News , Feb. 7, 2024
Woody Meadows in the Media
Ali Babington’s Woody Meadow research features in the West Australian newspaper.
News , Jan. 23, 2024
New research publication!
See the latest Woody Meadow research paper on resprouting in woody plants
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Fostering a meadow mentality
This article in Landscape Architecture magazine discusses how eight years on from the project's beginnings, highly adaptable and resilient Woody Meadows are flourishing in urban green spaces.
Burnley Woody Meadow
A Woody Meadow for Burnley’s historical horticultural campus.
News , Nov. 20, 2023
Woody Research Underway
Experimental research is yielding valuable information on Woody Meadow plants and substrates
News , Oct. 13, 2023
Woody Meadow research findings: preference for public landscape types
Ali Babington and supervisors have just published Ali's PhD work in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
News , Aug. 1, 2023
Woody PhD work awarded by Ecological Society
Research into the sustainability of Woody Meadows planting media could lead to greater environmental gains
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Woody Meadows and Flowery Swards on ABC TV
Woody Meadows make another appearance on Gardening Australia, this time at MIFGS
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How to build Woody Meadows for greener, more biodiverse cities
In this 2023 Pursuit article we discuss the evolution of the Woody Meadow research project since pilot studies in 2015, and how to apply the Woody Meadow principles to establishing your own planting.
News , March 15, 2023
Woody Meadows at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Woody Meadows and flowery swards: innovative approaches to urban plantings
News , March 16, 2023
Perceptions of Woody Meadows - Survey
We want to know what landscape planners and managers think of Woody Meadows
News , March 15, 2023
Woody Meadows on Display
Woody Meadows are making a foray into two exciting events coming soon to Melbourne.
News , Dec. 8, 2022
Biodiversity and Banksia Scrub
Exploring Woody Meadows as a biodiversity conservation tool for threatened ecological communities
News , Oct. 10, 2022
Award for Western Australian Woody PhD
The profile of Woody Meadows in the west get a boost with an award for student research
News , Feb. 9, 2022
Woody research goes west
A PhD project at Murdoch University explores the suitability of Western Australian flora for Woody Meadows
News , Oct. 22, 2021
Woody Meadow coppicing experiments underway
A research update from PhD student Lavinia Hsiao-Hsuan Chu
News , Oct. 7, 2021
Woody Meadows set for spring
New Woody Meadow trial sites have been planted as part of the Woody Meadow network across Metropolitan Melbourne.
Events , Oct. 20, 2020
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Growing an urban woody meadow
Learn more about how woody meadows work in urban settings in this presentation and Q&A by lead researcher, Dr Claire Farrell as part of National Science Week 2020
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Pulse Radio, Geelong
Claire Farrell chats with Mitchell Dye on Pulse Radio, Geelong (94.7 FM), about the Woody Meadow project.
News , July 27, 2020
Transforming low maintenance landscapes across Melbourne
New woody meadow guidelines from the City of Melbourne
News , July 27, 2020
Woody meadows and railways
Woody meadow guidelines from the Victorian Level Crossing Removal Project
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Why we should embrace the Woody Meadows Project
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Gardening Australia: Woody Meadows
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Greenlife Industry Australia: The Woody Meadow project
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The Age
World-first native 'meadow' a model alternative to the city's grassy fields Two years on, these colourful expanses have exceeded expectations.
Features , Oct. 31, 2017
Woody meadows trials at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, has been an essential partner in selecting and trialling woody meadow species.
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Landscape Australia
Rambunctious research - Planning the life cycle city
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ABC Radio Melbourne
Ever heard of a beautiful shrub garden? Research project out to prove it's possible
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Pursuit
A woody meadow in the heart of the city
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The Age
Melbourne gets its own 'wild' meadows