Phil Docherty   

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Mangarri Man: The beauty of botanic parks and gardens
Don't we all love a holiday?The anticipation and researching what the location h...
Phil Docherty 7 Aug 2026
Mangarri Man: Brambles Dris - making the most of an invasive weed
On my recent visit to the United Kingdom the last thing I expected to be doing w...
Phil Docherty 1 Apr 2026
Mangarri Man: Magabala, the bush banana
When you google "magabala" it's highly likely your search engine directs you to...
Phil Docherty 25 Mar 2026
Mangarri Man: the Turtujarti tree - a tough nut to crack
For a time, I lived in Karratha on a house block covered in dastardly buffel gra...
Phil Docherty 11 Mar 2026
Mangarri Man: tingling with excitement
After 25 plus years of spending the Christmas holidays in the hot humid north of...
Phil Docherty 27 Jan 2026
Mangarri Man: Terrific terminalias

The leadwood is a member of the Combretaceae family which encompasses over 500 species of trees and shrubs found extensively through tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

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Phil Docherty Sep 9, 2025
Mangarri Man - anyone for chocolate pudding?

If Willie Wonka had a tree in his backyard it would have to be the chocolate pudding tree. When I read that you could grow chocolate pudding fruit in my part of the world, I took the plunge and plante...

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Phil Docherty Aug 11, 2025
Mangarri Man: Goonji Mayi - food from Celtis

Can you remember the excitement the first time you visited the lolly shop when you were a kid? I've had a similar experience of late but on repeat.

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Phil Docherty Jun 5, 2025
Mangarri man: in search of Wild Grape

This weekend past I received a very pleasant surprise when an old friend dropped in bearing the gift of a wild grape seedling, reminding me of my first experience of this wild relative of the table gr...

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Phil Docherty Feb 4, 2025
Mangarri man: Native trees and plants for the festive season

I thought I'd get on the Christmas bandwagon and bring your attention to some mangarri plants that can be foraged in the lead up to and over the festive season.

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Phil Docherty Dec 4, 2024
Mangarri Man: the mighty Boab and its many uses

One of my favourite things is to visit new places, everything is fresh and new, and your senses take everything in at a rate you couldn't sustain on a day-to-day basis.

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Phil Docherty Oct 14, 2024
Mangarri man: Pardoo Capers

Recently I was fortunate enough to accompany Dr Kit Prendergast and Hayley Riccardo from the DBCA down to Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park and Walyarta Conservation Park - making our base at Pardoo Stati...

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Phil Docherty Sep 11, 2024
Mangarri Man: the mighty marula tree could flourish in Australia's top end

Several years ago, I was approached at the Broome Courthouse markets by someone with a yellowish fruit about the size of a cumquat in their hand asking if I knew what it was and if it was edible.

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Phil Docherty Aug 8, 2024
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