Gardens for Wildlife - Knox

23/07/2026

16/06/2026

There is a new and exciting Garden for Wildlife display at the Knox City Council Civic Centre!

If you are visiting the Civic Centre in the next three weeks make sure to check it out 🌱🦋

15/06/2026

Community Planting Day ALL WELCOME. Saturday 27th June, Chatham Ave Park. 10am to 12pm. Come and help us on our journey to create an urban Bushland oasis for our local wildlife. Snacks and chat afterward. BYO gloves and your favourite digging tool, otherwise tools provided

14/05/2026

Gardens for Wildlife is celebrating 20 years!

23/04/2026

🌱 Designing a Native Garden Presentation 🌱

Do you need some tips and tricks to design your native garden? Join Rohan Davis at KES Knox Environment Society to get you started!

🗓️ 11 am Saturday 2 May 2026
📍1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully

Register your place today:

05/03/2026

Find out how Solar Savers can help you choose the right upgrades and reduce your energy bills at our free information session on March 12.

05/09/2025

07/07/2025

Join us for Community National Tree Day – Sunday 27 July. Help plant 3,000 indigenous plants at Koolamara Waters Reserve, Ferntree Gully.

By taking part, you’ll help create vital habitat corridors for Knox’s native wildlife. Plus, it’s a great way to give back to nature and enjoy a fun day outdoors. See you there!

For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/3TRrwRx

01/07/2025

Back by popular demand! 🦜🐦🦅

We all had such an enjoyable time making Bird Nesting Dispenser last year and are excited to host the workshop again.

At this free workshop you will be guided to build a nesting dispenser using chicken wire. Once complete, you can take your dispenser home and fill it with natural garden material for your local birds.

📅 11 am – 1 pm, Saturday 5 July 2025
📍 Knox Environment Society Nursery, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully

Places are limited! Register here:

11:00 AM Sat 05 Jul at Knox Environment Society Nursery, Ferntree Gully, . This nesting season, join Gardens for Wildlife volunteers to build a nesting dispenser for your garden. Our native bird species forage for an array of nesting material including dry leaves, bark and t...

19/05/2025

Happy National Volunteer Week!

Thank you to all the environmental volunteer groups in Knox who support biodiversity conservation and protection.

And a special thank you to all the Gardens for Wildlife members. All your efforts creating habitat for native wildlife on your property helps create habitat corridors to reserve cared for by Friends groups and Knox KES Knox Environment Society.

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