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STAPS Community Garden
Where pollinators, plants and people come together!
Plants: Edible, medicinal, bush tucker, native, indigenous, pollinator attracting.
Indigenous plants are well adapted to the soils, topography and climate of our local area – they are drought tolerant which means we save water. Indigenous species also help to maintain the ecological balance of our local ecosystem.
Pollinators: Bees, Butterflies and Insects including; beetles, wasps, ants and flies are all pollinators.
Habitat: For wildlife including; birds, lizards, mammals and insects.
The different areas
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Veggie & Herb garden with water wise wicking beds: We use the veggies we grow in our cooking classes, we save seeds for next season or to swap in our community food share stand
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Worm farm & compost: We recycle all our food scraps to make compost and fertiliser for our garden beds
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Insect hotel: To attract beneficial insects to the gardens
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STAPS community food share: A place where anyone in the community can leave excess produce, seeds and plants to share with others
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Fruit orchard & food forest: We grow many different fruit trees and underneath we have a forest of edible, medicinal and pollinator friendly plants
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Sensory gardens: A place for kids to explore and play with their senses
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Frog bog: A thriving habitat for our local frogs, making use of rainwater run-off
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Native food area
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Native fibre area
