My Local Native Garden A planting guide to promote biodiversity in Tweed Shire
www.tweed.nsw.gov.au Acknowledgements Tweed Shire Council recognises the generations of the Image Credits: local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation who have lived in and derived their physical and spiritual Alison Ratcliffe, Andy Erskine, Angus Underwood, needs from the forests, rivers, lakes and streams of this Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian Native beautiful valley over many thousands of years as the Plants Society, BRAIN, Brian Walters, Byron Backyard, traditional owners and custodians of these lands. Byron Shire Council, CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, David Milledge; David Taylor, David Ting, Deborah Tweed Shire Council acknowledges Brunswick Valley Pearse, Flora Far North Queensland, Friends of the Landcare Inc. and Rous County Council for granting Koala Inc., George Cornacz, Glen Leiper, Hank Bower, permission to utilise the information contained within James Mayson, Jimmy Britton, John Turnbull, Lucinda My Local Native Garden: A planting guide to promote Cox, M Crocker, Mark Evans, Mangroves to Mountains, biodiversity in the Byron Shire (Brunswick Valley Marama Hopkins, Michael Bingham, Nick Sanderson, Landcare 2017). Peter Gibney, Peter Gray, Peter Scholer, PlantNET, Rainer Contents Hartlieb, Richard Smith, Rita de Heer, Robert Whyte, INTRODUCTION The 2017 “My Local Native Garden” Team Rous County Council, Save Our Waterways Now, Steve Alison Ratcliffe – editor and updates Wilson, Susan Allen, Suzi Lechner, Tanya Fountain, T Welcome 4 John Turnbull - editor and updates Trivett, The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Biodiversity in the backyard 5 Jo Green – wildlife in your garden Wendy Gibney, Veda Dante. My local native garden sections 6 Water Quality – Rous County Council & Byron How to use this book 7 Shire Council Disclaimer Vegetation communities 8 Josie Tebo – graphic design Map of landscape zones 9 This publication is based upon information and data Tweed Shire Council would like to thank the sourced from various government departments, websites, DesIgN 10 following people and organisations for their articles, journals and books listed under references. The invaluable input: authors cannot accept any responsibility and disclaims Site Analysis 10 any liability, errors, omissions, or misstatements Design Process & Concept Plan 12 Brunswick Valley Landcare; Byron Shire Council; Rous contained in this publication, which have resulted from Basic Planting Guide 14 County Council; Tweed-Byron Local Aboriginal Land placing reasonable reliance on such information. Council; Lismore City Printers. My LOCaL NaTIve gaRDeN Andy Baker; Andy Erskine; Angus Underwood; Annette © Copyright Tweed Shire Council COasTaL 16 Stanton; Brad Green; Hannah Bunkers; James Mayson; April 2017. Digitally available as a PDF at Jim Olivier; Jude Alcorn; Jude Mason; Lisa Bleakley; Liz www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/NativePlants and RIpaRIaN & aLLUvIaL 20 Gander; Lucinda Cox; Mandy Lisson; Mark Dunphy; www.tweedlandcare.org.au FOOThILLs & hINTeRLaND 24 Pat Skene; Rainer Hartlieb; Richard Smith; Rita De Heer; Rohen Davis; Scott Hetherington; Shannon This program has been assisted by the New South RIDges & RaNges 28 Wales Government through its Environmental Trust Dante; Wendy Gibney. Education Grant Program. aqUaTIC pLaNTs & WaTeR FeaTURes 32
LaNDsCapINg FOR WaTeR qUaLITy 34
WILDLIFe IN yOUR gaRDeN 35
INvasIve speCIes 38
OTheR pOINTs FOR CONsIDeRaTION 40
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Spinifex Illustration: Andy Erskine 2 My Local Native Garden My Local Native Garden 3 Introduction