All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March How native does your street garden grow How native does your street garden grow? 22/03/2021 | 2 MINS Not every household has a garden but each one has a street verge and researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology have uncovered the growing popularity of street verge gardening under way in metropolitan Perth. The findings, published on the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub website, found households gained a variety of benefits from verge gardening, including personal satisfaction, shade and cooling, privacy, connection to nature and social interaction. Dr Natasha Pauli from LITΓÇÖs School of Agriculture and Environment and her team set out to uncover the benefits and challenges of these garden makeovers for local residents, key stakeholders and wildlife. Dr Pauli said while they may be small in size compared with other sites of urban greening and restoration, verge gardens were highly visible in neighbourhoods dominated by vehicle and foot traffic. ΓÇ£When you think about street verges or nature strips, you may think there
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22/03/2021 | 2 MINS Not every household has a garden but each one has a street verge and researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology have uncovered the growing popularity of street verge gardening under way in metropolitan Perth.
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The findings, published on the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub website, found households gained a variety of benefits from verge gardening, including personal satisfaction, shade and cooling, privacy, connection to nature and social interaction.
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Dr Natasha Pauli from LITΓÇÖs School of Agriculture and Environment and her team set out to uncover the benefits and challenges of these garden makeovers for local residents, key stakeholders and wildlife.
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Dr Pauli said while they may be small in size compared with other sites of urban greening and restoration, verge gardens were highly visible in neighbourhoods dominated by vehicle and foot traffic.
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ΓÇ£When you think about street verges or nature strips, you may think there
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