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April 2024
🌸What's next for your ReWild garden? 🌸
As the nights and mornings get cooler, and the stunning red flowers of the Red Flowering Gum start blooming, also known as Boorn or Yorgam (Corymbia ficifolia), it's time to embrace the Noongar season of Djeran. This is the season to turn our thoughts to garden plans, preparing and having fun picking out what to plant during the rainy days of Makuru.
In April, we have the WA Tree Festival happening 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 in the jam-packed program!
As you plan your garden, we are planning the next stage of ReWild Perth and we'd love to hear your thoughts!
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💰 $250 Bunnings voucher (1 to win),
🐝 Native Bee Hotel (10 to win),
🌿 Native plant pack from your local native nursery (25 to win)!
You'll be helping us to improve our program and support you to garden for wildlife!
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TOP TIPS FOR THE SEASON
'Australian Owlet-nightjar (C)Kym Rawson 2017 birdlifephotography.org.au’
🌱 Plan your planting for the Makuru rains
Don’t be discouraged if you experienced a few plant losses over the long hot spell. Even the most experienced gardeners face losses. It's a chance to try again and gain experience. 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 Hannah and explore her Kalamunda garden, with a wonderful combination of native garden and productive food garden! #PeopleOfReWild
"I love how my garden is always there for me, always evolving, always providing me chances for new and interesting projects."
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FLORA FEATURE
Eucalyptus marginata (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Leon Perrie
Jarrah
Scientific name: Eucalyptus marginata
Noongar name: Jarrah
Jarrah is an iconic flowering gum whose masses of small cream/white flowers can be spotted around Perth! If you've got a large property, this species can be a beautiful addition. As it can grow quite large both above and below ground, be sure to check with Water Corporation and Dial Before You Dig before selecting where to plant.
Billardiera fraseri (CC-BY-NAC 4.0) Graham Zemunik
Elegant Pronaya
Scientific name: Billardiera fraseri
Noongar name: Unknown
Elegant Pronaya is a dainty, twining climber with pale purple flowers. It can be seen growing naturally both along coastal areas and up into the Perth hills. In your home garden, it's perfect for twirling up fences or trellises.
CREATURE FEATURE
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (C)Jill Wilson 2015 birdlifephotography.org.au’
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Scientific name: Calyptorhynchus banksii
Noongar name: Karrak
You will have heard the tell-tale "karrak" call of the Red-tailed black cockatoos around Perth. These beautiful birds are traditionally found in the forests east of Perth, though are often seen in urban areas in search of food, water and habitat. You can support them in your garden by keeping a bird bath, maintaining large trees, and planting native food sources such as Marri.
Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus sp.) – (C)Kit Prendergast
Cuckoo Bee
Scientific name: Coelioxys spp. and Thyreus spp.
Noongar name: Ngoowak or Djilyara (Bee)
Cuckoo bees often stand out in a crowd with strikingly coloured iridescent blues, blacks, and whites. Their common name reflects their cuckoo-bird-like behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees. Plant a diverse array of native flowering plants to provide great food resources for native bees.
UPCOMING EVENTS
WA Tree Festival
Date: 6 April - 5 May 2024
Bringing local councils and community groups together to help share the value of trees collectively.Get involved in local events highlighting the importance of daily connections to nature and the benefits trees provide! Learn about issues with tree canopy loss, climate change and how you can help!
Find local events here!
River Guardians Festival
Join ABC presenters and Perth’s leading advocates of urban biodiversity at the inaugural River Guardians Festival held on the banks of Derbarl Yerrigan, South Perth. Be sure to visit the ReWild Perth stall!
Date: Saturday 20 April 2024
Time: 6:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Sir James Mitchell Park Playground
More information here!
Wildflower Society of W.A. - Plant Sale
Find hundreds of plant species at the Northern Suburbs branch of the Wildflower Society of W.A annual Autumn Plant Sale. Volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions.
Date: Saturday 27 April 2024
Time: 9:00am-2:00pm
Location: Landsdale Farm - nursery
More information here!
Grevillea Boorloo Moon, Laura Skates
Friends of Kings Park - May Plant Sale
Celebrate 'Botanic Gardens Day' at the fantastic Friends of Kings Park native plant sale where gardeners can find unique plant varieties not commonly found in commercial nurseries.
Date: Sunday 26 May 2024
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm or until plants sold out
Location: Poolgarla Parkland
More information here!
OTHER EVENTS
6 April - 5 May - WA Tree Festival
17 April - Bat Appreciation Day (Check out Gould's Wattled Bat, most likely to take up bat boxes in Perth)
22 April - Earth Day
20 May - World Bee Day
22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May - World Turtle Day (Join the 'Saving Our Snake Neck Turtle' project!)
26 May - Botanic Gardens Day & Friends of Kings Park Plant Sale
Thank you for being part of the ReWild Perth community. Keep an eye on our Events & News page for more to come in 2024!
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