Works to restore the Heritage Memorial Rose Garden continue at Kyneton High School.
Last month Kyneton High School parents, teachers and Kyneton U3A volunteers took part in a successful working bee.
The volunteers laid irrigation donated from Midland Irrigation and planted two pencil pines that were donated by Kyneton Horticultural Society.
U3A Gardening in a Heritage Garden tutor Carol Douglas said the generous donations from many of local businesses had been “outstanding and very gratefully received to carry out the restoration of this important garden”.
Next, the group will plant 29 new roses as well as 160 ground-cover plants with assistance from students. The garden is under surveillance and covered by the school’s security cameras.
Gardeners expect spring should bring a beautiful floral display.
The memorial garden was originally established in 1918 at the school’s former Piper Street site to honour students and teachers who lost their lives serving in World War I. When the school relocated to Epping Street in 1927, the garden was carefully moved to its current position at the front of the school.
These latest works, with Kyneton U3A, aim to bring the garden back to its former glory.
