May 2018
Environmental interpretive sign installation
Floristic survey
Ecorestoration and salvaging of native plants
Garden design and green landscaping
Litter cleanup
June 2018
Trail construction (curvilinear, soil-type surface, erosion-resistant, 250 m)
Installation of basking and puddling stations
Installation of butterfly feeders and garden accessories
July 2018
Garden design and green landscaping
Greenhouse installation
Rose Garden setup
Flower Garden setup
August 2018
Trail construction (100 m)
Wild seed harvest (harvesting, cleaning, and storing)
Greenhouse interior design (maximum staging and storing spaces, seedbeds)
Seedbank
Butterfly watching
Butterfly and day moth studies
Night moth studies
September 2018
Wild seed harvest (harvesting, cleaning, and storing)
Butterfly watching
Butterfly and day moth studies
Night moth studies
Garden maintenance
October 2018
Wild seed harvest (harvesting, cleaning, and storing)
Planting wildflowers
Garden maintenance
Butterfly watching
Butterfly and day moth studies
November 2018
Wild seed harvest (harvesting, cleaning, and storing)
Seed treatments (cold and warm stratification, scarification, etc.)
Planting trees and shrubs
Planting wildflowers
Water installation (primary pipeline, driplines, and regular hoses, 1,100 m)
December 2018
Gardening equipment and workbench setup
Sowing seeds in outside patches (1st round, 50,000 seeds total, 8,000 in cell trays)
Sowing seeds in the greenhouse (1st round)
Additional water installation and tree irrigation (driplines/regular hoses, 1,000 m)
Planting wildflowers along the trails
Snow action plan installation (water hose and greenhouse heaters)
Ecologic seed harvest training and lunch (Dec. 28)
January 2019
Watering
Pruning
Planting a living fence
Planting greenhouse plants
Pinetum setup
Fern Garden setup
Winterising garden tools
Greenhouse organisation
Placement of botanical garden exhibit benches
Greenhouse water installation (driplines)
February 2019
Sowing seeds (next round, another 40,000-50,000 seeds)
Pricking out plants into the garden
Planting wildflowers along the trails
Butterfly garden plant nursery
Garden design and green landscaping
Trail cleanup
Litter cleanup
Questions or concerns? Email or call Husein Zorkot, Butterfly Gardener, Garden Manager & Director: huseinspnl@gmail.com or 76/371 382
facebook: husein.a.zorkot
