Specifications for site revegetation vary considerably from site to site. Site supervisors should obtain site specific planting specifications.

Installation
1. Refer to approved plans for location, extent, and application details. If there are questions or problems with the location, extent, or method of application contact the engineer, landscape architect or responsible on-site officer for assistance.
2. Ensure all necessary soil testing (e.g. soil pH, nutrient levels) and analysis has been completed, and required soil adjustments performed prior to planting.
3. Apply soil conditioners and fertiliser as specified on the approved plans. Rip the soil 100 to 150mm to mix the components into the soil and to loosen and roughen the soil surface before seeding.
4. Where possible, there should be sufficient soil depth to provide an adequate root zone. The depth to rock or impermeable layers such as hardpans should be 300mm or more, except on slopes steeper than 2:1(H:V) where such soil depth may not be feasible.
5. Ensure the soil pH is within the specified range.
6. Apply seed uniformly by hand or with a cyclone seeder, drop-type spreader, drill, hydroseeder, hydromulcher, or other suitable equipment as specified.
7. When using broadcast-seeding methods, subdivide the area into workable sections and apply one-half the specified quantity of seed while moving back and forth across the area, making a uniform pattern. Then apply the second half in the same way, but moving at right angles to the first pass. Cover broadcast seed by raking or chain dragging; then firm the surface with a roller to provide good seed contact.
8. Apply seed at the recommended rate, and disc or otherwise mechanically treat the surface to bring the seed into contact with the soil.
9. The seeded area should be mulched as specified in the approved plan.

Maintenance
1. During the construction phase, inspect the treated area fortnightly and after runoff-producing rainfall. Make repairs as needed.
2. Watering the vegetation periodically is essential, especially in the first 7 days after establishment. Use low-pressure sprays because high-pressure jets can wash away the seed and mulch cover.
3. Watering should start immediately after planting. Watering should comply with specifications provided with the approved plans. Generally watering should vary according to weather and soil conditions. A typical watering schedule may consist of the following:
* 25mm every second day for the first three waterings;
* 25mm twice a week for the next three weeks; and
* 25mm once weekly for a further two weeks.
4. Monitor site revegetation, particularly after rainfall, and appropriate maintenance and/or amendment to ensure that the revegetation is controlling erosion and stabilising soil slopes as required.
5. Where practicable, fill in, or level out, any rill erosion between plants. If excessive erosion occurs, then consider increasing the planting density, applying appropriate erosion control measures, or introducing alternative, non-clumping plant species.
6. Areas must be re-seeded and mulched if the vegetation fails to establish or is damaged by runoff or construction activities.
7. If the temporary vegetation cover or erosion control measure (e.g. mulch cover) should fail for any reason before establishment of the permanent vegetation cover, then it must be replaced with an appropriate type of cover sufficient to control soil erosion.
8. If the permanent vegetation should fail to establish or to adequately restrain erosion for any reason during the construction or maintenance period, the area should be revegetated or protected with other erosion control measures as appropriate.
9. In areas where the obtained vegetation cover is considered inadequate for erosion control, the affected area should be over-seeded and fertilised using half the originally specified rates, or as directed.
10. Maintain grass blade length at a minimum 50mm height within medium to high velocity drainage areas, and 20 to 50mm within low velocity flow paths.
11. Where necessary, or as directed by the site supervisor, slash the temporary crop/grass cover to allow the successful growth of the underlying permanent vegetation cover.
12. Control weed growth within 1m of immature trees for 6 to 12 months for fast growing species, and 18 to 20 months for slower growing species, or until the end of the specified maintenance period.
13. Where mulch is used to control weed growth, inspect and where necessary, renew at maintenance periods not exceeding 4 to 6 months.
14. Apply additional seed, mulch and/or soil conditioning as required. Mulches usually need to be maintained or renewed (as necessary) 2 to 3 times a year.
15. Inspect and where necessary repair protective fencing at maintenance periods not exceeding 1 month.
16. Re-firm plants loosened by wind-rock, livestock or wildlife.
17. Replace dead or severely retarded plants.
18. Prune any plants of dead or diseased parts.  Cut off all damaged tree limbs above the tree collar at the trunk or main branch. Use several cuts including undercutting to avoid peeling bark from the healthy areas of the tree.
19. Dispose of cleared vegetation in an appropriate manner such as chipping or mulching, on-site burial, or off-site disposal. Cleared vegetation should not be dumped near a watercourse or on a floodplain where is could be removed by floodwaters. Vegetation should not be burnt on-site without specific approval from the local authority.
20. Repair damaged tree roots by cutting off the damaged areas and sealing them with an approved product.  Spread moist topsoil over exposed roots.