The yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus L. (Iridaceae) is an attractive ornamental plant that has rapidly turned into a weedy invader of wetlands and riparian zones. It is an emergent perennial macrophyte, native to the Palearctic zone (Europe, northern Africa and western Asia), but has been…
Peter Piper’s pepper picking has nothing on Palmerston North’s Pine Pulling Posse, a group of weedbusting legends battling wilding conifers in the Ruahine Forest Park. The Posse is led by Palmerston…
Ever noticed weedy invasions when out walking in the bush and questioned why ‘somebody’ isn’t doing something about them? That’s exactly what Barbara Parris asked herself while walking along the…
A recent UN report made it clear that the environment globally is in dire straits and transformative changes are needed to restore and protect threatened ecosystems. It is hard not to feel…
There’s a prime spot on Christchurch’s Port Hills which boys from Christ’s College are helping restore to a thriving native habitat. The weedbusting and planting project carried out by the Banks…
Overseas visitors as well as locals are playing their part to clear weeds and make way for natives in Kaikoura. Trees for Travellers is the Kaikoura group which coordinates the activities of…
Allan’s Farmstead is one of a number of historical farmstead sites on the Harbour Cone Hereweka, which together form part of a significant historical/archaeological landscape that relates to the…
For those of you down south, check your gardens for the invasive flowering currant, which is currantly in full berry. It’s no good for making jam, but the birds are spreading the seed near and far…