Growing shrubs in concrete | Brimbank & North West

Growing shrubs in concrete | Brimbank & North West

A new park, which uses recycled concrete to grow plants in, has popped up in Albion. The Hamel Street park, created by Brimbank council in conjunction with Melbourne University, is trialling recycled concrete as a media for growing plants, as part of a Woody Meadow feature of the garden. The Woody Meadow project replaces typical low-maintenance plantings in city landscapes with diverse shrub plantings that are more resilient and cost effective. …