Sunday Talks Program
Time |
Mavis Wood Hall |
|---|---|
| 9.00am - 10.00 | Nursery sales Conservation Society Nursery, Glenbrook Native Nursery, Wildplant Rescue Nursery, Lithgow Community Nursery |
| 10.00 - 10.10am | Welcome to Country Dharug Elder, Chris Tobin |
| 10.15am - 10.35am | Harmony at Home Narelle Happ Garden designer and horticulturalist |
| 10.50am - 11.10am | How to reduce bushfire risk in your native garden Rob Morse Bushfire Management Officer, Blue Mountains City Council |
| 11.25am - 11.45am | Creative native garden design balancing fire risk with aesthetics Peta Frullani Horticulturist and landscape designer based in Hazelbrook |
| 12.00pm - 12.15pm | Introducing ‘Plant Local’ a new website for native plant identification Sue Cunningham and Bronya Mach Environment and Landscape, Blue Mountains City Council |
| 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Lunchtime (Quiz – test your plant knowledge) |
| 1.00pm - 1.20pm | The Importance of Soil in Native Gardening Liam Ramage Geology graduate working in bush regeneration and threatened species management |
| 1.35pm - 1.55pm | Climate Change in the Blue Mountains – what do we need to consider when planting? Bill Dixon Long term Blue Mountains resident, environmental campaigner and environmental manager |
| 2.15pm - 2.35pm |
Our mighty native pollinators – supporting native bees in your garden Megan Halcroft Owner of 'Bees Business' and organiser of Pollinators Week |
| 2.55 - 3.15pm | Planting in a shady damp spot? Think ferns David Sonter Owns and runs Sonters Fern Nurseries in Winmalee. |
| 3.35pm - 4.05pm | Gardening for the birds Carol Probets Well-known local expert who ran a bird tour guiding business in the Blue Mountains/Capertee Valley region |