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Bush regeneration, or the clearing out of invasive and harmful plants while introducing native plants and vegetation to a space, can keep soil healthy and strong and create a more welcoming area for visitors. A space overrun with unsightly weeds may not be where you want to build a home or plan a city park, whereas one that thrives with native flowers and shrubbery can be a much better option. If you're planning a bush regeneration project, note a few simple principles and tips you don't want to overlook so your project is a success.

1. Not all weeds need to be removed

While some weeds may be a bit unsightly, note that you don't necessarily want to remove all of them. You can remove some weeds so that you have space to plant native vegetation and may want to remove the majority of unsightly or prickly weeds, but leaving some weeds behind can mean leaving the ground as undisturbed as possible. If you were to simply clear out all weeds in a lot for your bush regeneration, you may disturb the soil and remove healthy insects and bacteria in the soil that would otherwise support your new plants. Be selective with the weeds you do remove as you go along and don't pull up any unless a native plant would benefit or you need space for the native plants you'll be adding.

2. Start from healthy areas

Rather than starting your bush regeneration project from the thickest patch of weeds, start from the healthy areas of the lot and work your way toward the weedier areas. This will keep the soil protected from being stripped as you slowly remove invasive weeds and allow native plants to grow stronger and thrive. As you then reach the thicker areas of weeds, the plants you've introduced will be strong enough to replace those weedier areas and the soil will also be protected as well.

3. Protect your work

Add fencing around any area where you've worked to keep out livestock, wildlife, and the like. You might bring in healthy vegetation to a lot and then find that wild animals have nibbled at it and damaged your flowers and their leaves. In turn, your work is wasted! Protect your work with mesh fences or even chicken wiring as necessary, and especially as your plants start to grow so they have a chance to get strong and healthy without being eaten, dug up, or otherwise damaged by animals.

For assistance with bush regeneration, talk to a professional like EcoHort Pty Ltd.