Catching up with seedling grower Lisa Quinn

Lisa Quinn attended the potting up event held at the DOC community nursery last November where she pricked out and potted up about 140 seedlings. I caught up with her again at MCC’s fencing workshop last weekend and asked how her seedlings were coming along.

She sent me some photos pictured below and says:

“Most seedlings are from the MCC day where we first met. My kahikatea and red beech in root trainers are still quite small, but the manuka and carex have really taken off. I’m looking after the seedlings at my house to make sure they get enough water.

I’m planning to use these plants for my restoration project on our land in the Motueka Valley where we hope to create a wetland.”

Ka rawe Lisa for being such a great plant mum!!

Lisa and her husband Mark live on Best Island in Richmond but own a rural property in the Motueka Valley that they’ve owned for over 20 years where they’ve planted hundreds of natives on a bank covered in gorse and around their waterways. They plan to keep planting and restoring the land around the 3B’s – birds, bees and beautification.

Kate Radloff, Chair of the Biodiversity and Restoration Thematic Group noted:

“MCC have now been running successful native plant propogation events for over two years. People in the catchment have not only been able to swap locally sourced seed but also prick out and take home surplus seedlings generously donated by our community nurseries. We are keen to continue these events in the future, as they are such awesome opportunities to share resources, knowledge and experience.

It is great to be able to meet people like Lisa who are keen to make a difference and who is really moving forward on her restoration project”.

Lisa is just one of the many members of the community taking action for our catchment with the support of the MCC. With collective action by many we can restore the catchment to a thriving, healthy ecosystem.