Collection / 130 species references
Park and Recreational Area Shrubs
Public open space is hard on shrubs: people walk through beds, maintenance is mechanical and irrigation coverage is uneven. Syzygium, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Pittosporum, Rhaphiolepis, Gardenia, Metrosideros, Magnolia, Viburnum,...
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Park and Recreational Area Shrubs
Public open space is hard on shrubs: people walk through beds, maintenance is mechanical and irrigation coverage is uneven. Syzygium, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Pittosporum, Rhaphiolepis, Gardenia, Metrosideros, Magnolia, Viburnum, Nandina, Juniperus and Lavandula are the species that recover from all of it.
In public planting, recovery from damage matters more than resistance to it, because damage is certain. Favour species that reshoot from the base over species that hold a perfect form until something breaks. See park and recreational area trees for the canopy layer and low maintenance shrubs where the maintenance budget is the binding constraint.
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