Alpine Plants in Summer
Patches of snow remain unthawed throughout the year on the topmost peaks of the Snowy Mountains. The full extent of Australia's alpine areas within the Kosciuszko National Park is only about 30 kms by 10 kms. The word 'alpine' is often used to ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Alpine Animals
During his visit to Kosciuszko National Park, Don met with Glenn Sanecki, a PhD student at the Australian National University. Glenn is studying small animals that stay active throughout winter, particularly those that live under the snow. These ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Alpine Plant Survival
Alpine plants live in an extremely harsh environment with low winter temperatures, high winds, low humidity and a very short growing season. In order to survive, they have developed a number of adaptations. Many plants have thick, waxy leaves to ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - Nurseries
Alpine plants, forest and woodland plants, culinary plants, mosses. Specialising in understorey plants for North-east Victoria. Local native plants grow better! Western Flora specialises in Western Australian plants suitable for dry and hot ... [... more]
asgap.org.au |
Family Tettigarctidae
The hairy cicadas are a relict group of two species found only in Australia although fossils assigned to this family are known from the Northern Hemisphere. Tettigarctia crinita is found in the alpine regions of Southeastern Australia and T. ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Alpine Bulbs - Come and See My Garden
Burke's Backyard visited the garden belonging to Otto Fauser in the Dandenongs, Victoria where he has created a Bavarian inspired alpine garden. There are crocuses and irises covering the hillsides of the garden including a number of miniature ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Hebe
There are over 100 species of Hebe. They are evergreen shrubs and mostly native to New Zealand; although some are also found in Australia and even South America. They grow in a wide range of habitats from coastal to alpine regions and range from ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Sun protection in the snow
Winter activities such as snow skiing pose a risk of sunburn because ultraviolet (UV) radiation is more severe in alpine regions than at sea level and is reflected by snow. Wear a balaclava or beanie and use sunglasses and broad spectrum SPF 30+ ... [... more]
Better Health |
Eucalypts - Evolution and Distribution
Eucalypts dominate most landscapes within Australia. The only landscape they are completely absent from are the highest alpine sites, where conditions are too severe for their survival. What are the characteristics of sclerophyll forests in ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Mitre10 Project Plan - Native Plants
Australia is a vast continent with many natural environments, from the dense rain forest of the north to the Alpine meadows of the south, and the hot and dry deserts of the centre. In each of these environments, many plants have evolved to cope ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Nine Village Valley
The beautiful alpine Jiuzhaigou Valley is 450 kilometres from Chengdu in Sichuan province. Its name comes from the nine Tibetan villages scattered throughout the 240 kilometre-squared valley. Thursday, May 8, 2008 The beautiful alpine Jiuzhaigou ... [... more]
Getaway |
Digging Deeper - Fruits & Nuts
The Mediterranean climate is one of the most idyllic for growing fruit and nuts. It is curious in the plant realm that you can bring alpine plants to a Mediterranean climate and they survive, you can also bring lots of tropical plants that thrive ... [... more]
Green Fingers AU |
