Learn how to tackle arum lilies at a local workshop that will put the spotlight on the toxic weed and how to control it in your backyard, bushland or back paddock.

The City of Busselton is teaming up with Nature Conservation Margaret River Region, to run a free, hands-on workshop tailored for residents to help manage arum lilies on their property.

The workshop will be held at the Naturaliste Community Centre in Dunsborough from 2.00pm-3.30pm on Saturday, July 12, with an information session followed by a spraying demonstration if weather permits.

The workshop will include information on when and how to treat arum lily safely, using special low-risk herbicide, as well as how to control them manually. It will also give landholders the chance to sign up to Nature Conservation’s Arum Lily Blitz and to receive free herbicide and printed information sheets. The City of Busselton will provide an update on how it is controlling arum lily in local parks and reserves.

The arum lily is a South African ornamental plant that escaped from local gardens many years ago and now degrades southwest forests, outcompetes wildflowers, and chokes out understorey vegetation and crucial wildlife habitat. The Arum Lily Blitz is a community-based initiative aimed at bringing residents, land management agencies, community groups and businesses together across the Capes region to address the control of arum lily. The Blitz is funded by the WA Government's State Natural Resources Management Program until 2024.

For more information visit www.busselton.wa.gov.au or www.natureconservation.org.au where you can also register to join the Arum Lily Blitz.