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Model: phase 3 2023 IMPLEMENTATION: phase 1

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PLANTING

T H E C O N N E C T I O N

RENDER: phase 3 2023 IMPLEMENTATION: phase 2/3 2022/23

The Connection is formed between private land and public property on Herrick Street. Here, phase one will again since Brisbane City Council move the footpath to the outer edge of the verge, giving private residences an increased sized verge whilst also creating safer pedestrian crossing habits with the sporadic placement of fencing along the road. This immediately increases the green space available to residents of the road and provides further opportunity for them to develop a verge garden of their own. In doing the footpath works, BCC will also plant out the new garden area with the selected planting palette. For the first phase, BCC will be responsible for maintaining this area, but with the proximity to the school and it’s planting program, by phases three and four, residents will be maintaining and altering their verge as they see fit. The Connection is a a representation of the collaboration of BCC and the community and will serve as a blueprint for tactics in later phases, such as the development and handing over of the example garden lot to the local community. This will be funded in phase one by BCC, but as the strategy takes hold of the LGA, residents will start to fund the maintenance of these verges themselves. Local planning policy will be the driver for the involvement of BCC in developing The Connection and will adhere to the following policies: SO3 The Greenspace System provides an effective network of

green space links and contributes to a regional network.

L3.5 Corridors within the Greenspace System reinforce the sense of identity of local communities and assist in floodway and drainage functions and safe wildlife movement. (Brisbane City Council, “Support and empower the community to be involved in biodiversity conservation on their own properties and within their neighbourhoods.” (Brisbane City Council, 2017, pg84)

“Patchworked together, backyards create wildlife corridors of

great environmental value. As the city grows, these privately owned corridors in residential areas will come under increasing pressure from urban development.” (Brisbane City Council, 2006, pg7)

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Chrysocephalum apiculatum billy buttons Height: up to 0.5m Flowering: yellow, Spring/ Summer

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Lomandra multiflora many flowered mat rush Height: up to 1m Flowering: creamy yellow, Winter to Summer

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Hardenbergia violacea native sarsparilla Height: climbing/scrambling Flowering: pink, Winter/Spring

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Acacia amblygona many flowered mat rush Height: up to 1m Flowering: yellow, Winter to Spring

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Brachyscome iberidifolia White Swan River Daisy Height: 0.3m Flowering: white, Spring/ Summer

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S U B U R B A N S T R E E T

RENDER: phase 4 2024+ IMPLEMENTATION: phase 2 2022

Suburban Street is just that, it is a strip of housing located between Mount Gravatt State School and ST Agnes OSHC. This is a prime example of available green space, nestled into suburbia, ripe to be developed over time by the residents to incorporate a floral haven for insect pollinators. This will be the only area of the site design that is entirely developed by residents of their own accord with no help from Brisbane City Council. It will be funded by the residents and maintained by them. This will start to occur from phase 2 onwards, with the introduction of competitions and the surrounding school area, inclusive of Gaynesford Street and Logan Road already having exhibited dramatic transformation. The new landscapes, created organically by residents, that are discussed in the strategic plan concept take form at Suburban Street. As the strategy evolves, the incremental and less regimented development of this area will demonstrate to other residents of the LGA Sector and Brisbane’s suburbia, what can be achieved by switching maintenance practices from that of the mowing of lawns, to that of mulching and weeding their verge gardens. This exemplifies the tactic of “using the schools” and the influence they can have on privately owned land management practices. Because this will be run by residents, the planting scheme is speculative and draws from the planting in other areas developed by the school and BCC. This is inline with local planning policies as follows:

“Patchworked together, backyards create wildlife corridors

of great environmental value. As the city grows, these privately owned corridors in residential areas will come under imageAustralianPlantsOnline increasing pressure from urban development.” (Brisbane City Council, 2006, pg7)

Verge gardens

Establishing a verge or footpath garden helps to beautify local streets, show pride in your neighbourhood and contribute to a clean, green Brisbane. Brisbane City Council has developed Verge Garden Guidelines to help residents who are interested in establishing a verge garden to selfassess their compliance with Council requirements. The

guidelines support Council’s vision of a clean, green city that protects and supports our subtropical environment by sustainably managing and caring for our natural

environment and resources.(Brisbane City Council, 2019) “The biodiverse natural environment is an integral component of the lifestyle Brisbane residents enjoy. It also makes a significant contribution to the economy through activities such as tourism and recreation. A resilient biodiversity

network also improves the city’s ability to respond to future threats such as

changing climate and floods.” (Brisbane City Council, 2017, pg81)

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Brachyscome multifida cut leaf daisy Height: 0.5m Flowering: pink/white, Autumn/ Spring

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Actinotus helianthi sydney flannel flower Height: up to 0.5m Flowering: white, Spring/ Summer

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Chrysocephalum apiculatum billy buttons Height: up to 0.5m Flowering: yellow, Spring/ Summer

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Hovea acutifolia purple pea bush Height: up to 1.5m Flowering: pink, Winter/Spring

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Hardenbergia violacea native sarsparilla Height: climbing/scrambling Flowering: pink, Winter/Spring

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Acacia amblygona Height: 0.6m Flowering: blue, Spring to Autumn

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Brachyscome iberidifolia White Swan River Daisy Height: 0.3m Flowering: white, Spring/ Summer