The Hort Innovation Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Brand as the Rural Research and Development Corporation’s new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Brand will take office in early September 2018. Mr Brand brings a wealth of experience, most recently from his previous role as the long-term CEO […]
Queensland Garden Expo speaker line-up unveiled Renowned cook and TV personality Paul West will share his celebration of home grown food as he joins an already impressive line-up of presenters to make his first appearance at the Queensland Garden Expo from 13-15 July this year. Best known for his role […]
Australian production nurseries providing tree stock to councils, developers and landscapers are being invited to provide feedback on a draft revision to the Australian Standard AS2303:2015 – Tree stock for landscape use.
A large-scale and coordinated effort to retrofit green infrastructure into our built environment could see residential property values increase by 6 to 15 per cent as well as providing social, health and environmental benefits. A team of researchers at the University of Technology Sydney have spent the past twelve months […]
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) hosted the launch of the 2018 International Festival of Landscape Architecture: ‘The Expanding Field’ on the Gold Coast on Wednesday night. Attended by the Creative Directors, Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL), local AILA members, sponsors and guests the evening was a huge success in […]
With Queenslanders currently estimated to use over 1 billion single-use, lightweight plastic bags per year — most of which end up in landfill and the balance in our natural environment — it’s great news that the plastic shopping bag as we know it, will be no more from 1 July […]
HELP us please with a garden for filming. Rawkus a boutique content agency needs garden locations across the country….in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin as well as Auckland and Christchurch. We want to film at these locations for content for a website. The gardens don’t need to be fancy, […]
Therapeutic Horticulture Australia Inc. (THA) welcomes the announcement that a new management committee has been appointed to oversee the operations of their recently established national body responsible for guiding the practice of horticultural therapy and therapeutic gardening in Australia. The management committee represents a strong cross section of people working […]
It’s been a big 12 months for us! Last week saw the finalisation of the purchase of a 75 acre property just outside of Benalla for the production of Speciality Trees material to service regional Victoria and southern parts of New South Wales. Previous owners, David and Jill Rush are […]
The 2018 HMAA Laurel Awards were announced at a prestigious dinner attended by some 125 members and guests in Melbourne on Tuesday March 20, the eve of the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. The winners are: Book Laurel – AB Bishop and Angus Stewart for The Australian Native Garden […]