Garden Demolition Rescue

22/06/2026

“A small Canadian town has become the first in the country to officially recognise trees as living beings with rights of their own, acknowledging their vital role in protecting biodiversity, improving air quality, reducing extreme heat and helping communities adapt to climate change.
At a time when environmental challenges can feel overwhelming, it's a powerful reminder that a different relationship with nature is possible.”
[Source: The Independent]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/canada-trees-rights-quebec-montreal-b3000285.html

15/06/2026

13/06/2026

We are looking for plants to rescue - it could even be to make way for a home-renovation, rather than a demolition.
Plants must be able to be removed by hand-digging. Property owner’s permission is required.
Please complete details on website - https://www.gardendemolitionrescue.com/contact - and send photos of individual plants to [email protected] 🙏🏼💚♻️

Contact us here if you know of a garden property about to be demolished, or just to say hello!

12/06/2026

09/06/2026

07/06/2026

“…nature in cities is not a luxury. It is essential infrastructure for human health, wellbeing and survival in the face of climate change.
Nature-rich neighbourhoods deliver extraordinary benefits to our lives.
If you live in a street with more trees and biodiversity, the science shows you are less likely to experience poor mental health, heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
Children who grow up around more nature have improved cognitive development and lower rates of behavioural problems. Urban nature cools suburbs during heatwaves, reduces flood impacts, improves air quality and creates habitat for wildlife that would otherwise disappear from our cities altogether.”

[Sarah Bekessy - Professor of Sustainability, Urban Planning at University of Melbourne; Lead Councillor with Biodiversity Council]

Read the full article at:

Sarah Bekessy tells why Australians are "willing to risk so much" trying to save trees or park lands from SA to Qld on World Environment Day.

18/05/2026

A HUGE THANK YOU to the 70 volunteers registered for Garden Demolition Rescue - especially the 46 volunteers who were active in the past year! We would not exist without you “making a difference, one garden at a time” 🙏🏼💚♻️

Shout out to all the volunteers working within our partnerships too - Unley Gardener's Plant Rescue, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Lifeline, Fruit Share Adelaide, Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust, Awesome Foundation, QT Neighbourhood Node, Human.Kind Studios Ripple Effect Grants and Jack at Nautilus Design 🙏🏼💚♻️

And BIG THANKS to Green Adelaide for your support of our volunteers🙏🏼💚♻️

16/05/2026

Thanks 1 Million Women and Audrey Hepburn for this reminder of hope 🙏🏼💚♻️

15/05/2026

Useful information re free specific tree removal and pruning…
[Copied from a post on Garden Share Adelaide]

02/05/2026

Please sign - https://c.org/tzRvrkS5BJ
It’s not too late 🙏🏼💚♻️
We need more Green, not less! The SA Govt’s own “Green Adelaide” mandate is “working towards a cooler, greener, wilder and more climate-resilient metropolitan South Australia that celebrates our unique culture.”
Source: https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au/about-us
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