Our Biosecurity Team have recently discovered the noxious weed bomarea (Bomarea multiflora) in the Milnthorpe Park and Collingwood area.
This climbing vine produces attractive red and yellow…
We're asking everyone to keep their eyes peeled for an unwelcome flying visitor in the top of the south – the Rook – after a recent…
It’s time for another dose of pest plant awareness – this time, a real prickly character that we’d like to see less of here in Tasman.
White-edged…
This pest to ponder – and hopefully remove – is the Madeira vine, AKA the mignonette vine.
Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia) is an attractive, hairless, woody climbing…
Banana passion vine is a widespread pest vine in Tasman. The fruits of this pest are consumed and the seeds spread far and wide by birds,…
Over the past few decades, old man’s beard (OMB) has rapidly spread to many parts of Tasman, and continues to do so at an alarming rate.…
They’re lovely to look at, but Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic pest weed that we want to keep out of our region.
We understand that…
Here’s a quick public service announcement to be aware of a rampant fruity friend – and it may just protect our horticulture crops from another kind…
Climbing spindleberry is a deciduous climbing vine, notable for the sharp spines sometimes found on the young shoots. It can grow up to 12 – 15 metres high.
The…
This pest alert is a pleasant-looking plant species whose name and appearance almost evoke a Sunday cuppa with the vicar.
Cathedral Bells (Cobaea scandens) is a fast-growing,…
