Gardens for Wildlife

Step 1.Join and request

If you are passionate about nature, habitat gardening and are willing to share your knowledge with our community, consider joining our team of volunteer garden guides (full support and training provided).

You can also request an assessment of your own garden. Feel free to do both. 

Request a garden visit or volunteer as a guide

Step 2.Assessment

Once you have requested a garden visit, a volunteer guide will contact you to arrange an inspection time.

2 guides will then visit your outdoor space and offer insight on enhancing the habitat of your garden.

Advice will be non-judgmental, and our guides will work with you to suggest plants and elements that will attract and support local wildlife.

Step 3.Report

A personalised garden report, based on the information discussed during the guides' visit to your garden, will be provided.

It will outline everything you need to get started, including:

• recommended actions
• plants you will need and where to get them.

Step 4.Plants

You will automatically be registered to receive up to 20 free, tube stock plants through our indigenous plants voucher program at participating nurseries.

Step 5.Resources

You will also be provided with a resource pack, a letterbox plaque, links to resources on gardening and have access to the large network of G4W programs.

Step 6.Follow-ups

Once your first project is complete, a follow-up visit from a garden guide can be requested by contacting environment@banyule.vic.gov.au and noting your G4W registration number (received when you first registered).