It is not often we get a release that keeps giving pleasure for so long as 20 years is a milestone. On top of all that this year at Green Expo a new Babybino named Kini was awarded the best new green stock product of the show. 2017 is a […]
Gardening
Sydney Gardening Show
The inaugural Sydney Gardening Show was held at Rosehill Racecourse in early September 2017. HMA NSW members Toni Salter, Steve Falcioni, Judy Horton and Phil Dudman all took part in the popular talks program. They were joined on one of the various stages by Jeremy Critchley (HMA NSW) from The Green […]
Garden Week Launch
HMA NSW launched National Gardening week in October with an event at Eden Gardens that was a great success. Representatives of HMA, Hortigroup and the general public gathered together to mark the launch. With special thanks to Gil Teague from Florilegium who spoke to the group and introduced some new and […]
The New Australian Garden: Landscapes for Living
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 […]
New Zealand Flower & Garden Show winners announced
The debates have raged, the discussions have been passionate, some tough decisions have been made and finally, New Zealand Flower & Garden Show is delighted to announce the results from this year’s event. The Best in Show winners are: Best in Show: The Beekeepers Hobbit Hole, Hobbiton Horticultural Excellence: The […]
Vale Rudi Fabian
We were saddened to hear of the death of Rudi Fabian in the UK in late November 2017. Rudi, a Life Member of HMA NSW, was a major contributor to HMA NSW, HMAA and to the nursery industry. Rudi grew up on what was then the outskirts of northern Sydney […]
Brisbane Garden & Plant Expo 2018
Originally started in 2012 in the nearby city of Ipswich, the event will now be moving to Brisbane’s iconic Doomben Racecourse on 16 – 17 March 2018. Too big for Ipswich, the event organisers Paul Plant (HMAQ member) and Ruth O’Dowd have taken two years to select the new Brisbane […]
Grow your own
By Angus Stewart and Simon Leake (Murdoch Books, November 2017, paperback $45.00rrp) Over the years I have found that young people have not had the same experience or knowledge handed down from parents and hence do not feel confident in growing vegetables. Here is a book that is an up […]
Australian Therapeutic Landscapes Conference 2017, Adelaide
Gardening to improve your health and wellbeing is becoming increasingly popular. This was demonstrated by the large number of speakers showcasing their therapeutic gardening programs at the Australian Therapeutic Landscapes Conference 2017 held in Adelaide on 13 October 2017. Research was sited in presentations to validate the idea that gardening […]
Underground Gardening in Paris
In the 1800s, farmers cultivated mushrooms in abandoned quarries underneath the French capital. Within these catacombs, in dark, cavernous chambers, farmers once cultivated a button mushroom variety that bears the name of the French capital: the Paris mushroom. While locals have used the natural limestone resources since Gallo-Roman times, it […]