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Helping people create wildlife-friendly gardens through consulting, design & education 🌿
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30/10/2026

I've always felt that getting to know the natural environment around us is so important. 🌿

Learning the names of the plants growing along a walking trail, noticing which birds visit my garden, spotting a native bee on a flower or discovering the little things I might have walked past a hundred times before.

The more time we spend noticing, exploring and learning about the natural world around us, the more connected we become to it. And I think that connection is what inspires us to care for it and protect it.

It's a big part of what drives my work. I love helping people slow down, get curious and discover the incredible nature that exists right in their own backyard.

There's nothing better, in my (admittedly very biased) opinion! 😝 💚

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27/10/2026

Link in comments for more info and bookings 💚

26/10/2026

Have you noticed an abundance of beautiful white butterflies fluttering through Adelaide lately? We’ve had a mass migration of the native Caper White butterflies (Belenois java)!

Thousands have been making their way south from inland Australia, and this year’s influx has been particularly impressive..

🤍 Caper Whites move across Australia in large numbers, often heading south during spring and early summer.

🤍 Their caterpillars need specific plants. They feed on plants in the caper family (Capparis species), including our Native Orange (Capparis mitchellii).

🤍 Adults and caterpillars have different diets. Adult butterflies drink nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on their host plants.

🤍 Don’t stress if your caper bush loses its leaves! Caper White caterpillars can sometimes strip their host plants of foliage, but healthy plants can recover. It’s all part of the natural life cycle!

🤍 Their migration is a team effort across generations. The butterflies arriving in Adelaide aren’t necessarily the same individuals that began the journey from inland Australia. Several generations can be involved along the way.

🤍 Want to welcome more butterflies into your garden? Planting native host plants is one of the best ways to support butterflies throughout their entire life cycle, rather than just providing nectar for adults.

Have you noticed the Caper Whites in your garden lately? And have you spotted them visiting any particular plants? Tell me below! 👇

26/10/2026

Join me this Sunday at the Willunga Library for a free talk on native pollinators! 🌼🐝

Australia is home to an incredible diversity of native pollinators, from our much-loved Blue-banded Bees to tiny, lesser-known species that play a big role in keeping our ecosystems thriving.

We’ll explore who these little legends are, why they matter, and how you can create a garden that gives them the food and habitat they need to thrive. 🌿

Registrations via the link in the comments 💚

25/10/2026

G’day! Hannah here 👋 If you’re into rewilding, backyard biodiversity and the stories behind our local native plants, you're absolutely in the right place 💚

📷 Folk Haus

23/10/2026

The Blue-Banded Bees are baaaacckkk! 👏💙🐝

They might be one of Australia’s most recognisable native bees, but did you know we have at least 1,700 native bee species across the country? And around 200 of those are found in South Australia.

Have you spotted any buzzing around your garden lately?

20/10/2026

Just look at these colouuurrrrsssss 🤤 So much inspiration found at the Arid Lands Botanic Garden last weekend.

Australia’s arid landscapes are bursting with life, home to incredible plants adapted to extreme heat, low rainfall and long periods of drought.

The garden is a collection of native plants from regions receiving 300mm or less of rain each year.. proof that Australia’s arid landscapes are far from barren!

12/10/2026

Know someone who owns or works at a primary school, preschool, kindergarten or early childhood centre in Marion, Onkaparinga or Holdfast Bay?

The Les Perry Grant could help turn their environmental project idea into action, with 10 grants of $5000 available to support projects that make a difference in the community.

Know someone who could benefit? Tag them or share this post with them! 💚

📅 Applications close Saturday 31 October 2026.

Apply now: https://brnw.ch/21x6kEV

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