Which Plant Where in the Media

Professor David Ellsworth with Dr Josh Byrne from Gardening Australia

Over the life of the Which Plant Where project, the team has been actively engaging with stakeholders across industry, government and research to promote the urban greening course with knowledge, insights and evidence. Much of our work has been featured across public and industry media, with a selection below:

The Age (29 January 2022) – As Melbourne heats up, the city’s trees are changing

The Sydney Morning Herald (24 January 2022) – In a hotter Sydney, some trees will thrive while others will wither

Science News for Students (14 January 2022) – In blazing heat, some plants open leaf pores – and risk death

The Conversation (11 January 2022) – Without urgent action, these are the street trees unlikely to survive climate change

ABC PM (25 October 2021) – How good are Australia’s city greening programs?

Sydney Morning Herald (30 July 2021) – Which tree is best for your small garden? It depends on where you live

Domain.com.au (12 July 2021) – Why lawn is secretly bad for your backyard

Green Magazine (28 January 2021) – Revealed: the best trees for shading hot Sydney school yards

Macquarie University Lighthouse (28 January 2021) – Revealed: the best trees for shading hot Sydney schoolyards

ABC Science (25 January 2021) – How to make your home more resilient to heatwaves and summer storms

ABC News (19 October 2020) – New research reveals the hidden danger of sweltering heat at Western Sydney schools.

COSMOS Magazine (26 September 2020) – The importance of the world’s trees

Macquarie University Lighthouse (21 September 2020) – Accidental heroes: how the world’s cities can help save the trees

The Fifth Estate (20 August 2020) – Finding the most adaptable urban trees for a changing climate

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (17 August 2020) – How adaptable are common urban tree species under drought conditions?

Floral Daily (29 June 2020) – Australia: NSW Government announces guide for greener places policy

Nursery Paper (June 2020) – Supplying Australia’s Green Cities

Greener Spaces, Better Places (19 May 2020) – COVID-19 ‘Pulse Check’: The Results Are In (You Might Be Surprised)

Royal Botanic Gardens Stories (25 Feb 2020) – Trees! What are they good for? Absolutely everything!

ABC News (13 Feb 2020) – Warning over ‘heat island’ effect in cities as tree coverage declines

ABC Gardening Australia (16 Dec 2019) – Changing Times with Dr Josh Byrne, Prof David Ellsworth and Assoc Prof Linda Beaumont

ABC Radio Melbourne (31 July 2019) – Dr Alessandro Ossola interviews on ABC Radio National

Triple J Hack (26 July 2019) – Cities need trees, but which ones will survive climate change?

The Conversation (25 July 2019) – Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won’t survive climate change

Hort Innovation (19 July 2019) – Our sustainable future starts today

Open Forum (5 July 2019) – Hedging against climate change

Anthropocene Magazine (24 June 2019) – Are cities planting the right trees—not just for the present, but for the future?

Plant Pod Podcast (20th May 2019) – Leigh Staas gives an update on the Which Plant Where project

Gardening Australia Magazine (March 2019) – Plants of the future

Radio Skidrow (28 March 2019) – Gwilym Griffiths and Leigh Staas discuss the effects of climate change on urban trees

Hort Innovation (29 January 2019) – ‘Living Lab’ in Sydney’s Inner West helps researchers understand plant selection for urban spaces in a changing world

Sydney Morning Herald (21 Sept 2018) – The plants that will survive a changing climate

Nursery Paper (September 2018) – Integrating Green Life into Buildings and Infrastructure

ABC Radio Pacific Mornings (30 March 2018) – Radio interview on green cities with Dr Renee Prokopavicius

Hort Innovation (23 March 2018) – Meet the researchers behind Where Should All The Trees Go? and Which Plant Where?

Nursery Paper (August 2017) – Which Plant Where?

TreeNet Industry Presentation (01 Oct 2017) – Which Plant Where? Species Selection for Urban Greening

Outdoor Design Source (4 September 2017) – WHICH PLANT WHERE?

Nursery Paper (December 2017) – Greening our Cities for the Future

Architecture and Design (2 June 2015) – Crowd-sourced national plan launched to increase Australia’s urban green spaces by 20 per cent