The ‘sponge cities’ concept for addressing climate change that is accelerating urban flooding was championed by the Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu, the most recent winner of the Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize. It was the inspiration for […]
Sustainable food production, urban tree planting, reduction in the use of peat, investment in renewable energy, increasing circularity in horticultural plastics and the responsible management of water resources are among many environmental issues affecting the horticulture industry. This blog post, […]
Image: Kew Gardens from the air, © Thomas Nugent, Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Using data gathered from across West London, including Kew Gardens’ own weather station, researchers have built climate models to predict Kew’s future climate. This alongside global […]
The City of Sydney’s plan is that when a plane tree needs to be removed, it will be replaced with a species better suited to the changed climate in the long term. The replacements will be a mix of native […]
Espeletia or frailejones the subject Diazgrandos’ research, image Rinaldo Wurglitsch, Flickr, CC-BY-2.0 The appointment of a new chief scientist at the New York Botanical Garden has focussed attention on the fact that since its inception in 1891, NYBG has been […]
For caretakers and managers of historic and beautiful places Together with other heritage organisations, National Trust experts are creating a range of guidance for the owners and managers of historic and beautiful places. This guidance is available for any person or […]
A study published in January 2023 in the Lancet, a peer-reviewed public medical journal, finds that doubling the average amount of tree cover in European cities from 15 to 30 percent could reduce urban temperatures by 0.4 degrees Celsius — […]
The Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens brings together botanic organisations and friends to take action to protect and enable adaptation of botanic landscapes in a changing climate. You can read the Alliance’s charter here. The Alliance has released a […]
Australia’s Plant and Gardening 2022 trend report explores how, in the face of extreme weather conditions and varying livability challenges, Australians are turning to their gardens – big and small – to take tangible steps for the planet. The report […]
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects advocates climate positive design, so that its projects provide net positive climate outcomes. They also provide environmental, social, cultural, and economic co-benefits. Over a cradle to cradle, design life assessment, they sequester more greenhouse […]