Volunteers wanted in
Ku-ring-gai's nature world
Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden is open every day (except Christmas Day and Good Friday) from 8am to 5pm. Entry is free. Visitors can choose from a range of
Easy Care volunteers at Brooklyn
Easy Care volunteers tame wild gardens
A sausage sizzle, billy tea and a shared birthday cake - the staples of an Easy Care Gardening combined team who gathered to blitz an overgrown garden in the peaceful village of Brooklyn. With 15 energetic volunteers, kindly neighbours bringing cups of coffee and stopping for a chat, the job was soon well underway. Rampant morning glory tendrils covering
the entire front yard were ripped out to reveal a magnolia tree, already in bud beneath the weeds. The garden within was slowly revealed, three stepped beds were mulched to deter weeds and a regular lawn mowing program implemented to keep further weeds at bay. “The most important thing with weed
control is consistent follow up,” explained Easy Care Gardening team leader Caryn Thomson. “The idea is to clear the weeds and
then monitor the garden. Over two growing seasons, with four visits a year, we can control weeds and prevent them taking hold again. Any good weed control program has to be long term,” she said. The main priority of this first garden
visit was to create safe access to the house and clear the pathway around it. 96 Seniors & Care Guide 2014
New Zealand wire bush invading a
neighbouring property was also cut back and the front yard was converted to “easy care” by mulching the garden beds and adding the lawn to a regular mowing schedule. A multitude of garden rubbish bags and weed bundles were soon stacked on the verge, to be collected by the council and recycled as green waste. Three volunteer gardening teams
joined together to tackle this job with great camaraderie in the sunshine. Their combined efforts enabled them to make a huge difference in just one day, leaving a garden that can once again be enjoyed by its owner. Easy Care Gardening Inc is a not- for-
profit organisation. Teams of volunteer gardeners weed, prune and mulch to make safe, tidy and easy care the gardens of frail aged pensioners and people on a disability support pension. This means Easy Care Gardening clients are able to remain living in their own homes for longer. Easy Care Gardening is available in the
Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai and Ryde areas. For more information: please call 9983 1644 or visit:
www.easycaregardening.org.au See Easy Care's listing on opposite page.
public access walking tracks, including the accessible Senses Track or the more challenging Mueller Track. The Garden features heath land, tall forest, sandstone outcrops, ponds, gullies and waterfalls. There are large picnic areas with
barbecues available for hire. There’s a children's playground as well as plenty of onsite parking and toilet facilities. Wildflower Garden rangers lead a variety
of activities to give visitors the chance to discover more about why the Garden is such a special place. The programs and workshops catering specifically for seniors include: • Active seniors groups ranger-led walks • Aged-care provider tours (including minibus tours)
• Probus group meeting facilities • Walking club ranger-led bushwalks Bookings are essential. Call the
Wildflower Garden office on 9424 0353 or email:
kwg@kmc.nsw.gov.au Wildflower volunteers needed Interested in helping to care for the unique Wildflower Garden? Your contribution will help conserve the fragile bush environment for the native flora and fauna, and ensure visitors continue to enjoy this accessible bush facility. For more volunteering information,
please contact the following groups: Australian Plant Society North Shore Group Drop-in Walks and Talks program held at the Wildflower Garden every Monday. Contact:
www.blandfordia.org.au or phone Eric Smith on 9481 9380. Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden Bushcare Meets fortnightly: Wednesday 8.55am- 12pm at The Wildflower Garden Contact: Ku-ring-gai Council Bushcare Officer on 9424 0000
For more information visit
www.kmc.
nsw.gov.au/kwg or call 9424 0353.
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