Off with their heads!

February 3, 2014Posted in: Environment

Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on all residents growing agapanthus plants to take to their gardens and remove the seed heads before they open and release their potentially invasive seeds. A native plant of southern Africa, agapanthus have rapidly become one of the Highlands’ most common garden plants, enjoyed by many residents for their pretty...

Students get their hands dirty to transform Whites Creek

November 29, 2013Posted in: Community, Environment

Students from Frensham are ready to get their hands dirty once again, with a mass planting of native vegetation planned for Whites Creek in Moss Vale next week. More than 3,600 native species will be planted along a section of the creek, which until two years ago was a neglected, weed-infested area dominated by willows,...

Mt Gibraltar Landcare Bushcare celebrates 20 years

July 3, 2013Posted in: Environment

Whilst the towns of Moss Vale and Bowral may be commemorating their Sesquicentenary anniversaries with lavish celebrations this year, one local conservation group will be quietly observing 20 years of community service this week with cake and tea. Thursday 4 of July 2013 marks two decades since the Mt Gibraltar Landcare Bushcare group was formed...

Off with their heads

March 15, 2013Posted in: Environment

Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on all residents growing agapanthus plants to take to their gardens and remove the seed heads before they open and release their potentially invasive seeds. A native plant of southern Africa, agapanthus have rapidly become one of the Highlands’ most common garden plants, enjoyed by many residents for their pretty...

Council calls for English Ivy spotters

March 8, 2012Posted in: Environment

Wingecarribee Shire Council is asking residents to keep an eye out for one of the Shire’s most unwanted residents – English Ivy. And like most unwanted guests, English Ivy is proving very difficult to remove. “English Ivy is one of the more invasive weeds in the Shire and like many of our weeds, was introduced...

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