A new tree has been planted at the Inglewood Botanical Garden to mark the beginning of the revival project by Ingleward Landcare Group.
The celebratory tree was donated by Inglewood Wildflowers Nursery, owned by group organiser Katie Gillet. 
The group held its community barbeque on Sunday at the gardens to discuss ideas for improving the area. 
In attendance at the meeting were Kevin Poyser and Howard Rochester from the Inglewood and District Historical Society who were able to share the history of the gardens with the group. 
Katie said, “the day went amazingly well, we had about ten people come and we did a walk around the gardens and discussed ideas for what could be done.”
The group will meet again next month and plan to get started on some of the improvements. 
“The pond is surrounded by a weed, so we want to get that taken care of quickly, we’re also looking at doing a working bee as well to help with general weeding and maintenance,” Katie said.
During the event the group were able to identify the last remaining pinus pinaster tree of the 250 donated by the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
The idea of a self-guided walk with photos and signage was also suggested as a way to bring more people to the gardens.