HMASA Secretary Dianne Hall By June Taylor The old adage “if you want something done, ask a busy person” certainly does ring true in the case of Dianne Hall, who is Secretary of HMA in South Australia. This busy, always positive and enthusiastic woman who’s a wife, mother, grandmother, company […]

The recent passing of Gerry Zwart was greeted with great sadness by members of the Horticultural Media Association Queensland (HMAQ) and the wider community. Gerry passed away in hospital on the evening of the 6th October after a fall at home. Valerie Zwart, his wife of 68 years, was by […]

Michael Keelan is one of South Australian horticulture’s favourite sons. Indeed he could arguably be the longest and most continuously serving member of the horticultural media scene in this entire country! For Michael it all began way back in the early 1970s and since that time he has been advising, […]

The ‘All The Dirt’ podcast, which is produced and compered by HMAA members Deryn Thorpe and Steve Wood, releases its 150th recording on August 16. The podcast, which is Australia’s most popular gardening podcast, was started four years ago by the West Australian members. The early podcasts featured both Steve […]

Vale Eric ‘Don’ Fleming 8 May 1935 – 22 July 2021 Sad news today from the Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria with the announcement of the death Eric ‘Don’ Fleming of Fleming’s Nurseries in Victoria. Don died aged 86 on July 22, following a short battle with cancer.He was affectionately […]

It is with much sadness that we record the passing of Graeme Purdy, a foundation member of HMA Victoria, at the age of 89 in early July, 2021. Graeme was well known throughout the gardening media world as the editor of the monthly Your Garden magazine for many years in […]

It is with great sadness that we pass on news of the death of master rose grower Geoff Swane. Geoff ran the rose-growing side of Swane’s Nursery and, until his retirement, was based at Narromine in New South Wales. His sister Elwyn has shared this information about Geoff’s unassuming but […]