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The rose has been revered by poets, artists, sculptors, writers and gardeners for centuries even long before Shakespeare penned those lines “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” in his tragic play, Romeo and Juliet. In South Australia, the name Trimper is strongly associated with roses. Kelvin Trimper AM grew up with […]
Robert Wilson recently celebrated his second year in his Mountain Man Nursery and 10 years in the industry. Chantal De Vere caught up with Robert at the nursery. Robert was born in Brisbane at a time when the Brisbane suburb of Eight Mile Plains was still farming lands. It was […]
Peter Wadewitz recently celebrated his 70th birthday but there’s no sign he’s slowing down says June Taylor, who continues her series of profiles on members of HMASA. Peter Wadewitz OAM is Managing Director of the successful Peats Group, which includes Peats Soil and Garden Supplies, a business that has been […]
In her latest podcast, All the Dirt, Western Australian HMAA member Deryn Thorpe speaks to Jane Edmanson, HMAA member in Victoria and Gold Laurel winner. Take a listen!
Life Member of HMAA Valerie Zwart has always been keen on adventure and recently expressed great excitement at the prospect of another challenge. The inaugural Queensland media member and nonagenarian has relocated permanently from her home in Nambour on the Sunshine Coast to Victoria to be closer to family. After […]
HMAA Treasurer Tammy Huynh of Leaf an Impression has made the pages of the latest issue of Australian House & Garden magazine. Tammy, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture, was recently named AIH Horticulturist of the Year. The H&G story features this glamour shot of Tammy […]
View the original Greenlife Industries post here. NGIA Past President passes away peacefully Bryan Hillier, grower of indoor foliage and flowering plants for over 30 years, NGIA Past President, Past Vice President and former member of the NGIA Board for many years passed away peacefully last Monday. Bryan grew many […]
Ed McAlister was born in Northern Ireland and confesses he was not a very diligent student at high school. However, thanks to an interest fostered by his paternal grandfather, he applied for and was awarded a Scholarship to study horticulture at Greenmount Agricultural College. Following industry experience, both in England […]
Former Queensland Media Association member Maureen Hultgren passed away peacefully at Tewantin on Sunday 8th August 2021. She was aged 85 years. Maureen was married to long-time ABC gardening talkback presenter, Rod Hultgren, who passed away in 2017. Maureen and Rod won Grand Champion Garden at the Toowoomba Carnival of […]
By June Taylor HMASA has a diverse range of members of all ages and skills. The group has members involved in growing, promoting, marketing, product promotion, sales, writing and even teaching children to embrace the wonderful world of gardening and the necessity to care for our environment. One member who […]
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