Author: Lyn

Yes, Mothers’ Day is not far away. Why not swap the expensive bunch of roses for a more lasting present. If your mum has a garden, however small, we think she might like a gift of our beautiful indigenous plants and an inspiring book by Emma Cutting – ...

Over the last month, water levels have dropped considerably. Water bird populations are generally low, but the diversity of species has been reassuring, including the presence for some weeks of Australian Pelicans, possibly attracted by the abundance of mosqui...

Bili Nursery staff have been searching op shops for large glass bowls in which to grow mini wetlands for native aquatics. We now have these wetlands-in-a-bowl on sale and you will be surprised at how beautiful they are. And, by the way, if you have any la...

Get 3 of our best tubestock plants for just $10. April is a good month to plant and we have excellent stocks of these popular species: We have many more plants on show so visit Bili Nursery and our helpful crew at 525 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Monday ...

Plants and fungi: a field guide – has gone live! This IOS app will help people identify the plants they see, not just in Westgate Park but around Melbourne and regions of Victoria, together with fungi recorded in the Park in over the last decade. The app...

For over 20 years, volunteers have been looking after Westgate Park – planting, weeding, mulching, cleaning up and general gardening. Our main work days are Mondays and Wednesdays but we have now resumed volunteering in the Park on the third Sunday of ea...

A major impression from the survey was the number of younger birds nearing maturity in the case of many species, and the fact that breeding has not stopped yet. Insect life seems diverse which is good for the ecology. The very high number of Superb Fairy Wrens...

Some of our indigenous plants are grown by cuttings or division but most are propagated from seed. Preparing seeds, or seed cleaning, is a hugely important role in our propagation process. But all it requires is an aptitude for careful and methodical work, gui...

Ubiquitous, unique, fragrant, and dioecious. On any visit to Westgate Park in winter/spring you can’t miss the sweet perfume of this small-leaved Clematis. It can scramble over the ground and climb as high as 3 meters over other plants or rocky outcrops. It&...