Revegetation fertilisation: Healthy plants require healthy soils
Hot dogs, doughnuts, chocolate, soft drinks. Yum! All are delicious in small quantities but ultimately damaging to our health if consumed in excess. Too much of a good thing is, well, too much. Even overconsumption of healthy foods can cause health problems. And the same is true in the plant world. Overconsumption of beneficial nutrients […]
Planning your Revegetation Project: Part 2
In part 1, we covered the planning of plant selection, weed control and the planting or seeding process. In the second part of this post, we focus on three more planning stages to consider when developing your revegetation project plan, namely fertilisation, tree protection and site maintenance. Fertilisation Australian native plants typically adapt to low […]
Planning your Revegetation Project: Part 1
“Prior planning prevents poor performance”, as the saying goes. No one builds a house, starts a business, or makes an investment successfully without a plan. A solid, well-thought-out plan is a critical element of any successful venture, and the same applies to your revegetation project. Planning should begin at least 12 months before executing any […]
Revegetation Site Assessment: What do you want to achieve?
This informative revegetation blog series walks you through each step of a revegetation project, from start to finish. In part 1, we uncover how to determine what you want to achieve through your revegetation project. If you answered ‘yes’ to our introductory blog post a couple of weeks ago, this blog series is for you. […]
Helping your tree planting and revegetation projects succeed
Are you passionate about planting and growing trees, and increasing our canopy cover? Does improving the quality of our air, water, and ecosystems inspire you? Are you interested in cooling down your home, property or suburb?
Coir Log Leaky Weir Installation on Kangaroo Island
Shown here are Coir Logs installed by SA Water at Middle River Reservoir shortly after the bushfires that burnt through half of Kangaroo Island during Australia’s devastating December 2019 and January 2020 bushfires.
Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary
Arborgreen recently donated some tree guards and landscape tools to help out the crew over at Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary with their restoration efforts. Here’s a short video we put together in late July 2019 of the Mallee Mesh tree guards being installed and one of their resident kangaroos keeping an eye on proceedings! https://youtu.be/ILq4huQNBnk The Warrawong ‘office’ […]
Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group
Contact: Jennifer Johnson – Landcare Coordinator (Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group). Project: 20 Million Trees (Federal Grant) and Barwon Water Free-tree scheme; 2 litre carton tree guards used within the MCLG area where applicable. Background:Jennifer Johnson, Landcare Coordinator for the Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group, has been utilising the 2 litre carton tree guards from Arborgreen on […]
District Council of Mt Barker
Contact: David Cooney – Manager of Open Space and Environment for the District Council of Mount Barker Project: Annual community planting program (e.g. National Tree Planting Day) David Cooney, Manager of Open Space and Environment for the District Council of Mount Barker has been utilising Corflute tree guards from Arborgreen for community planting programs and […]