Summer gardens are made in spring
With summer just around the corner, GeoCatch hosted a series of Summer Loving Gardens workshops to help residents prepare their gardens for the warm dry weather. The workshops were held at Soils Ain’t Soils Busselton and featured Paul and Linda Mitchener from The Green Life Soil Company, who shared their tips for healthy summer soil. […]
Improving soil to grow great gardens
Over 50 keen gardeners attended our Bay OK gardening workshop in Vasse earlier this month to learn about creating healthy soil in the garden. The event featured 6PR garden show presenter Sue McDougall, who shared tips for improving soil to promote plant growth. Sue showed participants how adding organic matter to the soil improves soil […]
Superheroes shed light on mental health
An unlikely fusion of sustainable gardening, superheroes and men’s mental health brought the community together for a special screening of Marvel’s Black Widow in July. The movie fundraiser event was presented by the GeoCatch Garden Guardians of the Bay campaign, which promotes urban gardening behaviours that protect the health of Geographe Bay. The campaign portrays […]
All potted up – Gardeners contain nutrients
Keen gardeners enjoyed making great soil mixes for pots and gardens at an outdoor workshop held on Saturday in the newly beautified Kent Street Laneway in the City Centre. Led by Chris Ferreira from The Forever Project, participants got their hands dirty getting their soil mix right and planting up pallet planters with native shrubs, […]
Superheroes enlisted to protect the Bay!
The Garden Guardians of the Bay have arrived to show the way towards beautiful gardens that help protect Geographe Bay. Our fun new marketing campaign, which promotes gardening actions to reduce nutrients running off into the Bay, is being launched this week across the Geographe Bay Catchment. GeoCatch board member, Robin Belford, says that urban […]
Greening our streets with Nature Verges
Nature verges are being celebrated through our Bay OK program with the launch of the Nature Verge Competition. Open to all residents in the Geographe Bay Catchment, entrants simply email or post a photo or video of their verge on social media and could win a $200 garden pack prize! Bay OK is promoting nature […]
Spring sprucing for a gorgeous garden and beautiful bay
Now spring is here, even reluctant gardeners want to be out in the nice weather getting their gardens and courtyards in order. Our Bay OK gardening tips will help you prepare your garden so it, as well as the Bay, can enjoyed all throughout summer! Our lawns generally look a little shabby after winter and […]
Trailblazing local gardens!
Native plants were in full bloom last weekend as community members rambled through three local gardens during GeoCatch’s Bay OK Garden Trail Day. The Trail showcased the beauty of native plants in their flowering season and provided attendees with expert tips for growing natives successfully. Margaret Moore opened up her Kalgaritch garden to share the […]
Top tips for winter gardening
Winter is a great time for garden planning and design. Because our plants are currently in dormancy, they are living off stored energy reserves and protecting their foliage and roots from the effects of cold temperatures. Rather than trying to boost their growth with fertiliser, consider retrofitting your irrigation or improving your garden layout. My […]
Learning garden design from the comfort of home
GeoCatch’s Bay OK Garden Design webinar proved popular with local gardeners interested in planning new gardens and garden renewal projects. Over 65 people tuned in to celebrity garden designer Lisa Passmore’s lively and inspiring session on Bay OK design principles for low nutrient and waterwise gardens. With the community quickly adapting to digital forms of […]
