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bed wall.
      * The water from the micro sprays cannot reach the base of most plants.
      * There is no mulch evident in most beds.
      * There is a large amount of irrigation infrastructure impeding good root growth in the beds.

2019 planted beds
There are nine planter beds which have been replanted in 2019, and in these, the soil profile sits approximately 75 mm below the top of the planter bed surround, with a thin layer of tan bark as mulch, which sits approximately 50 mm below the top of the planter bed surround.

  Figure 121.  Newly planted Hebe sp. with irregular planting patterns
  Source:  Amanda Evans

The planting layout is inconsistent across the nine planter beds.  Some beds have plants at 450 to 500 mm centres, planted in a triangular pattern, whilst in others, there are rows
750 mm apart, and others with a linear planting pattern.  Additionally some beds have given plants more root space at the edge of the bed, with the planting space close to 350 mm, whilst others are planted at approximately 100 mm from the edge.  There are both gaps and overcrowding of plants.

  Figure 122.  Newly planted Hebe sp. with overcrowding in the planter bed, with both sides planted close to the edge
  Source:  Amanda Evans

  Figure 123.  Newly planted Hebe sp. with triangular planting pattern with one side planted close to the edge of the bed
  Source:  Amanda Evans

  Figure 124.  Newly planted Hebe sp. with a linear planting pattern and both sides planted close to the edge
  Source:  Amanda Evans

  Figure 125.  Newly planted Hebe sp. with a linear planting pattern and a large gap along one side
  Source:  Amanda Evans

In the nine newly planted beds, the following was observed:
      * Most of the plants are at still 400 mm centres.  There are some at between 450 to 500 mm apart.
      * There are different planting patterns in all nine beds.
      * There are variations in the number of plants in each bed due to different planting layouts.
      * The plant spacing is uneven.
      * The plants too close to the edge of the planter beds.
      * There is a large amount of irrigation infrastructure impeding good root growth in the beds.
      * The sprayers will still be blocked by full grown plants.
      * Spray will continue to be blown across Anzac Parade.

General environment for the plantings
The red gravel parade ground setting, together with the bitumen roads, is an exposed environment.  The eucalypts provide some shelter from cross winds.  However, in summer it experiences extreme temperatures being affected by hot summer drying northerly winds.  In winter it is exposed to cold winds which blow from the southern