Building on the Living Collection The Living Collection is divided into Precincts, Zones and Beds and is described in titles as well as numerical order. There are 19 Precincts Mangroves to Mountains Transect ( M to M) is Precinct 001 M to M then divided into Zones starting at Rosser Lake end There are 23 Zones of which 18 have been established. (It’s a garden …always a work in progress) The Araucaria Forest planting proposal has been prepared, including detailed plant lists. There are over 50 Beds…and still growing. Eg. …… Zone 03 Banksia Woodland Zone divided into Beds 04 Gum Tree Corridor divided into 11 named beds and continuing until Closed Forest Gorge which is Zone 023 divided into 5 Beds For each Precinct there is a brief planting description on the Maintenance Plan and details of specific maintenance requirements where necessary.
The next planting is the Lotus Bed in Zone Horticulture Display Gardens Precinct 03. PROCESS Brief Conceptual Planting Theme Design – eg Series of views, ground shaping, soil amelioration Plant Root Barriers Plantings – and special instructions Plants to be retained Plants to be removed Mulch Interpretation
Plant species are researched and potential suppliers located Some of the data collected prior to inclusion in the collection: PALMS ARECACEAE Dypsis albofarinosa Clustered, shrubby palm forming clumps to 5 x Madagasacar 2-3 m. Stems 4-5 cm in diam., ringed, internodes 6-15 cm, greenish but initially covered with chalky powdery white indument. Known from a small population where fewer than 20 mature individuals have been recorded in the wild, in rocky areas and now listed critically endangered IUCN Red List Chambeyronia macrocarpa This fantastic palm displays a bright red leaf New Caledonia upon opening and also features a beautiful watermeloned pattern, clean waxy trunk. Full sun/light shade, moist, well drained (tho isn't averse to wet feet). Easily the fastest of the New Caledonian palms.Large feather palm (15m) with a spectacular, bright red new leaf, which stays red for up to 10 days. The leaflets are also very wide, thick, and shiny so even without a new leaf it is very distinctive, IUCN Conwervation dependent
Chamaedora glaucifolia solitary palm, slender habit 3-5m, need some Mexico humidity;grows on elevations above 500m , sometims on limestone outcrops. Endangered on IUCN Red list.Protected in Mexico. Adonidia merillii Christmas Palm full sun, solitary 5 -6 m; red fruits, plant some Phillipines with lean ;A palm tree occurring in open forest on steep limestone slopes in coastal areas.Near thretend on IUCN Red list TREE APOCYNACEAE Plumeria cv Suggest red flowering form such as Darwin Blood or white form. Select upright form to start- to provide taller shade FLOWERING SHRUBS APOCYCYNACEAE Wrightia antidysenterica Arctic Snow Beautiful compact evergreen perennial shrub Sri Lanka growing up to 1.5m. It has glossy green leaves and is covered in 2.5cm white star shaped flowers throughout the warmer months.
Site Preparation
Most areas have a conceptual plan – now called Banksia Woodland this is a zone in the Mangroves to Mountains Precinct
The Plant Data Base has 26 fields - an ZONE : 003 Wallum example of part of the data Bed 002 Woodland FAMILY Genus species Cultivar or Common name Distribution Status hybrid name Author Authority ANTHERICACE Sowerbaea juncea Vanilla Lily QLD NSW VIC Andre Precinct No; AE TAS ws Synonym CASUARINAC Allocasuarina emuina Mt Emu She Oak S E Qld Limited EPBC L.A.S Precinct Name EAE distribution Threatened; Johnso Distribution (World) Landsborough Qld Nature n Zone No. to Noosa Conservatio Distribution SEQLD Heads n Act Zone Name Endangered Status CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina littoralis Black She Oak Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas Bed No (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson CUPRESSACEAE Callitris columellaris Coastal Cypress Pine QLD NSW North from Angourie F.Muell Supplier ELAEOCARPACEAE Tetratheca thymifolia Back Eye Susan QLD NSW VIC Sm. ERICACEAE Subf Leucopogon parvifolius Coastal Beard Heath Dc. Bed Name STYPHELIOIDEAE Qld Vic. Tas. W.A. S.A. Date Planted EUPHORBIACEAE Ricinocarpus pinifolius x tuburculatus 'Bridal Star' EUPHORBIACEAE Ricinocarpus pinifolius Wedding Bush QLD NSW VIC TAS Desf. FAMILY FABACEAE subf Faboideae Aotus