Revegetation Project
Seven commemorative trees were planted at Markham Reserve in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year 2022 (one for each decade of Her reign). This was the start of something big!
Over the last 3 years we have worked with Rotary, local social support services, community groups, sporting groups and neighbouring friends groups. Together, we’ve planted an additional 3000 grasses, flowering herbs, shrubs and trees, mostly into 2 beds in the western side of the reserve directly behind the social housing development and a bed in the eastern section.
This year we have developed a new planting area in the middle of the park, behind the playground to accommodate another 1000 plants. Thanks to City of Boroondara and Melbourne Water for the supply mulch, plants and other support.
Community Groups Involved
As part of this project, we are connecting the following groups with the local Friends of Markham Forest:
- Alamein Neighbourhood and Learning Centre
- The Craig Family Centre
- Ashburton United Soccer Club
- Chadstone and East Malvern Rotary
- Lions Club of Boroondara
- Ashburton Young Cricketers Club
- Friends of Ashburton Forest
- Holmesglen TAFE
- Urban Guerrillas
- 1st Glen Iris Scouts
- KooyongKoot Alliance
- Boroondara Council
- Food Forest Ashburton
- Ashburton Community Garden
- Yarra Riverkeeper
- Melbourne Water
Planting Work
The group is justifiably proud of the project’s results to date. Here we see the plants progressing incredibly well between December, 2023 and December, 2025 at “Markham West”:
We also see excellent “bushing up” at Markham East over the same time period:
Some of the planting day volunteers from July 2025:
Our Community Planting Day this year will be on July 5th 10 am to 12 noon – so come along and be part of making a big difference at Markham.