Above: Barbed Wire Vine (Smilax australis) in flower. What joy forest life here brings to inspire this little bush restorer! Whether it be the sense of magic that fireflies bring … Continue reading Property Profile: To Restoration, with Love
Header: A Squirrel Glider photographed at 1.15am using the Reconyx HC600 motion-sensor camera. At a recent Land for Wildlife event, Keith McCosh, Land for Wildlife Officer from Scenic Rim, showed … Continue reading Grass Trees: A seasonal lolly shop
Chain Ribbon Root Orchid (Taeniophyllum muelleri). Above right and middle images were taken by Rob and Carla on their property. Image left shows the fruit and was taken by Glenn … Continue reading Discovery of a Chain Ribbon Orchid
Why on Earth would anyone write about the prickly monster that is cockspur?” I hear you say. “Surely it’s not native, is it?” Well actually it is, and not only … Continue reading Cockspur Thorn
From a young age, I had a good knowledge of NSW wildflowers. After moving to Brisbane in 1967, Vernon and I developed an interest in butterflies and native plants. This … Continue reading Foam Bark Gully Birdwing Corridor
The native Pepper Vine (Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum) grows in the rainforests of eastern Australia from the south coast of NSW to North Queensland and is relatively common in Southeast … Continue reading Pepper Vine: an important food source
Back in the January 2007 Land for Wildlife newsletter, Gold Coast Land for Wildlife Officer Darryl Larsen wrote an article outlining the differences between the various passion vine species of … Continue reading Passion Vines of SEQ
Header: White Fingers, King Greenhoods and Pixie Caps are in flower now. Photos by Maree Manby (left) and Deborah Metters. I gained a love of orchids from my elders who … Continue reading Winter Orchids
We are Land for Wildlifers – so, that means we are interested in helping our wildlife survive in a fragmented world. I kill weeds and plant trees, but I do … Continue reading Philosophy with Phil: Wattle Homes
Following on from the article on Cockspur Thorn (Maclura cochinchinensis) in the July 2015 edition, we continue the thorny theme with another prickly customer, Barbed-wire Vine or Smilax (Smilax australis). … Continue reading Smilax: Friend or Foe?