FREE Plant Giveaway for National Tree Day
Jenna, Sam, Jenny and Eric showcase the native shrubs ready for National Tree Day
It’s time to get the green thumbs working 🌳 For the fifth year in a row, Whyalla Council is celebrating National Tree Day with a free plant giveaway!
National Tree Day is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and engage in environmental activities, with Council giving away trees to help encourage increased greenery right across the city.
Council is offering one native shrub for each person who comes down to the rear gate of the Ada Ryan Gardens nursery compound between 9am and 12pm on Saturday 30 July. All plants have been sourced from the Arid Lands Botanic Gardens in Port Augusta, with hundreds of plants earmarked to give away to community members.
Council staff will hand out the free native shrubs and provide valuable information on the plants, including where the best place would be to plant them in your own garden and how to care for them long-term.
Council staff will also be delivering ‘mystery boxes’ comprising a selection of 10 native plants to schools and kindies in Whyalla.
Planning for National Tree Day has been underway since this time last year, with an order placed with the Arid Lands Botanic Gardens straight after the 2021 event to ensure there would be available tube stock in the necessary quantities and of suitable size.
There will be no public access to the nursey compound on the day – the giveaway will take place at the rear gate in Ada Ryan Gardens. Residents are reminded to adhere to social distancing requirements, follow staff instructions and be patient if needing to line up.
For more information contact Events and Volunteer Officer, Jenna on (08) 8640 3444.