Isabel Pearn gets ready to plant one of the new native plants.
Another 400 native plants have been added to the Deniliquin High School grounds as part of the school’s sustainability project.
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Year 8 students designed the layout of phase two of the project, and were also tasked with getting the plants in the ground.
Species planted included callitris, bulloke, myoporum, kangaroo grass, lomandra, dianella, acacia pendula, allocasurina, nitre goosefoot and banksia marginata.
Phase one was completed by last year’s Year 8 students, and their gardens have been thriving.
Teacher Brenda Norman said there are four stages to this year’s planting project.
Mulching immediately followed the planting, as well as the installation of seating and garden paths to complement the garden, which runs along the school’s Junction St boundary.
“Community members, including our indigenous community, have been helping with design thoughts and opinions,” Ms Norman said.
“We chose to plant native gardens to help improve the biodiversity of the school and for natural wildlife, so they have a habitat
“The project should be finished by the end of the year.”
Providing specific advice to the students during the process - both in theory and in practice - has been Dale McNeil, who Ms Norman said is an expert with plants.
“He has been helping with the native garden project he has been helping the Year 8 sustainability class with planting the plants properly, and guiding them the best way for layouts.
“He has also been there to look at the quality of the plants, and ensure they grow healthy.”
~ with Year 10 work experience student Chelsea Flannigan
Year 8 students implement their native garden design.
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