Zandvlei Trust

Arbour Day – planting at the Westlake Garden and Park Island – 16/06/2005.

Planning and consultation with the Management of the Zandvlei Nature Reserve, Rondevlei Nature Reserve and "Working for Wetlands" took place weeks in advance. 

Mandy Nofke, the project Manager from Working for Wetlands, donated more than 200 suitable plants for the areas, these propergated in the Working for Wetlands nursery.
We would like to thank her for this very generous donation by her Organisation.


                                                         photograph by Una Hartley
Vincent Marincowitz planting along the waters edge.

A few of our members came along with their spades, and planted out these bagged shrubs and ground covers.
This was the first sunny day in a few weeks, after the very much needed rain, so it was a pleasure to work in the warm sunshine. 
We were surprised to find for the first time, the spoor of a Grysbok in the area where we planted. This is 30 meters from the Main Road.

                                                photograph by Una Hartley

The footprint of a Grysbok at the Westlake Garden.             Grysbokkie.

A list of some of the species planted;

Cliffortia ericaeflora  (red data listed – endangered)
Cliffortia obcordata
Cliffortia strobilifera
Leonotis leonorus
Leucadendron floratum  (red data listed – endangered)
Psoralea pinnata
Placostachys serpentyfolius
Salvia africana lutea
Passerina paludosa. (red data listed – endangered)

Westlake Wetlands Walkway Garden

Lucia Rodrigues and Farrah Feldman (Zandvlei Nature Reserve Conservation student)
off loading the plants and getting them to the designated areas for planting.

Una Hartley, Farrah and Lisa Campbell discusssing the best place to plant the ground covers.

Ludine Lee Wright, Lucia and Vincent doing their share.



Jean Filles from the Kirstenhof Garden Club came to give her enthusiastic
support and by donating some plants for the Westlake garden.
(The Kirstenhof Garden Club, have previously visited the Westlake Garden in 2003 and were inspired by what Una had achieved)

Park Island

Anita and Warren Flockhart having done their share of the planting on Park Island.

Pat Coles getting rid of the grass runners which has infiltrated parts of the Park Island garden.

Erika Foot (Manager of the Zandvlei Nature Reserve) posing with the cement sculpture buck, by a local Park Island enthusiast. 
The yellow Oxalis are very pretty after the recent welcome rains.