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This project at Mt Atkinson Estate, in the West of Melbourne, centres around a 3.5 hectare wetland complex. This wetland was fully constructed on an excavated quarry site, which required topsoiling and soil amelioration. TBLD Architects selected our 600cc 12-cell native aquatic plants, over conventional tubestock to plant out the wetland. This is due to the harsh conditions in the area, as the larger format allow the plants to flourish more rapidly, reducing competition with weeds and creating an ‘instant effect’ landscape.
Our nursery team propagated and grew to 600cc size around 135,000 plants. Our landscape construction team ameliorated the topsoil, jutematted and mulched, and installed these 135,000 plants into the landscape. Large boulders, rocks, and logs were installed around and throughout the wetland to provide perches for waterbirds and habitat for insects and other creatures.
Australian Ecosystems also constructed the concrete edging and planted out the streetscapes of the estate adjascent to the wetland site. This included installing instant turf, planting advanced trees and setting up passive irrigation. We also installed bollards and cables for fencing throughout the site. A stand of remnant sugar gums was retained onsite, which were inspected by arborist & zoologist for conservation values, and appropriate maintenance of existing vegetation was undertaken.
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