Mt Cottrell Grassland  |  Native grass tussock at Mulla Mulla  |  Convolvulus erubescens, Mulla Mulla Grassland Credit: Jenni Meaney, Source: Museum Victoria

A grassland environment will be created as part of an exhibition about Biodiversity, opening in September 2009. In order to catch the plants in flower this spring we had to research and select the best sites to photograph.

We started by driving to Mt Cottrell in Melton to look two grassland sites there. As well as a great view across the western plain to the CBD of Melbourne, we saw some unusual and intriguing grassland plants. We also visited Iramoo, in St Albans which includes a community education centre, protected native grassland and nursery.

Our next visit was to Derrimut Grasslands, a special patch of Grassland bounded by busy roads and industrial estates. These visit highlighted the beauty and the fragmented nature of Melbourne’s Grasslands.