The Illawarra is abuzz with talk of native bees and insect pollinators at the moment! In the coming days there's not one but two awesome...

A few years back I attended a workshop on Illawarra's native frogs, presented by Dr Phillip Byrne and other researchers from the Univers...

If you want a local Illawarra tree for your garden or verge, you're spoiled for choice! Wollongong is home to a surprising number of sma...

The recent rain was pretty inspiring at the time, but it's also done amazing things for the plants in Illawarra's bushland...

If you're looking for a  small  cute   tree to grow in your Illawarra garden, one that you probably haven't heard of before or seen ...

This website has a new page! Why? As part of the long and complicated process of making the Growing Illawarra Natives website a reality, I a...

A partnership post with local native bee enthusiast Alison Mellor Native bees are some of the most rewarding insects to have in your gar...

It's funny what you see when you're wandering around in bushland. Sometimes it's a plant you didn't expect to grow in the ar...