Wariapendi Nursery

Every week for nearly two decades a small group of volunteers has been systematically weeding and assisting natural regeneration on Mt. Gibralter. Their goal is to rid the reserve of environmental weeds working from the top down. They are methodically removing all unwanted vegetation, freeing the forest from dominance by weeds such as English Ivy, [...]

If we truly wish to preserve the natural beauty of our surrounds for future generations, the planting of environmental weeds in gardens should cease. Viable and beautiful alternatives are available. The Southern Highlands is blessed with natural beauty. Surrounding our urban areas a bounty of biological diversity is provided within national parks, water catchment areas, [...]

Many different types of ecological communities exist within the Southern Highlands. It is important that people understand what an ecological community is as many of Wingecarribee Shire’s ecological communities are classified as endangered by either the State or Federal Government and are protected by law. An ecological community is defined as a group of actually [...]

1- The objective of the planting is to enhance the ecological value of the site working within the guidelines of the Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve Plan of Management. 2- To establish a forest / woodland vegetation community consisting of primarily pioneer tree and shrub canopies to assist in the regeneration of a native vegetation cover [...]

Most newcomers to the Southern Highlands (long term locals traditionally calling them “blow-ins”) embark upon a quest to establish exotic landscapes, the most common being the English or Tuscan garden. These gardens require high inputs to establish and maintain. As time passes many of these gardens tend to become dominated by environmental weeds that threaten [...]