Woody Meadows at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2023

Collaborating alongside The University of Melbourne (Green Infrastructure Research Group), Hassel Studio, and Jac Semmler (Super Bloom), Evergreen Infrastructure installed the spectacular Woody Meadows display suite.

A Showcase of Climate-Appropriate Plantings

This garden exemplifies the beauty and diversity achievable with climate-appropriate plantings, featuring a rich array of species and plant forms. Drought-tolerant selections, including annuals, perennials, succulents, and shrubs, encompass a mix of indigenous, native, and exotic species and cultivars.

The Collaborative Effort

Contributions from Experts

Collaborating landscape architects, horticulturists, and researchers unite in their passion for plants and urban planting innovation.

The Woody Meadows Concept

Woody Meadows use natural shrublands as templates to create beautiful, diverse, and low-cost plantings of Australian shrubs which are maintained through coppicing (hard pruning to 10-20 cm).

Benefits of Coppicing

Coppicing every 2-4 years promotes flowering and rapid canopy closure to exclude weeds and reduce maintenance.