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Case study - a low maintenance planting regime Jamie McFadden and his wife Linda Dodds own a plant nursery in Cheviot where they sell plants grown from seeds collected from the Nort ..

Planting tips This section provides you with tips on planting technique, so your plants have the best chance of survival. ..

Maintenance Case study, weed control, animal pest control and irrigation. ..

Acknowledgments

Environment Canterbury would like to thank the following people and agencies for supplying material from their publications:

• Controlling problem weeds in riparian zones, and Restoration Planting: A guide to planning restoration planting projects in the Wellington region.
• Protecting and restoring our natural heritage: a practical guide. By Mark Davis and Colin Meurk. Published by Department of Conservation, Christchurch, 2001.
• Environmental considerations for clean streams. Published by the Otago Regional Council, 2005.
• Wetland restoration guide. Produced from the Bay of Plenty Wetlands forum.

Diagram in 'Planting tips - Step 8' adapted from “Protecting and restoring our natural heritage: A practical guide” (see reference below).

We would also like to thank the following people for providing their tips on restoration or reviewing the document:

• Gunnar Lundaahl, Leeston
• Jamie McFadden, Hurunui Natives
• Ines Stager, Lucas Associates
• Jason Butt, Wai-ora Forest Landscapes Ltd
• Peter Chamberlain, Waihora Ellesmere Trust
• Jorge Santos, Department of Conservation
• Stephen Brailsford, Waihora Ellesmere Trust
• Anthony Holcroft
• Carol and Johnny Adams.

References

1. Managing your bush block: A guide to looking after indigenous forest remnants in the Wellington region. Greater Wellington Regional Council.
2. Baker, A. 1999. Food plants of Bellbird (Anthornis melanura), Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) and New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) in Dunedin (pdf 88 kB). Notornis 46:270-272.
3. Davis, M and Meurk, C. 2001. Protecting and restoring our natural heritage: A practical guide. Department of Conservation.