Environment group opens native garden

The Peninsula Environment Group will celebrate the opening of its native garden with a barbecue and bushtucker talk at the Woy Woy Environment Centre on Sunday, June 6.

Group president Mr Mark Mann said members of the community were also welcome to come along and enjoy a free native plant giveaway and information on using local native plants in home gardens.

"The garden, which was funded with the help of a grant from Gosford Council, has been created by local environmental consultants Equilibrium Eco-Services and volunteers from the Peninsula Environment Group," Mr Mann said.

"It is an example of a low-maintenance, water-wise garden built around native plants well suited to the local area.

"The historically significant Old St Luke's Church building is located on the site and has become the Woy Woy Environment Centre, an important facility that supports the meetings and activities of the Peninsula Environment Group, the local PEG Food Network and other groups and individuals who aim to educate the broader community about environmental issues and local concerns.

"The garden will extend on the education that was already taking place on the site by demonstrating how members of the public may achieve a similar water-saving, attractive garden in their own backyards."

The garden will be officially opened by Gosford Greens Cr Peter Freewater from 11am to 1pm at the cnr of Blackwall and Billabong Rds, Woy Woy.

Press release, 19 May 2010 Mark Mann, Peninsula Environment Group