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Grow It Local plants ‘Parli-mint’ garden with Queensland Minister for Environment at Queensland Parliament House
Grow It Local, a fast growing digital community with a mission to help educate, support and inspire more people to grow, share and eat locally grown foods has announced a 3-year partnership with the Queensland Government via the planting of a ‘Parli-mintary’ garden at Queensland Parliament. 👌🏼🥬 Four varieties of […]
Media Release: Petunia Itsy Bitsy™ Mix wins People’s Choice Award at Gardens by the Bay
Enkhuizen / Netherlands, November 30, 2023 – Syngenta Flowers’ Petunia Itsy Bitsy Mix is the People’s Choice award of Gardens By The Bay in Singapore and will be featured in Flower Dome in 2024. Participants of the ‘From Seed to Bloom behind-the-scenes’ tour that was organized on 25 and 26 […]
Grow It Local partners with Patagonia
Grow It Local, a fast growing community and digital platform that gives aspiring growers the opportunity to learn from the worlds leading growers, chefs and local food heroes, has partnered with globally leading environmental brand Patagonia. As part of the partnership Grow It Local has supported the launch of Patagonia’s newly […]
An important reminder about propagating or selling the right poppy varieties: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
We appreciate that many Tasmanians love to grow or display poppies for the brilliant show they provide in Spring. However, as you may be aware, occasionally prohibited poppy varieties have been grown in gardens, and sold as seed or as cut flowers accidently. This season we are again reaching out […]
Our webmaster Jim Dobbin (and his wife) have written a children’s book.
The limited pre-release PAPERBACK print run for Christmas Flinders the reluctant hero introduces the guinea pig who learns to read the newspaper in his cage and sails the world. Ages 5-10 …but everyone will love it To read more about it or order a copy, click here.
Media Release: Visionary who helped encourage CBD transformation visits Sydney to plan landmark squares and greener streets
City of Sydney 16 years after first pitching light rail and pedestrianisation down George Street, the architect of Sydney’s city centre transformation has seen the product of his work for the first time. World-renowned Danish architect and urbanist Jan Gehl was commissioned by the City of Sydney in 2007 to […]
Media Release: Weeding between the lines
Media Release November 2023 Long live weediness! Weeding between the lines will make you see your surroundings quite differently. Meander through this anthology to learn how nature, science and art intertwine to create the landscapes we live in. John Dwyer, KC, brings his legal mind, philosophical training and knowledge gained […]
Watch the HMAA Webinar: Boabs, bottle trees and other closely related brachychitons
Marvel at the majestic and spectacular giants of the Australian continent. Some of the presentation will show trees in habitat but with regular reference to cultivation and numerous pictures to support their incredible potential in landscape gardening and design. While some people are aware that Australia has the Queensland bottle […]
NGINA Sydney Trade Day
Wednesday 15 November 2023 | 7:00am – 10:00am (Hawkesbury Showground, Racecourse Road, Clarendon, NSW) Enter via gate 3 and Exit via gate 4 CHRISTMAS IS COMING and November Trade Day offers the ideal products to stock up on. Don’t miss this one! We have the most amazing Christmas Trees, Living […]