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Issue #9 February 2015
New Plants, New Look, New Playground Research.
Happy New Year from Ozbreed! It has been a while since the last edition of Landscape News, but we have lots to share with you in this issue.

Regards,
Amy Gilson.
Editor
Playgrounds Set To Increase Green Space

With 202020 vision enhancing the awareness and the importance of increasing green space, and new research and technology now allowing green life in fall zones, playgrounds are about to become a greener solution. 

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Playground Mulch Trial 

Our new research has shown that strappy plants can now be used successfully and safely in playground mulch. This trial has the potential to greatly increase the amount of plants used in the landscape in Australia. 


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Living Soft Fall™ - Greenlife for Play

A new product called Living Soft Fall™ will help solve the problem of growing turf in fall zones of playgrounds. It is a growing medium that has been tested and certified to meet playground surfacing requirements of AS/NZS4422:1996 Amdt 1.

Note: Currently only available on the east coast of Australia.

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Getting Street Tree Selection Right

Selecting the right tree variety is important as it has to address many criteria (non invasive root system, uniformity, minimal slip hazard etc.) and ultimately must live in harmony with the street and its users with minimum maintenance. Here are some tips and selected varieties for street trees.


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*Pictured - Sweeper® Waterhousea floribunda 'DOW20' PBR
Mixed Group Plantings: 
A Dangerous Trend or Great Design?
Western Australia Focus!


There has been a trend recently to use more plants in smaller group plantings rather than in large mass scale plantings, this concept is only as good as the weakest plant, however if the right plants are used this can work well. Here are some tips to get this type of planting right.


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Feature Plants 

Dense Fence
Viburnum odoratissimum 'VOC1' PBR

The Dense Fence™ plant is a Sweet Viburnum, as it is commonly known, and is highly suited for a privacy screen. Finer leaves, higher density, shorter inter-nodes and reddish new growth is what sets Dense Fence™ Viburnum apart from the common form.

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Aussie Flat Bush
Rhagodia spinescens 'SAB01' PBR

Rhagodia spinescens is found in all mainland states of Australia. It has adapted to inland and coastal situations. This compact form makes a great ground cover and performs better if it is pruned annually or more often if a manicured look is desired. On road sides it can be used with less frequent pruning, or no pruning at all.

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Low Horizon
Westringia 'WES06' PBR

Low Horizon™ Westringia has much shorter internodes and a flat habit, making it the lowest maintenance ground cover Westringia. Testing in Canberra for cold tolerance shows it handles frost and cold well. 

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Flat Mat
Trachelospermum asiaticum 
'FT01' PBR

Flat Mat™ Trachelospermum is lower growing, and forms a ground cover more quickly compared to the common form. It makes a flatter climber when supported on trellises etc. It requires less pruning to form a flatter ground cover.

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