THE Glass House Mountains Advancement Network or GMAN recently invited local Councillor, Jenny Broderick to inspect the progress being made at their new native plant greenhouse.
Aft er nine potting sessions the greenhouse is nearly half occupied with seedling trays and tube stock. The social potting group meet every Monday at 9am at their “workplace” just behind the Glass House Community Hall.
Examples of plants include the Bird Wing Butterfl y Vine, may bush, red fruited palm lily, narrow leafed palm lily, native ginger, fl ax lily, lomandra, velvet mock olive, billy button. These are just some of the species being sewn.
GMAN will also plant various eucalypts to support the 600 eucalypt tree plantation at Pinelands Park, Beerwah. The foliage from these trees provides fodder for injured koalas. Approximately eight koala carer groups collect the fodder on a regular basis. And in a further development, GMAN has been approached to host trees that can provide fodder for injured possums. This will require expanding the current footprint at Pinelands Park. Consultations are progressing well between GMAN, Council, Energex and the new wildlife group.
GMAN members recently visited Native Plants Queensland native plant sale at the Maleny showground. Literally thousands of plants displayed and on sale by many nurseries and not for profi t groups throughout south east Queensland. This was a spectacular showcase of what is available in the native plant world.