South Surrey Park, Surrey Hills, Victoria Australia

We had ten people working very hard to plant over one thousand little plants in holes Adrian had dug with his auger. The sun was shining and the park looked really good. The bank at the end of the park below Delta street now has some bluebells, bulbine lilies, lomandras and various other plants filling in the spaces between the existing plants. We all lingered over coffee, tea and biscuits enjoying the sunshine. Ursula Povey, organiser.

We had a lovely day for our National Tree Day working bee in South Surrey Park.  Many newcomers tried their hand at planting and did a fantastic job. We planted an area just down from the Scout Hall and a small area next to Riversdale Road. Everything was planted by 10:15.  We had a great BBQ provided by Boroondara Council. Another large group of planters arrived from Back Creek to share the food.  

We had a wet but productive working bee in the park today.  We spread a large pile of mulch in the planting below Delta Street. The rain eased up toward the end.  We had our tea and coffee near the wooden seat. Back Creek is flowing strongly through the park at the moment due to the recent rainfall. Adrian Hotchin from Borooondara Council, a regular working bee attendee, was absent today as he is in Sydney.  We have some more interesting news on the reason for his trip there to come!

Sunday November 24 2013. Eight people, including to two Year 8 Community Service students from Carey, weeded in the plantings and along Back Creek.  Sticky weed was the most common, we removed a lot of it. Unfortunately the baby Tawny Frogmouth had recently fallen from its nest in a nearby Eucalypt and died , so we buried it. The creek was flowing and a couple of ducks were swimming in it. We concluded with morning tea at Stuarts.