Kambarang has sprung at Frasers Landing

According to our western calendar we are already in the second month of spring, but in the Noongar calendar, the season of Kambarang is just beginning. Kambarang (October-November) is represented by the colour yellow, symbolising the return of the hot weather. One of the most striking displays of flowers to be seen during this season will be the moojar, or Australian Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda). The bright orange-yellow flowers serve to signal the heat is on its way.

The yellows of many of the acacias also continue to abound, along with some of the banksias and many other smaller delicate flowering plants including the kangaroo paw and orchids.

Kambarang is also a time that many young families of birds will be singing out for their parents to feed them. Koolbardies (magpies) will be out protecting their nests and their babies, so you’ll also need to beware of those swooping magpie mothers!

Follow the Yellow Bloom Road

Mandurah and the Peel region is a Biodiversity Hotspot with an abundance of species to discover, and right now is when the Peel region starts to bloom with a vivid display of colourful species including a wide variety of acacia and native orchids.

While you can see wildflowers come alive with colour almost anywhere you go - roadside kerbs, bush trails, driving past paddocks and coastal dunes - the best way to get up close to nature is on a walking trail. And if a day trip is on the cards, the national parks surrounding Mandurah is your best starting point. They’re easily accessible – no equipment or 4WD access required, just a good pair of sneakers, a map, camera, plenty of water and snacks and you’re good to go!

There are a number of wonderful local wildflower walking trails – click here to find out where, or right here at Frasers Landing, by the river, in our parks and in the core conservation area.

Spring into the garden

The activity in the Mandurah Community Garden has warmed up along with the temperature! The arrival of Kambarang sees longer dry periods along with the warm change, so it’s a good time to check your reticulation. Our community gardeners recommend holding off using the retic until we have at least five days without a good rain, and hand watering new seedlings around rainfall for another couple of weeks.

What should you be planting in early spring? Veggies include beans, broccoli, cabbage, leek, peas, radish, rhubarb, beetroot, lettuce, potato and spinach. Flowers to plant include carnation, dahlia, impatiens, lobelia, nasturtium, snapdragon, sunflower, vinca, petunia, marigolds and salvia. It’s probably too late to plant fruit trees, but if you have room on your terrace or courtyard, then try apples, figs, citrus, berries - all can be grown in pots.

Find our more about the Mandurah Community Garden here

Frasers Landing residents meet their ‘neighbours’

Residents of Frasers Landing recently joined passionate flora and fauna relocator, Allison Dixon, for a presentation on the 'other' residents of beautiful Frasers Landing. Allison has been working on the Frasers Landing project for many years and graciously shared her stories of ospreys, ravens, snakes, lizards, quenda, possums, orchids, giant trees and fungi.

“There is so much to love about Frasers Landing,” said Allison. “It is such a special place, surrounded by the Serpentine River, migratory birds and a large Core Conservation area. Building a home for humans alongside plants and animals doesn't have to be mutually exclusive."

This presentation has inspired residents to work on a community project focused on the environment, so stay tuned! — with Stuart Carter, Development Director, Frasers Property Australia.