Getting rid of gazanias in south coast gardens
Staff Reporters
13 June 2023, 3:04 AM
Gazanias are in many coastal gardens, where people don’t realise that they are a declared weed that harms the natural environment.
The Gazania-free Garden project is offering free local native plants to replace gazanias in the City of Victor Harbor and Alexandrina Council areas.
The native plants are water-wise, resilient, and attract birds, butterflies and animals.
There are two collection areas for the replacement plants: Hayborough on Saturday 17 June and Victor Harbor on Thursday 22 June.
Gazanias often 'escape' from gardens as their seeds easily spread, they're dumped in garden waste or are planted illegally.
Once established in coastal environments, they quickly outcompete local native plants and reduce habitat, food and shelter for local wildlife.
Gardeners who would like to take part in the gazania exchange should register for one of the collection events and remove any gazanias in their garden. Then, take a photo of the removed gazanias and dispose of them carefully.
Show the photo at the collection point and take away a bucket of 10 local coastal plants, a free Coastal Gardens planting guide and a sticker for the green organics bin.
Register for one of the collection locations via Eventbrite.
Find out more about gazanias on the PIRSA website.
Gazania Free Gardens was originally developed as a collaborative project between Alexandrina Council, the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association, Middleton Town and Foreshore Association and Alexandrina Community Nursery.