Join local Boronia birdwatcher Des Palmer to explore all things avian in our local area. Topics Des will discuss are:-  

·        Iconic local species

·         Birdwatching hotspots in our area

·         Invasive species

·         Decline of bird species

·         Birds and plants, the key to helping our birds.

The aim of the talk will be to engage with the audience and questions/ discussion points are encouraged at any time during the presentation.

Mark Cashmore is an Arborist at Treetec.  After completing his horticulture studies at Burnley, he built a local tree services business and then Treetec, an arboricultural and ecological consulting firm.  Mark now divides his time between arboriculture, habitat research and restoration, and a software startup developing tools for ecological research and tree management. 

This session will look at the selection, establishment and care of canopy trees, including:-

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Selecting great trees and locations

·         Planting considerations particularly at that junction of structures and large trees

·         Parenting of trees in their unruly, formative years

·         Long term care, avoiding some key mistakes from soil condition to wounding

·         Pruning and tree lopping

·         Habitat - hacking large hollows into perfectly healthy, living trees!

Join Julie, a Knox Environment Society volunteer and keen gardener, who will demonstrate and offer some advice on indigenous species that are suitable for small spaces and containers. Julie will demonstrate plants suitable for shady corners as well as full sunlight. Containers, large and small, provide an opportunity to extend the growing space, particularly useful for small gardens and balconies.

Attendees will have the opportunity to plant up a small terracotta pot with an indigenous plant and take it home.

20 pots available – limits apply - one hanging basket per family or group. 

Gold coin donation required