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Bunuru-Djeran, March 2025
🌸What's next for your ReWild garden? 🌸
As we move from the heat of Bunuru into the cooler nights and mornings, it's time to embrace the Noongar season of Djeran.
While we enjoy the stunning red flowers of the Red Flowering Gum, also known as Boorn or Yorgam (Corymbia ficifolia), it's time to turn our thoughts to garden plans! Preparing and having fun picking out what to plant during the rainy days of Makuru. Remember to utilise your free ReWild account to create or update your 'garden action list' and 'find resources' for plants suitable for your area.
In April, the WA Tree Festival will be celebrated with events from 6th April to 5th May. It's a great opportunity to connect with nature, especially trees, in our city! Join guided walks, talks, art sessions, and school holiday activities all around Perth. Also, keep an eye out for local councils offering 'native plants to residents' programs - check out what your local council and community has in store on their events calendars!
Be sure to scroll down and check out ReWild Perth's event offerings - with workshops on frogs, birds, Black Cockatoos, nest boxes and more!
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*‘Kaartdijin Noongar – Noongar Knowledge’ from the South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council, and Kurongkurl Katitjin - ECU.
TOP TIPS FOR THE SEASON
🌱 Plan your planting for the Makuru rains
Now is an ideal time to start identifying areas of your garden to plant out once the Makuru rains arrive and decide on new plants for your collection!
Explore ReWild Perth's resources library to find Australian plants that will thrive in your garden! Filter by 'Suburb' and 'Plant' type to find for species suitable for your local soil type. Most local government have subsidies or giveaways, supported by Water Corporation's Waterwise Council Program for native plants or verge makeovers - be sure to check with your council now!
🔨Get crafty - design and build habitat structures
Maintaining trees, rock and log piles, and leaf litter in your garden provides natural shelter for a wide variety of wildlife. How about getting creative with a weekend or school holiday project to add some funky artificial habitat to your garden?! Fancy a native bee or frog hotel? A bird box? Check out the ReWild guides online to learn how to provide a home for native birds, reptiles, mammals and insects.
PEOPLE OF REWILD
Meet Mel and explore her Lake Coogee garden, which is now a 24/7 wildlife rave party!
"I accidently fell in love with invertebrates through observing their behaviours and relationships in my garden, I welcomed them all with open arms and in 2021, I began my rewilding journey."
FLORA FEATURE
Marri (Corymbia calophylla)
Image by: Friends of Queens Park
Marri
Scientific name: Corymbia calophylla
Noongar name: Marri
A very large tree growing to 40m with spectacular white flowers. This Eucalypt is a buzzing hotspot for at least 81 species! It serves up a feast of nectar and pollen and throws a floral party from Dec-May just when most other wildflowers have called it a season.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Frogology: How to Create a Frog-Friendly Garden - with The Frog Doctor
Hop along and learn what we can do in our communities and backyards to support wildlife, especially frogs!
JOONDALUP
Date: Saturday 29 March 2025
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Woodvale Public Library
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MELVILLE
Date: Sunday 30 March 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: City of Melville EcoHub
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Monitoring Wildlife in Our Suburbs
Discover the wildlife in your neighbourhood and garden and how to monitor them with the Hilton Precinct - Garden, Verges and Trees Committee!
Date: Sunday 30 March 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Meerilinga Children and Community Service Hilton
Build a Nest Box with Re-Cyc-Ology
Hollows are Homes! Did you know natural tree hollows can take over a century to form?! join Simon Cherriman from The Re-Cyc-Ology Project to learn more and help build nest boxes.
COCKBURN
Date: Saturday 5 April 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Banjup Community Hall
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MELVILLE
Date: Tuesday 15 April 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: City of Melville EcoHub
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ROCKINGHAM
Date: Wednesday 4 June 2025
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Baldivis Children’s Forest
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ReWilding Hollows & Habitats: Wildlife Walk & Workshop (Canning)
Discover the wildlife in your neighbourhood and garden and how to monitor them!
Date: Wednesday 23 April 2025
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Canning River Eco Education Centre
Gardening for Carnaby's Cockatoos (Cockburn) - with Birdlife Australia
Swoop along to learn what we can do in our communities and backyards to support birds, especially the endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoo!
Date: Saturday 12 April 2025
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Bibra Lake Community Centre
Gardening for Black Cockatoos - with Birdlife Australia
Swoop along to learn what we can do in our communities and backyards to support birds, especially the endangered Carnaby's and Red-tailed Black Cockatoos!
FREMANTLE
Date: Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Fremantle PCYC
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SHORT TALKS AT APACE NURSERY
Date: Saturday 26 April 2025
Short 25-minute talks at: 10:30am, 11:30am and 1:00pm.
Location: Apace WA
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ReWild Your Garden – How to Get Started! (Cockburn)
ReWild Perth will empower you to incorporate local plants and habitat structures in your garden, courtyard, or balcony by making it fun, easy and kicking you off with your first seedling to take home!
Date: Saturday 24 May 2025
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Treeby Community and Sports Centre
Keep an eye on our Events & News page for upcoming events!
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