New trend in gardening
With the predicted hot, long summer ahead of us, many homeowners are thinking about the future of their gardens and lawns. Will they survive a restricted watering regime in these harsh conditions? A growing number of South West gardeners are turning to waterwise, low-nutrient native gardens as a solution. GeoCatch has been working with suburban […]
Superheroes enlisted to protect the Bay
The Garden Guardians of the Bay continue to show the way toward beautiful gardens that help protect Geographe Bay. Busselton’s Vasse-Wonnerup wetlands provide the most significant breeding habitat for black swans in Western Australia, and regularly support over 20,000 waterbirds. One of the major threats facing these important wetlands is excess nutrient runoff from surrounding […]
Turning sand into soil with Bay OK gardening
If you are gardening on sandy soils, the key to a lush green garden and lawn is to nurture healthy soil, and right now is the perfect time to start turning your sand into soil. Improving your soil is easily done by adding soil conditioners, clay, soil wetter, and protecting the surface with a layer […]
Top tips for winter gardening with GeoCatch
The winter solstice has now passed and lengthening days are the signal plants need to start growing. So, when the weeding, raking and pruning are finished, what should you do in your garden this winter? Take a look at our top Bay OK gardening tips for winter. Treat your trees to some love. While winter […]
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 […]
