Importance of Native Grasses in Your Garden

Join us for the last Master Class of this series, and the year, to learn about the significance of incorporating native grasses into your garden. With deep roots, native grasses are incredible at storing carbon, enhancing soil health as well as supporting local wildlife.  This one-hour online session, delivered by Katherine Horsfall, will explore the numerous benefits these robust plants offer, and why every garden should incorporate them. Key topics covered includes -

Why Have Native Grasses: Discover the ecological and aesthetic advantages of native grasses, including their adaptability to local conditions and their role in maintaining biodiversity, improving soil structure, prevent erosion and storing carbon.

Designing with Grasses: What role might native grasses play in your design aesthetic

Choosing the Right Grasses: Gain insights into selecting the most suitable native grass species for your garden based on your specific soil, climate, and aesthetic preferences.

Establishing Native Grasses: Understand the best practices for planting and propagating native grasses to ensure successful establishment and growth.

Caring for Native Grasses: Get practical tips on maintaining and nurturing your native grasses.

This session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to create a thriving, sustainable garden that celebrates the beauty and resilience of native grasses.  This session is one of four in a Masterclass Series "Carbon In Your Garden". Other topics include – Growing Herbs and Teas, Edible Weeds - The Most Carbon Saving Food, Bloom at Home: Why and How to Grow Your Own Cut Flowers.  Book the Series Package for discount.  Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on Master Class full price tickets. You can become a Friend of SGA here. Green Garden Professional (GGPs) receive a 30% discount.

Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.

Its driving purpose is to:

• Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
• Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
• Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
• Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.