulch during the day and eats the leaves at night. I have watched the tree next to the Newcastle Museum and they are not mulched and the caterpillars do not seem to be able to survive to attack them (but I haven’t been in there this year, so a check wouldn’t hurt). Therefore if you grow White Cedar, have bare earth around them. They perform very well in the hot dry situation that car parks provide. Councils may worry about the fruits of the White Cedar may attract birds the will crap on the cars in the car park. However White Cedar fruits ripen when there are not leaves on the trees, which means the birds don’t hang around the trees but eat their fill and go and sit somewhere safer. Also the fruit are rather large, so the birds can’t eat many anyway, and have to move on. The tree is using the old gambit “don’t put your fruits all in the one bird” as that bird may get eaten and they never know where the seeds will end up!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />By Ruth Crosson<br /><br />This method was tried by past member Dawn, who said it was successful. Tie a piece of Hessian sack around the trunk of the White Cedar; turn down the collar using the top portion of the sack. Caterpillars crawl up the trunk, getting under the collar and can’t proceed, being trapped. Every morning Dawn would squash the Hessian collar, and so kill the caterpillars. Caterpillars need to eat, like every thing else. They are also part of the food chain and in turn feed birds that visit the trees by day and nocturnal animals which are also protein feeders, eating caterpillars and insects. Possums in your garden are a natural control, they may eat your roses and fruit, but they also eliminate other pests. Butterflies and moths are pollinators, No pollination no seeds. No seeds no trees, caterpillars, butterflies, moths, birds, nocturnal animals, lizards and frogs. The trees and foliage are dependent upon your actions; think before you load up your garden sprayer with poisons, you could be destroying a lot more than you think.SGAP Gladstone Branchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566097783527316403noreply@blogger.com0