Native gardening workshops
The Peninsula Environment Group will run a series of native gardening workshops using native plant species grown naturally on the Woy Woy Peninsula.
The first of the six-series workshops will be held at the Woy Woy Environment Centre from Thursday, November 12.
The free workshops will give local residents the opportunity to learn about growing native and food plants in their home gardens.
Group president Mr Mark Mann said the series of workshops were part of a project to transform the grounds of the Blackwall Rd centre into a low-maintenance, drought-proof garden.
"We will explore a range of local native species that are perfect for local gardens," Mr Mann said.
"Local native species look beautiful, need little or no watering.
"Planting them in your garden helps preserve the natural ecology of the Peninsula, and will attract native wildlife and birds such as rosellas and lorikeets."
The workshops will be led by Central Coast environmental organisation Equilibrium Eco-Services, who have created similar gardens in Woy Woy and Woy Woy South public schools.
Participants are invited to bring food to share for a picnic at the end of each session.
The first workshop will run from 9am to 12pm followed by two more morning sessions and three evening sessions organised on various dates across the next few months.
Participants, including children, can attend as many workshops as they like and no bookings are required.
For more information, contact Mia Hughes on 4342 9676 or visit www.peg.org.au
Press release, 27 Oct 2009
Zainem Ibrahim, Peninsula Environment Group