Actual Temperature
17 degrees Celsius
Humidity : 82%
Rainfall : 0.00mm
Wind : Moderate Wind
My plant Collection Unit was in Lower Botanical Garden from 8.30am to 4.30pm with the Curator Robyn Abernethy in Rock Garden. Since 1904, large rocks have been carted from nearby Mount Cargill. Like a skeleton, they create a structure which is then filled with soil. At over 2000 square metres, this is particularly large rock garden. There is room for not just small cushion plants, bulbs and herbaceous flowers, but also for tall perennials and even large shrubs. Different rock garden plants have different needs according to their natural habitat. Each pocket of soil can be carefully treated with an individual recipe of gravel, peat and compost.
Once the pruning is done, we controlled the weeds in large rock garden using narrow hoe. We also remove dead leaves and damaged plants. Thereafter planting up is done after removing and replacement of plants as required is carried out. Kimberly and myself planted many varies plants such as Nandina domestica "Nana Purpurea", Grevillea "Mt Tamboritha", Lithospermum "Grace Ward", Azalea "Ripples", Nandina domestic "Nana Purpurea", Ceanothus "Joyce Coulter", Albuca altissima, Grevillea "Bronze Rambler", Callistemon "Rocky Rambler" and Ceanothus roweanus.
After lunch we continued with controlling the weeds in Rock Garden and planting some plants. We also clear the surrounding areas by kept clean of rubbish and plant debris.
Garden waste is disposed of appropriately and area left tidy. Tools and equipments are cleaned and stored in accordance with workplace and procedure and at the same time we swept the paths with a lot of branches, twigs and cones from the trees. Apparently, we was guided by Robyn on how to update the information of plants name and code in database for safekeeping. We adjourned at 4.00pm.
No comments:
Post a Comment