Everlasting Ideas 2025

Everlasting Ideas features horticultural expert Josh Byrne together with Kings Park staff. With a series of keynote talks, this free event will also feature stallholders covering all things gardening, environment and landcare.

Head along to the marquee near the everlasting meadow at the corner of Lovekin and Forrest Drives, opposite the Yorkas Nyinning Building to hear talks from Sue McDougall, Digby Growns, Josh Byrne, NatureLink Perth, Detection for Good with Kelly the detection dog, ReWild Perth and Kings Park Science.

The Kings Park and Botanic Garden team will be at their help desk to answer your native gardening questions all day and will be joined with stands from:

• SERCUL - growing local plants and fertilise-wise programs
• ReWild Perth – advice on how to build eye-catching gardens with local wildlife in mind
• Naturelink Perth – learn how we can work together to conserve WA’s unique biodiversity and integrate nature into our urban areas
• Water Corporation – highlighting waterwise programs and gardening
• Plants in Space – discover how to grow plants in space
• Kings Park Science – conserving WA's biodiversity and restoring our bushland

The Kings Park Science team will be highlighting some of their incredible research and conservation work and will be joined by the Plants in Space team.

Get creative with the Kings Park Education team. Paint a Wildflower Watercolour masterpiece, make a mini garden and take home your very own nature craft!

Enjoy our container garden bed displays and relax on our picnic benches with a coffee from Fraser's coffee cart.

Program of speakers
9.45 -10am - Introduction and acknowledgement of country
10 -10.30am - Sue McDougall - Waterwise and resilient natives for small spaces and pots
10.30 - 11am - Digby Growns - Plant Development at Kings Park and the Chamelaucium ‘White Diamond’ release
11 - 12.00pm - Josh Byrne - Our Gardens: Developing climate resilient gardens whilst maintaining river health
12.15 - 12.45pm - Jane Chambers - Connect to Nature: With NatureLink!
12.45 - 1.15pm - Kings Park Science (Ashley Jenkin & Eugenie Au) - Pollinators across suburbia walk and talk
1.15 - 1.45pm - Megan Barnes, Detection for Good - WA Dieback Detector Dog overview and demonstration
1.45 - 2.15pm - Steve McCabe, ReWild Perth

This initiative is part of the WA Government’s Kep Katitjin-Gabi Kaadadjan (Waterwise action plan 3) to establish leading waterwise communities for Boorloo (Perth) and Bindjareb (Peel) by 2030.