Kerbside ferns and vertical gardens: transforming Melbourne's 'grotty' laneways into urban oases

A council greening trial is drawing locals and tourists alike to the city's neglected side streetsSign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupA jasmine plant climbs up a red brick facade towards the sunlight in Melbourne's Guildford Lane.Planted by the laneway's residents when it was less than half a metre tall, it now stretches three storeys above the narrow kerb not far from the centre of the CBD.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...