{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68eda756885527a436e0fd91/691e80700c464c16bd5e05af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When a Verge Sparks Connection","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68eda756885527a436e0fd91/1764410787633-faf4ed31-e6cf-4a79-bdb3-ab93b9c6ee4b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>How can a verge become the spark that connects people, nature, and councils?</em></p><p><em>Host </em><strong>Laura Aston</strong> explores this question with <strong>Gayle Dallaston</strong>, founder of <em>The Shady Lanes Project</em> and author of <em>Garden on the Verge: A New Approach</em>. Gayle shares how small actions like planting native species on your verge can start a conversation that sets in motion partnerships and inspires action among people, groups and government. Benefits include more comfortable, cooler streets; more welcoming neighbourhoods, more habitat for wildlife and new connections among people and groups. Did we mention you won't have to mow?</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was produced by Laura Aston, in collaboration with <a href=\"https://www.regen.melbourne/300000-streets\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regen Melbourne</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>S1E2 – When a Verge Sparks Connection, Regenerative Streets Podcast © 2025 by Laura Aston and Regen Melbourne. Licensed under&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://wayfinderlabs-my.sharepoint.com/personal/laura_aston_wayfinderlabs_org/Documents/Documents/2.%20Offers/Podcast/Creative%20Commons:%20By%20Attribution%204.0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music:</strong> <em>Carefree, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under </em><a href=\"https://wayfinderlabs-my.sharepoint.com/personal/laura_aston_wayfinderlabs_org/Documents/Documents/2.%20Offers/Podcast/Creative%20Commons:%20By%20Attribution%204.0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License</a></p>","author_name":"Laura Aston"}