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 […]
New trials to provide insights for best practice soil management on sandy soils
Two new trial sites on dairy farms in the Vasse and Scott River catchments have been launched to demonstrate how top-dressing applications of Iron Man Gypsum (IMG) can keep phosphorus on farms where it is needed, instead of being washed into our estuaries where it can cause algal blooms and water quality issues. IMG is made up […]
Bay OK Winter tips for the garden
The winter solstice has now passed and the lengthening days signal our plants to start growing. So, what should we be doing in our gardens this winter? We have received a reasonable amount of rain in June and July, but it is still less than the long-term average for the South West. This means that […]
