How this new Melbourne suburb is dodging baking heat in summer

Thousands of young trees dot the streets and front gardens of this outer Melbourne suburb as part of a neighbourhood-wide push to create more shade and curb the urban heat island effect.

Council criticised for removing 'illegally planted' trees from sensitive sand dunes

A Queensland council is being criticised for uprooting unauthorised saplings from sand dunes amid a long-running vegetation battle.

Wildlife Friendly Gardens

Create a wildlife-friendly garden that supports urban wildlife by using native plants, providing water sources, and avoiding chemicals to foster a thriving ecosystem.

Plants of the Merri - Acacia pycnantha

Discover more about this Acacia species....

Designing for biodiversity – what does it actually mean in practice?

In recent years, “biodiversity” has become a buzzword in landscape architecture. But in practice, what does it mean to design for it – and do landscape architects always understand the complexities of applying a biodiverse approach in today’s modified urban environments?

Creating Urban Forests - Upfield Urban Forest