Celebrating Bay OK Gardening
GeoCatch has successfully concluded a five-year project that promotes the benefits of low-nutrient gardening practices to both gardeners and the local environment. The Bay OK Gardens program has been running in the Geographe catchment for over 12 years. It promotes low-nutrient and waterwise gardens through educational workshops, online resources, garden assessments, and demonstration sites to […]
Bay OK Gardening tips for winter
In preparation for the cooler months and rain approaching, now is a great time to prepare your garden for winter. Here are some tips from GeoCatch’s Bay OK program and the Garden Guardians of the Bay. Apply coarse chunky mulch Apply some coarse chunky mulch to stop the weeds from sprouting. A layer of mulch […]
Hollowed Out: Nest building workshop
Bring the whole family along during the school holidays for this fun and engaging workshop to help build homes for our native wildlife. Working in small groups, participants will be shown how to build nest boxes that will be placed into bushland areas for local animals to nest and raise their young. GeoCatch will monitor […]
Residents renew street verges with natives
From Dunsborough to Geographe, urban gardeners have been taking part in a new initiative to create nature verge gardens, transforming their streetscapes with colour and life whilst providing habitat for local wildlife. Even with cooler autumn weather on the way, the warm dry Noongar season of Bunuru is still lingering, making the task of keeping […]
Garden Guardians are superheroes
Bussleton’s Vasse-Wonnerup wetlands provide the most significant breeding habitat for black swans in Western Australia, and regularly supports over 20,000 waterbirds. One of the major threats facing these important wetlands is excess nutrient run-off from surrounding households and farms. With funding from the National Landcare Program , South West Catchments Council (SWCC) worked with GeoCatch […]
South West gardeners become waterwise for summer
Local homeowners are preparing their gardens to survive a hot summer with water-efficient irrigation, clever garden design, and soil amendments to ensure water and nutrients are retained in the soil for plants to access. Garden Guru and WA media celebrity Darren Seinor ran a workshop at Origins Market, teaching participants about waterwise gardening in preparation […]
Plant your verge with GeoCatch
Plant your verge with GeoCatch. GeoCatch is offering native plant seedlings and design advice to six gardeners in the Geographe Catchment. Participants who sign up to redevelop their verge will enjoy the benefits of growing a native verge garden, including: – Less lawn to maintain, mow and fertilise – Increased water efficiency – Providing habitat […]
GeoCatch joins Dunsborough Primary for 10th Annual Bay OK Day
Over 700 students from Dunsborough Primary School descended on Geographe Bay for the annual Bay OK Day. Staff from GeoCatch were on hand to help students better understand the importance of looking after Geographe Bay and the surrounding environment. Excited students started the day walking from the school to the Old Dunsborough boat ramp to […]
Wildflower wizards turn gardeners into conservationists
Local homeowners are encouraging birds and wildlife into their gardens by planting native wildflowers after attending a workshop held at the ArtGeo Cultural Complex. As part of the WA Wildflower and Environment Show, gardening guru Chris Ferreira and wildflower whiz Dr. Eddy Wajon presented a fascinating insight into growing WA wildflowers, turning 70 gardeners into […]
Industry expert explains nutrients in your garden
If you are gardening in the Geographe Catchment, tune into this informative recording from the Bay OK workshop “Gardening on Sandy Soils”. Shannon White from Baileys Fertilisers informed participants about products they can use in their gardens to ensure plants are getting the nutrients and water they need to thrive. He explained that gardeners with […]
