The Carronia you will want to get!
Monday, 12 July 2021
There is a plant out there hidden amongst South East Queensland’s 4,000 plus species of native flora that you may not have heard of. It’s called Carronia (not Carona!) multisepalea, or the Carronia Vine. This unusual plant is a rainforest specialist growing in primary rainforest and sometimes on disturbed rainforest edges. While it’s indistinct little
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VIDEO: What about a vertical garden in your home?
Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Bringing a beautiful big garden to a small space The Natura Pacific team were recently offered the very rewarding job of creating a beautiful vertical garden at the home of Lorraine and Patrick on the Gold Coast. After moving into a smaller home they found they missed their garden so much that they went searching
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Swamp Orchid – Back from the Brink
Friday, 05 October 2018
Swamp Orchid (Phaius australis) Once upon a time, huge tracts of the South East Queensland coastline were host to a thick, impenetrable forest of tea-tree swamps. This low-lying coastal land was a paradise for biodiversity with rich soils, plenty of water and luscious vegetation. It was also home to Australia’s tallest orchid. Standing at over
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Native seeds creating community connection
Friday, 22 June 2018
The South East Queensland Native Seed Project How green can we make 2018? 2018 has seen the start of a really exciting native seed project taking place in South East Queensland. It will bring together different parts of our community to do something really special for nature. Some past victories for ‘greening’ South East Queensland
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Threatened plants are heading back into the wild
Thursday, 10 May 2018
We are really excited this week at Natura as we move ahead to plant 225 young trees in the regenerating bushland at a new development in Upper Coomera! These little beauties are not just any old trees, but are 2 threatened tree species that are sadly now very rare in the wild – and there
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Exciting News – Natura Pacific on Gardening Australia
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
The team at Natura Pacific were very proud to see our Director Kieran Richardt appear on ABC’s Gardening Australia last week (Friday, March 23rd at 7.30pm), delivering what we saw as an Oscar-worthy performance. The ever-charming Jerry Coleby-Williams and his fabulous team spent the day filming at our Burleigh premises and we were thrilled to see the segment
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VIDEO: Australia’s beautiful spring wildflowers
Monday, 11 December 2017
Take a look at some of the exquisite Australian wildflowers that Natura’s ecologists have photographed on their travels this Spring. These little treasures can be found hidden away in so many places at the right time of year, all you need to do is take a bit of a closer look… Do you need some
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Our incredible habitats: Queensland’s perched lakes
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Have you ever heard of a perched lake? Perhaps you have been lucky enough to visit one but didn’t realise just how special it really is? For me, a recent visit to one of these amazing lakes, Lake Poona near Rainbow Beach, has inspired me to want to learn more! Perched lakes are also known
Planting a native tropical garden is easier than you think
Tuesday, 05 September 2017
The tropical or Balinese garden style is a very popular one in Australia. In fact many urban gardens lend themselves to this garden style with lots of shaded areas to be found close to buildings. And of course with many of us wanting to recreate our ideal holiday setting at home, it is no wonder
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Money grows on trees – Measuring the $$ value of vegetation
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Okay, I know money doesn’t actually grow on trees. But it might as well. In fact, the dollar value of trees is scientifically measurable. Research actually shows that trees are providing genuine economic benefits to people that are truly worth protecting. Just one example is one that we tend to think of first: trees improve
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