Spring Spectacular – Grassland Tour

Join us for a tour of the spectacular grasslands of the Euroa Arboretum with Bronte Haines, Groundcover Restoration Co-ordinator. This one and a half hour tour will lead you through a brief history of temperate grasslands in south eastern Australia, and the processes we use to restore and rejuvenate precious native grasslands at the Arboretum.

We will discuss the role of soil scalping and aeration, cool burning, warm and cool season grasses, and identify some key species we care for, many of which are rare and threatened. This tour will introduce the foundations required to begin the process of grassland restoration or meadow-style gardening for the patch you tend.

This year we have been trailing new methods of planting out our precious lilies. Using a soil aerating machine we dig many small holes and very efficiently just popthe tubers in! We are very exciting to share with you the new techniques we have learnt this year. There is always a new experiment happening in the grounds!

Presenter

Bronte Haines tends the grounds at the Arboretum. She has a Masters in Environmental Restoration. Her particular interest is caring for the little plants in grassy woodlands. She is always experimenting in the grounds to find new ways of establishing native grassland species.