Plant me instead
Plant Me Instead is a brochure on replacement plants for weedy species in your garden. This is the West Coast Nelson/Marlborough version.
It is a joint initiative by Marlborough District Council, Department of Conservation, Nelson City Council, Tasman District Council, West Coast Regional Council, Kaikōura District Council and Weed Busters.
Hard copies are available at Council Customer Service Centres and Marlborough District Libraries.
Get rid of a weed, plant me instead!
Many of the weedy species that are invading and damaging our natural areas are ornamental plants that have 'jumped the fence' from gardens and gone wild.
It costs councils, government departments and private landowners millions of dollars, and volunteers and community groups thousands of unpaid hours, to control these weeds every year.
This Plant Me Instead booklet profiles the environmental weeds of greatest concern to those in your region who work and volunteer in local parks and open spaces, national parks, bush remnants, wetlands and coastal areas. Suggestions are given for locally-sold non-weedy species, both native and non-native, that can be used to replace these weeds in your garden.
We hope that this booklet gives you some ideas on what you can do in your own backyard to help protect New Zealand's precious environment.
See the Weedbusters website for further information, control tips and images.
