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Don’t forget to send HMAA a postcard if you encounter anything of horticultural interest. Just a few sentences and a photo is all we need to keep in touch. Send your items to Jennifer Stackhouse (jstackho@iinet.net.au) or upload via this link on the website
Gallery images – the garden at Eyrignac Manor in France. Does it reflect the hand of Russell Page asks Deryn Thorpe. Deryn Thorpe is continuing her sojourn in France and sends a postcard from the Loire Valley and sheds a new light on the famous gardens of Eyrignac. I’m in […]
Sadly, Hazel King OAM FAIH died on Thursday August 31, 2023 at the age of 91. Hazel was one of Australia’s most highly respected horticulturists. She was a Fellow and Life Member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture (AIH) and had held a number of senior positions within the organisation. […]
HMAA members Dianne and Jon Hall from Adelaide are in the United States and send a postcard from Central Park. “A magnificent day spent in Central Park NYC – so many large healthy majestic tree specimens and unbelievable sculptures. The Alice in Wonderland by sculpture artist Jose de Creeft is […]
Following its AGM, there’s a new team on the HMASA board for 2023-2024. Chair Kelvin Trimper AM Vice Chair Dr Leonie Scriven Secretary Victoria Pearce Treasurer Dianne Hall Returning Officer/Public Officer Kim Syrus Committee member Peter Wadewitz OAM
We all have a story to tell and HMASA’s long-term member Neville Sloss is no exception says June Taylor. He has done it all! Neville Sloss’s working life has been and continues to be diversified. It has covered all aspects of the media including public relations and marketing where he […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the death on August 14 of fellow gardener, author, photographer, writer and HMAA member, Dr Holly Kerr Forsyth. Holly died after a long illness aged 70. She lived in Woollahra in Sydney and will be particularly well remembered by all HMAA members […]
Full colour, A4, soft bound, 104 pages $42.00 (+Postage $15.00) Ordering details at link: https://www.australiansucculents.com/books/australian-native-plant-series/the-unfriendly-ones-spiny-succulents A book for travellers, scholars, botanists, farmers and all lovers of Australia’s vast drylands. Colourful and beautiful images, distribution maps and detailed information about each species to help with their identification. A photographic journey through […]
Annette Irish, John Daly and Paul Plant – on behalf of HMAA Queensland members The horticulture industry lost a stalwart recently when Robert Percy, a 3rd generation horticulturist, late of Aspley nurseries passed away late in June. Robert was a great plantsman and collector of unusual feature trees which he […]
The Green Room at the Queensland Garden Expo was the ideal location to welcome and catch up with new member Sarah Heath. Sarah is a horticulturist with more than 20 years’ experience in the commercial production, culinary uses and health benefits of growing and using herbs and edible flowers. She […]
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