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Using Great Dixter mind maps, Fergus will discuss how the team at Dixter push and pull work to ease the workload for spring and early summer. This Zoom lecture will look at the practical aspects of the work involved during late autumn, winter and spring, from the timing of sowing […]
With Christmas approaching, a lot of potted flowering Phalaenopsis will be offered as gifts. Here’s how to look after them. You have your first flowering Phally. So many emotions when you get your first orchid, especially if it’s a gift. So beautiful. “It’s gonna die,” you think. But it won’t. […]
Learn about ‘Which Plant Where’. This is a new and exciting online plant selector tool that enables climate ready plant selection for your projects. It has been developed over the past five years by researchers at Macquarie University in conjunction with industry members including landscape architects, nursery growers, arborists and […]
Now that lockdown is over and the sun is out, Australians are starting to return to the office, travel interstate and enjoy the great outdoors. This presents two dilemmas for plant lovers. Firstly, like pets, plants can be temperamental. This means that many popular plants that were bought during lockdown […]
Capsicums aren’t necessarily the easiest of vegies to grow in our gardens but it seems there’s a really good reason to try to grow capsicums at home. And it’s not just any capsicum; it’s the vibrant orange ones that have the goods. While orange capsicums may seem a bit of […]
The idea for Brisbane City Council library gardens was sparked when I delivered a gardening workshop in the seminar room of a local library. Library workshops like this occur almost every week within at least one of the Council’s thirty-two libraries and Queensland media members play a significant role in […]
If you enjoy audio books extend your listening to embrace some gardening-related titles. UK magazine Gardens Illustrated has just released its top listening list, which includes Monty Don’s book Down to Earth along with first-time author and plant scientist Merlin Sheldrake’s book Entangled Life, which embraces the world of fungi. […]
HMAA member Penny Woodward has compiled a very useful glossary of gardening terms and definitions for Organic Gardener. Penny’s list covers everything from bare rooted to soil amendments with a bias towards organics. What makes this glossary so interesting and useful for all is that it also includes links to […]
Do you have weed photos that could be used for a Weed ID App? Those photos are wanted for a “Computer Vision Weeds ID App and WeedScan Community Management and Communication System” project, which is underway. The app will employ AI (artificial intelligence) to recognise and identify weeds. More information […]
Sprout School will give new and beginner gardeners the confidence to get growing. This will be a 6-week course, taught LIVE via Zoom – encouraging students to engage and participate. For more info about Sprout School check out the website: beantheredugthat.com
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