Thunderstruck
We were recently called to an Emergency Job in Wollongong after lightning had hit a family home’s tree hard, causing it to crack, split down the middle and its canopy to fall – resulting in a potentially dangerous situation as it had multiple trees, houses, large gardens and walkways surrounding it. A thunderous crack had […]
How does your community garden grow?
How good are community gardens?! Since Covid created micro communities due to restrictions in travelling beyond our backyards, we’ve been witnessing a surge in community gardens springing up all across the Illawarra, with people of all ages and backgrounds getting stuck into digging up dirt in their neighbourhood – in a good way! With more people working from […]
Teaching why trees matter – ABC Radio interview
Teaching why trees matter: Bohmer talks education, environment and the arboriculture industry LISTEN HERE:
World’s eyes on Wollongong’s trees during UCI Races 2022
Were you caught up in the buzz amongst the huge international annual cycling race event that is the UCI Races? Whether it’s on a TV screen or social media, 100s of 1000s of eyes have been on our local area where it was hosted this year – and haven’t our terrific trees been looking impressive? […]
Meet a Local with Kiama Focus Magazine & Bohmer
Bohmer (Clive) from Bohmer’s Tree Care – aka ‘The Tree Whisperer’ Bohmer is a climbing name given to Director and Chief Arborist Clive Woodnutt, which means ‘Man of the Trees’ due to his high standard of technical knowledge, approach to safety and genuine care and passion for all things trees. You might even spot him […]
SCENE OF THE TREE SMASH
Some of the sights we were greeted with when we arrived at this dreadfully damaged family home in Otford last week, following wild winds across the Illawarra and Wollongong areas. The family was very lucky to have escaped alive however there is a GoFundMe page set up to assist them rebuild their home […]
A change of perspective for these tree and garden lovers
We knew how much the trees in this Figtree (Wollongong) family home’s garden meant to them and the memories that had been created as they watched them grow alongside their family, so were aware what the unfortunate necessary removal of unhealthy trees meant to them. As always, we ensured we listened to their attachment to […]
ON THE VERGE OF A GREENER GONG
Surburban streets across Wollongong are about to look and smell sweeter, as people who successfully put their hand up for a Verge Garden Grant to grow ‘mini veggie gardens’ in their front yards, streets and pathways for the benefit of the community have started sowing their seeds. “Planting shrubs, vegetables, herbs, flowers and ground covers […]
What does a day in the life of an arborist look like in Wollongong?
Watch a video of how Bohmer and his crew take on this challenging Bulli job to create something special for the tree and homeowner HERE.
Tree vandalism continues – what can we do?
It’s been such a shame to see some more much loved trees in Wollongong being destroyed by ‘tree vandals’ – recently it was reported on when it had been occuring by those who wanted that precious ‘multimillion dollar’ view, but didn’t want to go through the official channels to obtain it (or didn’t like being […]
