Tag: Trees

Following recent environmental acts of vandalism, Port Stephens Council is leading an initiative to replenish the region.

Newcastle has celebrated World Environment Day this week by planting 5,500 native grasses, groundcovers, shrubs and trees in Jesmond to help restore the city's urban ecosystems. The 2021 United Nations World Environment Day’s theme...

Well, here we are in the middle of spring and we’ve had a little rain, whetting gardeners’ appetites to plant. The request I receive the most at this time of year, with summer...

Newcastle's Foreshore Park is being transformed into a greener public space as part of a "generational opportunity" to reimagine one of the city's premier parks. City of Newcastle began a four-year tree replacement...

More than 45,000 trees will be planted across the Hunter as part of a growing legacy. Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary, Wallsend Wetlands, Cockle Creek, King Edward Park, Bull and Tourle Street Reserve, Heaton...

It won't be long until the shortest day of the year, not allowing for many sunny, warm days in the garden, yet this can be an ideal time to plant deciduous trees and other...

The streets of Newcastle will soon become home to hundreds of new trees as part of a plan to expand the city's urban forest. Around 1,000 trees will be planted this year as...

A commonly asked question about olives is which plant should be purchased: a black or green olive?  There are different qualities and flavours, but the simple answer is that the colour determines whether or not...