After the fall: what a garden might look like at the end of the world

'Post-apocalypse' is not a typical theme for a garden show, but in Melbourne, landscape architects planted out a climate change worst-case scenarioGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastAbandoned by humans, no longer inhabitable, a typical suburban Melbourne home sinks into a marshland - perhaps it was caused by flooding, or rising sea levels. A wild entanglement of vegetation creeps around and over the built structures, a forest of self-seeded garden escapers.Or that's the plan, anyway. At this stage, the exhibit is not so much a garden as a construction site from a builder's anxiety dream. On 31 March, it will be ready for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in Carlton Gardens. The installation, titled Coming Soon, is a showcase garden by Akas Landscape Architecture and Nrth Landscapes, exploring a possible future for Melbourne's suburban yards. Continue reading...