Vale Park Our PatchOUR NEW VPOP SIGNS ON SITE AT LAST !
We have finally installed our new information sign in the Gilberton Woodland, our large dispensing sign on the Wildflower Walk (pictured) and one of the 2 smaller directional signs also on the Wildflower Walk.
VPOP visit’s Marianne’s remnant Grey Box Woodland
On a sunny afternoon on 8.5.17, VPOP members visited Marianne & John’s new Blackwood home among the the gum trees for lunch & a tour of their ‘backyard’ – a hillslope of remnant grassy woodland!
Native orchids are sprouting on our Wildflower Walk from late April 2017
We have noticed the first of 2017’s native orchids sprouting on the Wildflower Walk including the little rosettes of the Blunt Greenhood (Pterostylis curta, pictured on 25.4.17) in a number patches.
Pink Fairy Orchids donated to Borthwick Park
At our Gilberton Open Day on Saturday 28th August 2016, Andrew from the Kensington Residents Association, accepted our donation of a clump of Pink Fairies orchids to be transplanted to Borthwick Park, to help with their reintroduction of the Pink Fairies there.
Rescued Native Orchids planted at Gilberton
On 4.8.15, in the Gilberton Woodland, Ann, Catherine & Heather carefully planted out 11 pots of native orchids rescued from Kangaroo Creek Reservoir . Thanks mostly to Ann and Cathryn’s good efforts, we were very pleased at how well the orchids looked after planting,
WOW! rescued native orchids for VPOP
A HUGE THANKYOU to SA Water for donating 16 pots of rescued Kangaroo Creek Reservoir native orchids for immediate planting on sites at VPOP, including this lovely flowering Helmet Orchid (which pretends to be a gilled mushroom to attract pollinating fungus flies!).
The pretty Desert Cassia shrub (Senna artemisioides) is flowering early this year at Gilberton
Although my reference books say that this beautiful shrub flowers in spring, this year they are definitely flowering in mid-winter at both Gilberton where this photo was taken, and on the Wildflower Walk at Vale Park.
Excellent TFL teams help out VPOP
Carrying on from their superb assistance in August and September last year, VPOP was again fortunate to have the skilful and dedicated Trees For Life (TFL) teams assisting us in April, May and June this year.
Farewell Xanthe and Saxon. Thanks for all your help!
On the 6th March working bee, we sadly said “Farewell” to Xanthe and her brother Saxon who are moving to Sydney. They have been a regular part of VPOP for the past year or so as special times with Grandma Lesley.
Community Consulation at Gilberton, November 2014
On Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November, we invited interested Gilberton residents to meet with us on site, have morning tea and discuss their views on possible changes to the Gilberton Woodland.