Another day was spent at Ivey Bay on Sunday 11 July, planting a selection of trees to cover the slope behind the kindergarten and kayak club grounds. This was the second time we tackled this area as many of the plants placed there last year on 15 June had failed. It is believed that this was due to the steep slope of the land which didn’t hold water well, and the fact that many of the plants were small and of poor quality.  Also, as is common practice, shields, designed to protect the young plants while they become established, added to the failure by reducing the amount of light getting to the leaves.

This time we planted 240 plants of 10 different species with two-thirds done on the day and the remainder put in on a return visit on the Monday. All these were of good quality and we watered each one while placing only a moisture barrier around the base to keep to reduce the risk of drying out.

This slope is quite tricky to navigate, and some found the going quite difficult, but the result looks good and they will now be monitored in the hope that many more will survive until they get their roots down to the water table.

240 plants of 10 different species with two-thirds done on the day and the remainder put in on a return visit on the Monday. All these were of good quality and we watered each one while placing only a moisture barrier around the base to keep to reduce the risk of drying out.

This slope is quite tricky to navigate, and some found the going quite difficult, but the result looks good and they will now be monitored in the hope that many more will survive until they get their roots down to the water table.