On Saturday 31st May CEC hosted a Trees for Weed Event with Cardinia Shire Council
On hand to assist residents were Dan the Land Management Officer, Kate from the Waste team and Annie representing Gardens for Wildlife.
Many residents attended with clippings of pesky plants in their gardens for Dan and I to identify, the most common weeds we saw were Plantain and Red Mallow (Modiola caroliana)
Photo Credits: Weed Scan https://weedscan.org.au/ttps://weedscan.org.au/CreditsP
Weed problems can be overwhelming if you are not sure what you are dealing with or how to control them, there were a few weeds that stumped us but we were able to find them using Weeds of the South East book which was recently republished by CSIRO, resources like WeedScan and iNaturalist are great for identifying your weeds so you can make a plan on how to manage them
Cardinia Shire offer a lot of weed management advice and support too visit their website to find out how.
It was great to meet so many people who were interested in creating more habitat in their backyards to support biodiversity, one couple shared a story with me of seeing a greater glider in their backyard which had inspired them to advocate for the environment and save habitat for wildlife
The local paper also came to take some photos and included an article in their Rural Matters section which you can read HERE
Participants were able to choose from a range of Indigenous plants to take home for their gardens including Wahlenbergia stricta aka Tall Bluebells, Correa reflexa aka Native Fuschia and Stylidium aka Grass Trigger Plant (Pictured below)
Photo Credits: Linda Sijpkes
Overall it was a busy day with lots of people interested i
in helping the environment by buidling gardens for
wildlife and some also interested in volunteering in the
Nursery and with other environment groups.
A big Thank You to Daniel Dujic and Cardinia Shire
for initiating the day