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Get to know the weeds in your patch with Chris Rockley

Warrnambool Community Garden

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Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm

2 hours

2-12 Grieve Street, Warrnambool, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3280

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Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm (AEDT)

2-12 Grieve Street, VIC, Victoria 3280

2-16 Grieve St, Warrnambool VIC 3280, Australia, Warrnambool, Victoria

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Get to know the weeds in your patch with Chris Rockley
Get hands-on with weeds and know how to tackle them! Join local ethnobotanical enthusiast and forager Chris Rockley (www.chrisrockley.com) for a practical workshop that will transform your view of weeds -from pesky invaders to valuable garden allies.

Explore how to:
- Identify local weeds at different stages, from seedlings to adults, and discover when they’re most likely to appear.
- Understand W**d reproduction cycles & seedbank and learn how to use this knowledge to your advantage.
- Master simple, effective hand-removal techniques - ditch the chemicals and keep your garden healthy.
- Turn weeds into resources: use them as mulch, fertiliser, or animal fodder, and learn which ones are edible or useful (and which to avoid).
- Spot potential “garden escapes” and prevent your favourite plants from becoming tomorrow’s weeds.
- Discover alternatives to herbicides and why going chemical-free is better for you and your garden.
- Bring along a sample of a W**d you are having trouble with and Chris can help to advise on how to tackle it.

Plus, take home a splash-proof guide to edible and useful weeds-perfect for your next foraging adventure!

Cost is $35 covering costs with donation to garden activities. Wear comfortable, warm clothes, bring a notepad and water bottle.

About your instructor: Chris Rockley is a professional natural science illustrator and nature educator. She specialises in nature observation, identification and ethnobotany.

Chris has been an educator in Victoria and NSW since 2008. She often leads guided nature activities and walks that explore and connect people to wild places. These are focussed on helping people to see the unnoticed ecological wonders and honing observation skills. Creative outcomes and 'play' are often used.

Examples of her workshops and illustration work can be found on Facebook Chris Rockley - The Art of Science

If you have a suggestion for a future workshop, we would love to hear it, email Z3JvdyB8IHdjZzMyODAgISBvcmcgISBhdQ==.


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Get to know the weeds in your patch with Chris Rockley, 25 October | Event in Warrnambool | AllEvents
Get to know the weeds in your patch with Chris Rockley
Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm