Tag Archives: melbourne

Christmas Forest in Melbourne City Square

December 9, 2011

0 Comments

Christmas Forest in Melbourne City Square

Melbourne’s City Square has been transformed with a magical forest maze of lush trees, nutcracker soldiers, an interactive story book, giant presents and of course the traditional nativity scene. In consultation with the City of Melbourne, Tree Logic placed up to 20 large, living Hoop Pines in a forest maze with a centrepiece Christmas tree [...]

Continue reading...

Melbourne celebrates International Year of the Forest

September 8, 2011

0 Comments

Melbourne celebrates International Year of the Forest

To celebrate the United Nations International Year of the Forest, The City of Melbourne invites you to put your creativity to the test and make a powerful visual statement about why trees and green infrastructure is important to you. With cash prizes of up to $5,000, artists, designers, students and all members of the community can enter. So [...]

Continue reading...

Council embarks on ‘exceptional’ tree register

June 27, 2011

1 Comment

oke_al1-420×0

Earlier in the year Tree Logic provided the arborist report to the Melbourne City Council in relation to issues around developing an exceptional tree register.  The report focused on issues surrounding the preservation of large trees in dense areas, regulations and problems associated with enforcement of such laws. This week the Melbourne Age ran a [...]

Continue reading...

You just can’t keep a plant in a pot forever

June 21, 2011

1 Comment

You just can’t keep a plant in a pot forever

Case Study – Coles Building – Hawthorn East The Coles  head office complex in Hawthorn East has long been held up as one of the finest examples of planter box and on-slab planting in Melbourne. Time and time again, Landscape Architects have given evidence in VCAT, stating that planter box and on-slab planting is possible. [...]

Continue reading...