Cert 2 and Cert 3 Garden Area

Feb 2010:
One of our major tasks for this year was to implement a garden maintance program. This would look at pruning, weeding (weeds), mulching, pest and diseases and possibly irrigation.
The cert 2 and cert 3 classes have joined together for this project to then split into 3 groups. Each group has been assigned a designated area to look after. The cert 3s were John F, Merve and myself, also we had Darren, David, Allen and Josh from Cert 2. I think our group got lucky because everyone in the group seemed hardworking and motivated. Our assigned area was the Birch Bed, along the mesh fence on the carpark side, the bed in front of the work shed on the northern end, and also the Lonicera nitida hedge.
The first thing our group looked at doing was to trim back the Lonicera nitida (honey box suckle)
hedge. This hedge had been poorly maintained over the last few years and was in desperate need of a trim. Roy showed us what he wanted doing and we set to work. It was interesting to note that hedge trimming is a little trickerier thean it looks. We used a string line line to get a straight edge. Hedging shears and secatuers were used.
The next time our group got together we tackled the mesh fence where the car park is. There were established plants such as the Wisteria, Hardenbergia and roses which were all in need of some desperate pruning. I was noticed that on the roses were powdery mildew and aphids. I must say I was impressed with the way the cert 2 guys got stuck into it. They were really confidient and worked hard all day. Everything was pruned back with secataers and by the time the job was done the fence line looked great. Wayne decided to put some wooden sleepers along to stop cars from getting too close to the fence.