Vale Park Our PatchOrchid-viewing Open Day at Vale Park Sunday 11.9.16 10am – noon, followed by shared picnic
We are inviting members and friends to a relaxed Open Day to view our amazing reintroduced native orchids, lilies and other spring flowers on Sunday 11.9.16 10am – noon, followed by a shared BYO picnic BBQ. Bush tucker tastings (including icecreams), plant giveaways and morning tea also featured.
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.
C&LM team help VPOP weed the Tennis Court Patch,16.8.15
On Tuesday 16.8.15, Rachel’s enthusiastic Para Worklinks team removed around 2,000 litres of weeds from the Tennis Court Patch in Vale Park! And they’ve asked to come back again – yes please!
The first of our “White Fairies” orchids have begun flowering on the Wildflower Walk – very early!
The white form of our Pink Fairies orchid (Caladenia latifolia), which we call “White Fairies”, has begun to flower on the Wildflower Walk at Vale Park. This is at least 10 days earlier than in previous years!
Pink Fairies return to Gilberton!
In the Gilberton Grassy Woodland, where we planted 2 Pink Fairy orchids (Caladenia latifolia) in 2010, we now have over 200 plants (all grown on site from seed) with 60 flower spikes! The Pink Fairies are returning!