Backyard Biodiversity project
We are running an intensive program to help residents make their gardens wildlife-friendly. Would you like to take part?
The Backyard Biodiversity project offers wonderful learning opportunities and experiences including:
- workshops presented by Sustainable Gardening Australia and guest speakers
- delicious organic refreshments
- detailed notes provided at each workshop session.
- a visit to the nearby biodiversity corridor and local native gardens
- assistance with plant selection for your garden by landscape professionals
- practical planting activities with Friends of Koonung Creek
- a visit to the Victorian Indigenous Nursery Co-operative (VINC) to receive a starter pack of 20 free plants.
Here's what residents have said about the project
'The project has been very inspiring. I have completed my planting and feel very satisfied with the results.'
'There are plenty of locally indigenous plants that we can grow that will encourage native wildlife. Even a casual gardener like me can make a difference.'
'Establishing an indigenous garden is actually very easy and the results can be very attractive.'
'The information nights were also fantastic ... critical information for success.'
Following the publication of Boroondara's Backyard Biodiversity booklet we noticed a growing interest in habitat gardening. To support our residents seeking to develop a garden for wildlife with additional guidance, Council developed a Backyard Biodiversity project. The project encourages households, especially those close to our biodiversity corridors, to set aside a section of their garden for indigenous plants and other wildlife-friendly habitat. This will provide valuable green stepping stones for our native wildlife and support efforts to implement our Biodiversity Corridors Plan.
Over the past eighteen months we've conducted four Backyard Biodiversity projects. The first was completed in October 2010 with Camberwell residents living close to Lynden Park and the Back Creek biodiversity corridor. Our second project involved another enthusiastic group of residents living near Gardiners Creek, Ashburton. This group has now formed the Friends of Ashburton Forest. Our third and fourth groups included residents from Kew East and Balwyn North.
The Backyard Biodiversity project was a finalist in the 2011 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards. The project was entered in the local government category under best specific environmental initiative.
View our Backyard Biodiversity project video
Participants in the Lynden Park/Back Creek Biodiversity project helped us produce a video about the project. You can hear what they had to say about the project and see them in action by viewing the Camberwell Backyard Biodiversity project video.
How to stay informed:
- Keep visiting this page for project updates (bookmark it as a favourite).
- phone: 9278 4889 Andrea Lomdahl
- email: Environment and Sustainable Living
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