Following a successful webinar on Climate Wise Planting on Friday 19th November 2021 (you can catch up on that here), people who registered were offered free tubestock of a range of native trees and shrubs. These plants were grown by one of the wonderful YAN nurseries. As a result, more than 500 new plants will be added to the Yass Valley landscape - capturing carbon and providing shade and shelter for people and wildlife. Below are photos of some of the happy plants and plant recipients :)  

Climate Wise Planting is one of three components of Bowning-Bookham's Let's Try It! Project. The project is supported by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry & Environment and South East Local Land Services.

YAN Nursery managers and volunteers recently visited the Australian National Botanical Gardens and Kathryn Scobie was our guide.  The ANBG main focus is to grow plants from cuttings to ensure correct plant genetics as the ANBG grows plants for Threatened Ecological Communities, for specific Save our Species plants, to establish and maintain permanently potted plants from which cuttings can be taken from, plus to grow plants for ANBG garden beds.  Nursery hygiene is critical and Kathryn told us how potting material and pots are stored and prepared.  Sowing via seed is only about 10% of their nursery work.  Our visit high-lighted several practices or products that our regional Landcare nurseries could adopt.  We are so lucky to be so close to Canberra and we will try to maintain contact with ANBG staff to ensure future visits.