BURWOOD LINK INFORMATION SESSION Proposed Landscaping & Vegetation Works: Gardiners Creek
Proposed Bridge Alignment SETTING THE SCENE
large islands of indigenous vegetation on organic mulch bed open view lines swathes of mown grass EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER
Filtered views through- limited mid storey Mid storey to margins Paths bleed into landscape- no edging
Limited mid and understorey allows fi ltered views through to opposite bank Fallen tree trunks retained for habitat
mid storey more predominant closer to creek ongoing planting and management Informal edges and borders
scattered overstorey on slope Steep slope with heavy weed coverage Poor quality soils with old building rubble and concrete rubbish close to surface
• Open swathes of mown grass provide informal access and help passive surveillance • limited mid storey allow views through the vegetation • Informal park like character, with no formal borders or edges to paths and planting • Greater density of mid and understorey nearer the creek • Existing vegetation and all new plantings are locally indigenous • Felled branches and trunks kept on site for habitat • Organic mulch spread throughout planting islands • Any proposed re-vegetation works to follow the guidelines above EXISTING LANDSCAPE CHARACTER SUMMARY
Overstorey Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus ovata) Midstorey Swamp Paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia) Common Cassinia (Cassinia aculeata) Hop Goodenia (Goodenia ovata) Understorey Spiny Headed Mat Rush (Lomandra Common Tussock Grass (Poa labillardierei) Black anther Flax Lily (Dianella revoluta) longifolia) SNAPSHOT OF EXISTING VEGETATION SPECIES
• The design intent for the new revegetation works is to match with the current informal bushland landscape character of the creek and park. • This character is typifi ed by large areas of mulch with scattered overstorey of Acacia and Eucalypt species and scattered pockets of understorey of Hop Goodenia, Lomandra, Cassinia and Dianella planting. • These observed species have been topped up with other species from DEPI’s online Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVC) benchmark maps. • The following bioregions were identifi ed as relevant to this section of Gardiners Creek and were referenced to select species: EVC 127 - Valley Heath Forest EVC 83 - Swampy Riparian Woodland EVC 47 - Valley Grassy Forest DESIGN INTENT & ASSUMPTIONS
• Although the species listed in the EVC’s have been used, the percentage cover of each vegetation type (described by the EVC) has been altered to ensure the current open character of the park is maintained. • All new areas of vegetation are above the Gardiner Creek top of bank and only a small portion is within the the 1:100 year fl ood overlay. Therefore the species have been selected are suitable for terrestrial planting with only occasional fl ooding rather than aquatic species. • Species selected for planted nearer the creek were sourced from recent work completed with Melbourne Water at Box Hill Golf Club along Gardiners Creek - which is just upstream from this site DESIGN INTENT & ASSUMPTIONS
PROPOSED REVEGETATION PLAN
Schedule 1: Proposed areas of scattered indigenous understorey on mulch beds Schedule 2: Proposed areas of indigenous planting close to top of creek bank Schedule 3: Proposed areas of indigenous planting in isolated jute matt squares on steep slope Schedule 4: Scattered overstorey planted to compliment planting in Schedule 1 PLANTING SCHEDULE
• Council Offi cers have provided in-principle agreement on the scale of the overall scope of the Proposed Revegetation Plan • Take on board suggestions and changes from today’s information and feedback session • Preference would be to start planting soon to take advantage of the upcoming planting season, approx. May- August PROGRESS & NEXT STEPS
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