Hi We’ve just released the new Composta – Wormfarm and Garden in ONE. Would you be interested in covering this? Through our original Composta, we have discovered the huge market for growing systems and composting solutions to suit small spaces. With apartment living on the rise, demand for these products […]
Discover Australia’s largest floral display of Lotus and Waterlilies at Blue Lotus Water Garden in Melbourne’s Yarra Valley from December 26, 2019 to April 13, 2020. Each year Geoff and Yvonne Cochrane open their 14 acre garden to thousands of visitors from Australia and beyond who come to admire the […]
Greener Spaces Better Places – Australians largest network of green space advocates is the new name for 202020 Vision. Greener Spaces Better Places’ mission is to ensure that as our urban places grow, so do our green spaces in Australia’s towns, suburbs and cities, and in doing so, make Australia’s […]
By AB Bishop (Murdoch Books, November 2018, paperback, $39.99 RRP) In this recent release, AB has not only produced a very detailed, practical guide to creating a habitat garden but, in part 1 of the book, she has also provided a much needed explanation of broader topics such as ecology, […]
Fully revised and updated Third Edition By Ian Brooker and David Kleinig ( Bloomings Books, 2016, Hardback, 562 pages, $129rrp) The Eucalypts are the epitome of the Australian landscape, expressing in its one genus its essence and distinctiveness. — Sir Otto Frankel This series is widely regarded throughout the world […]
By Michael Bates (Murdoch Books, Aug 2017, hardcover $59.99rrp) I was delighted to be asked to review Michael Bates’ latest book ‘The New Australian Garden’. Michael is a landscaper with over 30 years’ experience in the garden industry. In this book he gives an overview of 18 different gardens. The […]
On a sunny winter’s day in June, HMAQ members toured the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Maroochy Research Facility at Nambour to learn more about horticultural research into subtropical fruits, breeding and diseases.
On Monday 26 February 2018 a group of HMA NSW members met at the Common Ground Bakery and Café in the outer Sydney suburb of Picton ready for an exciting day out in the area. After a refreshing cuppa we set off for Mal and Jan Morgan’s Glenfield Wholesale Nursery. […]
HMAQ met for its AGM at Mitchelton Library in Brisbane on the weekend. Re-elected President Kim Woods Rabbidge congratulated those present on a productive year, which involved participation in no less than fifteen industry events or meetings. The year ahead promises to be just as exciting and includes a meeting […]
Discover Australia’s largest floral display of Lotus and Waterlilies at Blue Lotus Water Garden in Melbourne’s Yarra Valley from December 26, 2019 to April 13, 2020. Each year Geoff and Yvonne Cochrane open their 14 acre garden to thousands of visitors from Australia and beyond who come to admire the […]
Greener Spaces Better Places – Australians largest network of green space advocates is the new name for 202020 Vision. Greener Spaces Better Places’ mission is to ensure that as our urban places grow, so do our green spaces in Australia’s towns, suburbs and cities, and in doing so, make Australia’s […]
A story about the life living deep down in the soil. “What does a dibber do?” is a beautifully illustrated book highlighting the importance of soil and the need to consider what we add to it to ensure a healthy habitat. There is so much life beneath our feet, find […]
On the 29th October Treloar Roses attended the Australian National Rose Trial Garden awards in Adelaide, where they scooped a total of thirteen awards for rose varieties bred by Kordes Roses of Germany. Black Forest Rose was the star of the show, receiving four awards including Australian Rose Of The […]
Australia’s first and only program dedicated to new knowledge and cutting-edge skills in the field of urban forestry. As we become a more urbanised nation, the roles our urban greenspaces play have become more important than ever, they are essential elements of a city’s infrastructure. Our urban forests reduce pollution […]
Treloar Roses, Australia’s largest rose grower are now shipping their beautiful potted roses by mail order – just in time for Christmas! Purchase one, or multiple pots, plus for small fee they will beautifully wrap your rose, and include a sample rose food and soil probiotic as well as your […]
With the arrival of spring, around three million Australians (15% of the population) will start to experience the dreaded hay fever symptoms; itchy watery eyes, runny noses and itchy throat. And the one thing people blame the most – pollen from flowering plants. Fact is most pollens, especially from flowering […]
The Queensland Garden Expo is nominated in the 2019 Qld Tourism Awards…..You can have your say too!
Greenlife Industry are seeking expressions of interest from interesting and captivating speakers to present at the Greenlife Industry Australia National Conference, 3-5 March 2020. They are looking for passionate people to communicate, educate, update and share knowledge of greenlife across a range of industry sectors and conference themes.
Millions of sterile Queensland Fruit Flies will be released over trial sites in western NSW and northern Victoria this week as scientists intensify efforts to protect horticultural crops from one of the nation’s most damaging pests. The move marks the first time the nation’s $60M effort to curb Queensland Fruit […]
