Vine thickets are overlooked in the landscape, yet they provide cover and nesting opportunities for some threatened native bird species
By Patrick Regnault
I would like to start with a definition: Revegetation is the process of planting or seeding an area that has been too damaged for natural regeneration. Revegetation is important to help restore degraded land, create wildlife corridors, mitigate flood damage and reduce soil loss through erosion.… Continue reading
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L-R: Heidi Mikulic, David Hay, Oshadi Jayasinghe and Priyanka Patil from Thomson Hay Landscape Architects (THLA) celebrating their win at the recent AILA Awards dinner (Image: Thomson Hay Landscape Architects)
By Gabrielle Stannus
How many young landscape architects can say that they have worked on a project for ten years? Heidi Mikulic can, and she says it was time well spent. Heidi started on the Stonehill Gully and Escarpment Regeneration project in 2014, around the same time that she joined Thompson Hay Landscape Architects, the design practice undertaking this work for the site’s developer, Devine Pty Ltd.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Gabrielle Stannus
Regardless of which vegetation community you seek to protect or restore across our country (there are many that need a helping hand!), there are some basic ecological and social principles to consider if you want your project to succeed.… Continue reading
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