A free hands-on workshop being held at the Pacific Palms Markets on Sunday, March 31 could help you break the vicious cycle.

"It's often said that one year's seeds means seven years weeds,"MidCoast Council natural systems manager, Gerard Tuckerman said.

However, by choosing the right removal technique and making weed removal part of your gardening routine, you can reduce the amount of seed in the ground.

Reducing the seedbank will lessen your long term workload and create space for the plants you love to thrive.

"Weed removal is complex and unfortunately there is no-one removal technique that is suitable for all species.

"The workshop will help you identify problem weeds and show you effective techniques to remove them."

To get involved, just turn up early at the markets and sign up for one of the sessions, which kick off at 10am and 11.30am.

Come prepared with covered shoes so that you can participate.

MidCoast Council is working with Pacific Palms residents as part of the Backyard Bushcare program to reduce weeds in local gardens.

The Backyard Bushcare program is a three year project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust, which encourages local communities to work together to remove weeds from their own backyards, and help protect the natural bushland that surrounds the town.

Since the initiative started in May 2017, the MidCoast Council team has inspected 999 backyards in Blueys, Boomerang and Elizabeth Beaches and some at Charlotte Bay.

Pacific Palms residents keen to protect this part of the world can visit the Backyard Bushcare site where a range of fact sheets on identifying and removing bitou bush and asparagus weed, plus a full list of all the other weeds found in Palms backyards, are available.

There also is helpful resources on how to turn your backyard into a native garden and wildlife haven.