Planting Success

Largely due to the call to the passionate call to action made by the Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association we we able to get all of the plants into the ground on the Grange Street walkway. The well spread out group planted more than 600 plants in just over an hour. The plants were all grown by the Snells Beach School children as part of the Trees for Survival programme. Normally the school children would plant the trees themselves but the lockdown has prevented them from doing so this year.

Socially distant bubbles of planters in action at Grange Street. Photo – Roger Grant.

A big thank you to all of you who attended. The weather gods smiled upon us and the clouds burst not long after we had finished and packed up. The plants will be well watered in and we can admire their growth over the coming years.

Planters in action on Grange Street Walkway

Planting Back On – Monday 24th

We have decided to have a volunteer planting day to plant the 720 or so plants that were planned to be planted by the Snells Beach School children last week.

If you wish to help, the planting day is now Monday 2th August at 10am. The planting site is the middle of the trail and you need to enter from either end. There is parking at the end of the seal on Hamatana Road and limited room at Grange Street. We will have a meeting station where we will collect your details and we will have a Covid QR code for those using the app.

You will need to bring your own spade (a small one rather than a shovel), gumboots, gloves raincoat, food and water.

You can read more here on the event page.