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PMC are currently in the process of providing recommendations for suitable plant species to be used in future garden renovation works. We will also be recommending areas that are in need of improvement. This is a large job (considering the size of the resort) that requires careful planning and therefore will be an ongoing project.
Rainfall: After a poor start to December in terms of rainfall, the latter half of the month proved more fruitful. In total we received 161mm of much needed rain. This rainfall was well received and helped
brighten up the resorts turf and gardens throughout the festive period. January kicked off with the same patterns of good rainfall again aiding the current flush of growth although during the last couple of weeks we have not seen any significant falls. Let's hope that the heavens continue to be kind in the coming months. Rainfall for January so far 43mm.
As previously mentioned we are constantly monitoring soil moisture levels in the gardens and turf alike.
We will continue to provide CMS with recommendations for areas of concern. Two such areas are the
Magnolia Entry gardens and the Magnolia buggy path gardens which were recently renovated. As our
initial watering period for these areas has now expired we have recommended that the areas have
additional watering and with the assistance of CMS we have now again started watering. I'm sure all
would agree that we would not like to see your investment and our hard work in the gardens deteriorate
due to lack of water.
We hope that all had a very merry Christmas and have a successful and prosperous 2010.
We are looking forward to another successful year working to improve the horticultural presentation of Hope Island Resort.
We hope that this report has given you some insight into what has been going on in the gardens throughout the resort during the last month.
Thank you for involving us in this process, if we can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact myself, Chris Fairleigh or John Camilleri.
Regards,
Dale Godfrey
Area Supervisor - Gold Coast
The Plant Management Company
