How do flowers know it’s spring?

You’ve probably been spotting the sudden springtime explosion of flowers everywhere on your neighbourhood walks, your commute or in your own garden, but how to plants know when it’s time to spring into action?

By gum

As climate change intensifies, city planners are looking for resilient street trees able to provide cooling shade in a hotter climate such as the Spotted Gum.

A patchwork of grey

Providing large and well-connected green space is going to be essential urban infrastructure for increased urban populations facing climate change.