Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C

Re:Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C by jay_kyburz on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @05:32PM (#39531080)

I bought three boxes of Microforest from Edwina Robinson here in ACT Australia and planted them in my front yard.

Here is an article about her project.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-08/act-micro-forests-in-...

It's been two years, the some of the trees are well over 2m tall already.

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Re:Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C by defrost on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @07:42PM (#39532396)

Here's video footage of the linked 2021 Canberra plantings from nine months ago - mid 2023.

https://youtu.be/P2_YVkfzpnE?t=23

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Re:Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C by lostlogin on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @07:00PM (#39531999)

Possibly a misconception of mine; Australia has some added complexities that not all of us face. What creatures will my mini forest it attract and will my little forest set fire to my home?

I’m in New Zealand where life is less spicey.

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Re:Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C by stubish on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @08:31PM (#39532750)

You choose what species get planted, so you can control all that. Plant a grove of mainly sheoak for example, and you have fire retardant species that discourage snakes.

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