Recommendations For 'Sure Gro' Guards

Ancona Landcare Group: Dr. D. McDonald - "We used Sure Gro guards. They were the finalists in the Vic. Community Landcare Awards".

Ballarat DCNR Regional Office: Ian Derher - "Excellent results".

Ballarat Water Board Forestry Department: Peter Norman - "Undertook research with various types of guards and concluded at the end that Sure Gro guards were superior to others tested".

Balmoral, Western Victorian Research Site: Neil Lawrence - supervised by Keith Cumming, Arborline. Sure Gro guards lifted growth rates by up to 540% after 9 months.

BHP Landcare Research Award:  Victoria Landcare Award November 1991.  Awarded to Sure Gro for innovative research with tree guards.

Calliope Shire Council Queensland: Nick Alderson - Parks & Gardens Superintendant. "Superb results". They now order Sure Gro guards with their logo.

City of Doncaster Templestowe: Trevor Jefferies & Jeff Young - "Planted 2000 Seedlings and lost only five trees, very pleased with the guards".

Cranbourne Council Parks Department: David Bushell - "Very happy to recommend Sure Gro guards.  The Jan Jerrup site is situated on a steep cliff top on a rich clay soil. In this very harsh environment, the results using Sure Gro guards were far above our expectations".

Department of Agriculture, Wonthaggi: Frank Hirst - His experimental work demonstrated that Sure Gro guards significantly improved growth rates of seeding trees.  This effect was greater than achieved through the use of fertilisers.

D.C.N.R. Bendigo Region: John Lusby "Research Site - guards produced results beyond expectations on a very harsh site".

D.C.N. Vicflora Nurseries: Specify the use of our guards with the Vicflora logos.

Geelong Water Board, Landscape Architects: Max Rimmer - "55000 Sure Gro guard used, the losses were less than 2.2% with excellent growth rates recorded".

Glanstone Queensland: John Illyet - "Performance in high winds up to 160km/h. No trees or guards were lost".

Greening Australia National Secretariat: Independent survey found our guards to be the best.

Greening Australia Tasmania:  Jock Waugh "Exceptional performance in cold and difficult conditions. Sure Gro guards are used with Greening Australia and sponsered logos.

Keysborough Golf Club: Brett Chivers-Course Supt. "During this harsh Summer we planted over 1000 trees and shrubs.  We chose to use Sure Gro tree guards.  The results were excellent, only losing 5 trees and obtaining excellent growth and establishment. I have no hesistation recommending Sure Gro tree guards for any planting".