lanigera Woolly Aotus QLD NSW Illawarra region to Shoalwater Bay Date removed A.Cunn. ex Benth. FABACEAE subf Faboideae Platylobium formosum Handsome Flat Pea QLD (SE QLD) NSW VIC Sm. Genus FABACEAE Subf Faboideae Pultenaea villosa prostrate Coastal Carpet TM SE QLD No of plants Willd. FABACEAE Subf Faboideae Pulteanaea villosa Hairy Bush Pea QLD NSW VIC species FABACEAE Subf Faboideae Hardenbergia violacea False Sarsparilla QLD NSW VIC SA WA (Schneev) Stearn Date entered FABACEAE subf Mimosoideae Acacia hubbardiana Yellow Prickly Moses Open shrub moist sandy soils incl Pedley Toorbul ; Emu Mtn; Cooroibah; Cultivar Uper Mt Tinbeerwah Entered by FABACEAE subf Mimosoideae Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle Tugun; Pine Ridge Rd Reserve; Sm. (Willd) Kingscliff; Pottsville; Moreton, Common Name Stradbroke, Bribie Is; Great Sandy NP. Label FABACEAE subf Mimosoideae Acacia ulicifolia var ulicifolia Prickly Moses Coombabah; Pine Ridge Rd Reserve; Fraser, Moreton and Bribie Is; Cooloola; Noosa and Pt Other info Cartwright (Salisb.) Court FABACEAE subf Mimosoideae Acacia leiocalyx Moreton, Stradbroke, Fraser Is; Tweed; Caloundra Use (Domin) Pedley LOMANDRACEAE Lomandra longifolia Spiny headed Matt Rush QLD NSW VIC SA TAS Labill. LOMANDRACEAE Lomandra confertifolia ssp pallida 'Mallacoota Tuff' QLD NSW (Nth from Sydney to A.T Lee Tree Central Qld, mainly coastal) MYRTACEAE Baeckea Weeping Baeckea QLD NSW North from Port L. (Muell) frutescens Syn stenophylla Macquarie MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus bancroftii Tumbledown Gum; Orange Gum QLD NSW Far Nthn NSW to SE Qld **GC Citywide significance Maiden (Maiden) for conservation MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus racemosa Scribbly Gum QLD NSW Cav. MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus robusta Swamp Mahogany QLD NSW Sm. MYRTACEAE Leptospermum liversidgei Olive Tea Tree QLD NSW North from Myall Lakes R.T Baker R.Sm to SE Qld MYRTACEAE Leptospermum semibaccatum QLD NSW North Coast NSW to SE Cheel QLD MYRTACEAE Melaleuca sieberi Siebers Tea Tree QLD NSW North from Gosford to Schauer Fraser Coast MYRTACEAE Melaleuca quinquenervia Broadleaf Paperbark NSW QLD (Cav.) S.T.Blake PHORMIACEAE Dianella caerulea Blue Flax Lily Qld, Vic, Tas, NSW, Coastal areas Sims PHORMIACEAE Dianella longifolia Blueberry Lily R.Br Qld Vic. Tas. N.T. S.A. W.A PROTEACAE Banksia oblongifolia Syn. Integrifolia var Dwarf Banksia or Fern Leaf Banksia QLD NSW Ulladulla to Bundaberg oblongifolia region Cav. PROTEACEAE Banksia integrifolia L. f ssp integrifolia 'Roller Coaster' Prostrate form Cultivar G. Harden PROTEACEAE Banksia spinulosa var collina Golden Candlesticks ** QLD NSWW Hawkesbury R to Nambour (R.Br.) A.S.George PROTEACEAE Banksia aemulaSyn. serratifolia Wallum Banksia QLD NSW Sydney region to Central R.Br QLD Coast PROTEACEAE Banksia integrifolia Coastal Banksia QLD NSW VIC L.f PROTEACEAE Grevillea leiophylla x humilis ssp maritima 'Pink Midget' Pink Midget (leiophylla) F.Muell. ex Benth ( humilis ssp maritima) Makinson PROTEACEAE Hakea florulenta QLD NSW Far North Coast NSW Meisn. and SE QLD RUTACEAE Acronychia Silver Aspen QLD Nth Coast NSW Bogangar; Broken Head; Buderim (F.Muell.) wilcoxiana T.G.Hartley RUTACEAE Boronia safrolifera QLD NSW North Coast NSW to SE Cheel QLD XANTHORRHOEACEAE Xanthorrhoea fulva Swamp Grass Tree Qld, NSW, north from Wyong. (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford XANTHORRHOEACEAE Xanthorrhoea johnsonii Johnsons Grass Tree QLD NSW A.T Lee
Objectives of the Master Plan + Friends Objects of Association in a nutshell …. • BG’s everywhere are responsible for ex situ protection of why interpret economically and ecologically important plants. • The Gold Coast is rich in natural area diversity and should be ‘shown off’ in its central location. and what’s to Telling the local story…. interpret? • Giving our locals and our visitors a sense of local place and identity. • Helping people discover the pleasure and benefits of plants , gardening and associated wildlife. • Helping people recognise that everyone has a role to contribute to a healthier environment. • Inviting people to become part of the BG’s community. • Showing that creating something of nature is beautiful ..both to see and to create.
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