We are at a time where traditional garden thinking has to shift. Conventional exotic garden plants take up valuable space where an indigenous plant could grow and support an ecosystem. There should be measures taken for nurseries to start producing more indigenous plants and stop selling invasive species. Most importantly, we, as landscape architects, have a fundamental role as intermediaries. That's why it is so important to consult with us, professionals, when designing with plants, from domestic spaces to larger planning.
This is what can happen when weedy plants are legally purchased from local nurseries or online and planted at home in the garden.
Plants like English ivy (pictured), Amazon frogbit or gazanias can spread into the local environment and suffocate our waterways and bushland.
In Australia, an incredible three-quarters of all listed weeds are escaped garden plants. 🌱
The current system relies on everyday Australians to either have a botany degree or to pay close attention to the warnings in the fine print of plant labels to stop their gardens from becoming a ticking time bomb.
The sale of plants known to be weeds, or those with the potential to become environmental weeds, MUST be regulated to protect Australia's natural environment.
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1wThat's fantastic! Dexus