March 23 is National Eucalypt Day, and this year there are some great local activities to help demystify our local eucalypt species, courtes...

Red Ash ( Alphitonia excelsa ) growing well on verges in Mt Pleasant for 40 years+  Image by Mithra Cox, reproduced under CC BY-NC 2.0 (http...

A few Grey-headed Flying-foxes in a Red Ash ( Alphitonia excelsa ) tree, looking rather sparse in its foliage as it develops fruit. Image by...

On my wanders in the last few days I've come across several indigenous plants that would make a great contribution in permaculture garde...

I had the great pleasure recently of wandering round a garden in the upper reaches of Mount Pleasant, helping the owners learn more about th...

It's spring! And my goodness aren't the pinks and reds of all the local plants making themselves known? There's fresh colour app...

There's always something interesting in flower or fruit around Illawarra, and you don't have to go far to find them. I find I often ...