Finding new opportunities for urban green space for the cities of tomorrow.
Testing landscape plants for suitability and opportunity now, tomorrow and in decades to come.
Which Plant Where is about selecting the right plants for the right urban space with an eye on the future.
The Which Plant Where program is a five-year series of research that will find out where current favourites are unlikely to thrive under the more extreme climates that Australian cities face, learn from past successes, and stress-test major landscape species to find opportunities for new species and varieties to be planted.
Friday, 16 October 2020
Project manager Leigh Staas interviews with the Greenlife Australia team on the latest project news.
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Monday, 21 September 2020
We usually think of urban areas as a cause of species extinctions, but new Macquarie research reveals they can in fact act as arks for biodiversity.
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Thursday, 20 August 2020
Researchers from the Which Plant Where project are taking a deep look at how urban trees can adapt to drought conditions to help keep cities green in the face of a changing climate.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2020
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) have announced a draft design guide as part of the first ever Greener Places policy, to inform planning controls at every level of urban development across state and local government.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2020
We have found trees and vegetation can lower local land temperatures by up to 5-6℃ on days of extreme heat.
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