Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber

You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker).

As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.
Thanks!

Click here for a guide on disabling your adblocker.

Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber

Australia: Sydneysiders make their streets friendlier by adding plants

As Sydney’s population grows with expectations it will reach 6.25 million in the next 20 years, one added side effect is the increased anonymity that comes with big-city living.

But while nearly half of Australia’s inner-city dwellers don’t consider their neighbours as friends or even acquaintances, according to a recent Finder survey, there are some pockets of Sydney where the sense of community is stronger than ever. And there’s a key ingredient bringing people together: gardening.

Whether it’s pot plants lining the street or a communal plot of land for a vegetable patch, the need for gardening space will only increase with a growing population, according to Associate Professor Linda Corkery from UNSW Faculty of Built Environment.

“The more we’re building up and over the land we used to use for private gardens, the more we’ll have that demand for shared spaces,” she said.

Community gardens in densely-populated cities have a huge social benefit, according to Professor Corkery, as they encourage neighbours to interact with one another.

Read more at Domain
Publication date: