Softscape Auditing

Auditing plant stock, materials and softscape implentation

What is auditing?

When auditing we are inspecting or reviewing a product or a process.

Why audit?

We are ensuring that materials and implemented products meet the qualities specified in our documentation and industry expectations and standards.

Plant Stock

Things to think about

  • Quantity correct

  • Taxon correct

  • Root ratio to foliage volume

  • Root ratio to pot size

  • Potbound rootbound

  • Soil moisture

  • Turgidity

  • Symmetry if necessary

  • Is there a dominant leader - for trees

  • Legginess

  • Pests

  • Disease

  • Weeds

  • Disorders - discoloration

  • Branch damage

  • Provenance of indigenous stock

  • Plants have been hardened off

Soil Amendment

Make sure that you are not auditing items that you have not specified, detail or are standards.

  • Soil amendments applied

  • Depth of cultivation if specified

  • Depth of topsoil

  • compaction

  • Structure

pH

Weed free

Debris and contamination removed

Sample of imported products inspected

 
 
 

Session Outline

  • What is auditing?

  • Why audit?

  • What are we looking for?

Resources

Melbourne Water Audit

Presentations


Activity

Great a plant stock inspection audit