Montrose Fire Safety Garden
(This project is currently under review)
The Montrose Fire Safety Garden was a joint project of Montrose Environmental Group, Montrose Fire Brigade and Shire of Yarra Ranges. It was established to demonstrate how garden design, maintenance and plant selection can assist in protecting homes against bushfire.
The garden is designed to show safe features such as gravel paths near buildings. Plants in the garden have characteristics that make them less flammable, and include local indigenous, other native and exotic plants. These plants are listed below.
The garden is located between the historical cottage and the maternal and child health centre at Montrose. For more information, read the attached brochure and take the self-guided walk around the garden.
The garden is only one factor in protecting your home against wildfire. For other publications see www.montrosecfa.com.au
Other websites to Look for further Details
Living with the Bush Coalition---------->>>>> http://livingwiththebush.org
Friends of the Leadbeater’s Possum---------->>>>>www.leadbeaters.org.au
Victorian National Parks Association---------->>>>>www.vnpa.org.au
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Plants in montrose Safty Garden
INDIGENOUS (LOCAL PLANTS)
Plants that have evolved in the Dandenong Ranges over millions of years and best suited to the area. Plants available from Community Nurseries; see Yarra Ranges Shire website for details of closest Community Nursery to you.
| Shrubs (3-6 m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Musk Daisy-bush |
Olearia argophylla |
| Banyalla |
Pittosporum bicolor |
| Hazel Pomaderris |
Olearia argophylla |
| Kangaroo Apple |
Kangaroo Apple |
| Shrubs (1-2m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Myrtle Wattle |
Acacia myrtifolia |
| Hairpin Banksia |
Banksia spinulosa |
| Common Correa |
Correa reflexa |
| Dusty Miller |
Spyridium parvifolium |
| Ground Covers(tufted) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Tasman Flax-lily |
Dianella tasmanica |
| Spiny-headed Mat-rush |
Lomandra longifolia |
| Weeping Grass |
Microlaena sttipoides |
| Long Purple-flag |
Patersonia occidentalia |
| Grass Trigger-plant |
Stylidium gramineum |
| Ground Covers(spreading) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Native Violet |
Viola hederacea |
NATIVE PLANTS(LOCAL PLANTS)
Plants from other parts of Victoria or interstate. The plants listed below will suit our local conditions but will not become a weed problem. They can be purchased from Kuranga Nursery, York Road, Mt Evelyn or try your local Nursery.
| Shrubs (3-6 m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Waratah |
Talopea hybrid |
| Shrubs (1-2m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| White Correa |
Correa alba |
| Chef's Cap Correa |
Correa baeuerlenii |
| Willow-leafed Crowea |
Crowea saligna |
| Long-leaf Wax-flower |
Eriostemon myoporoides |
| Ground Covers(tufted) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Butterfly Flag |
Dianella tasmanica |
| Morning Flag |
Orthrosanthus multiflorus |
| Ground Covers(spreading) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Creeping Boobialla |
Myoporum parvifolium |
| Ground Covers(ferns) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Mother Spleenwort |
Aspenium bulbiferum |
| Gristle Fern |
Orthrosanthus multiflorus |
EXOTIC PLANTS
Plants from other countries. These plants are suitable for local conditions but will not become a weed problem. They can be purchased from your local Nursery.
| Shrubs (3-6 m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Rhododendron |
Rhododendron hybrid |
| Shrubs (1-2m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Wormwood |
Artemisia hybrid |
| Mexican Orange Blossom |
Choisya ternata |
| Hebe |
Hebe albicans |
| Lace-cap Hydrangea |
Hydrangea macrophylla |
| Oak-leaf Hydrangea |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
| Lily-of-the-valley Bush |
Pieris japonica |
| Viburnum |
Viburnum davidii |
| Ground Covers(tufted) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Liriope |
Liriope muscari |
| Ground Covers(spreading) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Rosemary |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
| Lamb’s Ears |
Stachys byzantia |
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