[Pil-pc-oceania] Planting tips for developers please

[niree bingham]

I do many planning apps for my work.  Many councils have a policy to include
a certain amount of native and indigenous veg when developing a site.  So
another thing to think about would be native foods.  Lilly pillies are
widely used plants and are very versatile and hardy can be hedged and have
if you pick the right species they have the berries that are fun for kids
and can make great jam.....just as another line of thought.

-- 
Niree Bingham

Greenweave Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Property Design

0407 808 852


On 8/12/07, steve_burns at wvi.org <steve_burns at wvi.org> wrote:
>
> Dear friends,
>
> At a dinner on Friday night, a friend showed me a small development (8 2
> storey units, 2 single storey houses) which had already been approved by
> council (so no change to placement or building design possible now)... my
> friend was asked by the developer what 'permaculture plants' could be
> added
> to the site.. a token request, perhaps but it set me to thinking...
>
>
> What plants might be suitable to plant in a temperate climate rental
> property - mostly shaded by large buildings... and likely never to be
> tended, pruned or watered by tenants (sorry, not everyone is a Dan
> Palmer...)
>
> A couple of us made a few suggestions, but I'd love to hear others
> thoughts.... including for what to do with
>       - the little strips (usually grass) alongside access driveways,
>       - visitor parking bays
>       - fences (usually paling or metal fences)
>
> cheers and thanks in anticipation...
>
> Steve
>
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