Back by demand, The Backyard Series returns to the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden in 2024!
Come and learn with presenters from our region's leading native nurseries, Landcare groups, local plant experts and eco-businesses. Each workshop will give you the inspiration and know-how to transform your backyard into both a healthy, beautiful garden, brimming with local plants, whilst improving habitat for birds, bees and butterflies. Choose one-off workshops or treat yourself to an affordable multi-weekend gardening course.
Build a Hollow Log Home
3 August: Join Stacey and Alan from Hollow Log Homes and build your own to improve backyard habitat
Make a Microforest
17 August: Join Trevour Pitt from Barung Landcare to learn how to implement a multi-species microforest at your place
Explore Exciting Plants of the Coastal Strip
7 September: Join Tim Lang from Coolum Native Nursery to discover the incredible diversity of plants in the Sunshine Coast's wet and dry heathlands
Soils and Plant Selection
21 September: Join Ethan Mimnaugh from Mooloolah River Landcare to understand different soils and how to select local plants that will thrive in them
Homes for Native Bees
5 October: Join Steph from The Urban Bee Co for a hands-on workshop about native bees and how to support them
DIY Frog Hotels
12 October: Join Trevor Morrison from ECOllaboration to learn about amphibian friendly gardens and make your own frog hotel
Bushfoods and Birds
26 October: Join Karen Shaw from Forest Heart ecoNursery to learn about edible native plants and how your 'fruitful' backyard can be a haven for birds
Dealing with Weeds
2 November: Join Rhea Phelan, Sunshine Coast Council's Pest Plant Officer and learn to confidently identify and control weeds
Butterfly Gardens
16 November: Come and learn all about butterflies and how to create a garden where they can flourish and flutter