The word environment is a collective term for the conditions in which an organism lives, which in this instance is the early childhood centre. One of the primary functions of the centre is that of learning. This information sheet will discuss the role of plants in a learning environment, how to formulate your ideas for the playgrounds and lastly look at a range of specific plants and their appropriateness in either Theme Planting and/or as plants grown for a particular purpose.
Greening Australia Queensland 1999.
Please note this is a Qld publication, and whilst most of the plants listed are suitable for the NT, not all are. Check with references such as John Brock's Native Plants of Northern Australia, contact Top End Native Plants (http://www.topendnativeplants.org.au/) or Greening Australia NT (http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/community/nt) for more information.