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HMAA is proud to announce that the association will sponsor an award as part of the Victorian Schools Gardens Program (VSGP) for 2022. Paul Crowe OAM and the late Kevin Heinze, who was instrumental in setting up HMA Vic, set up the VSGP in 1977. The HMA Vic had a […]
The new winter issue of Our Gardens, the Garden Clubs of Australia’s quarterly magazine, is full of stories written by and of interest to Australian gardeners. Editor Judy Horton (editor@gardenclubs.org.au) always welcomes stories from around the country. Contact Judy to discuss your ideas. In the winter issue you’ll find: The […]
Learn about the fascinating world of botanic science and horticulture as The Festival of Place heads to the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan’s free community event to celebrate Botanic Gardens Day on Saturday May 28 from 10am to 3pm. Celebrated by over 100 botanic gardens across Australia every year, Botanic […]
Leigh Siebler, Manager of Garden Centres of Australia, is calling for a Minister who can truly represent the diverse sectors within the greenlife industry, and not only as it relates to agricultural production
We’ve had a bit of sun here today, between showers, with heavy rain forecast to return on the weekend. At this stage, Brisbane is unlikely to flood again. Last week Gympie, the Lockyer Valley and Warwick – all in south-east Queensland – flooded again. They are on watch for more […]
Following the recent Special General Meeting of BGANZ members on 28 April 2022, BGANZ Council can announce that BGANZ will transition from BGANZ Inc to BGANZ Ltd on 1 July 2022. This change will bring the introduction of a Board of up to nine Board Directors providing overall governance, financial […]
The New Zealand Plant Producers nursery industry organisation (NZPPI) is leading a request for a sale ban exemption in Auckland, New Zealand for several Japanese flowering cherry cultivars attributed to Prunus serrulata and claimed to be sterile. NZPPI Biosecurity and Technical Manager Kathryn Hurr reports for Commercial Horticulture. The Japanese […]
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 […]
MEDIA RELEASE 9 May 2022 Greenlife first: New plant-selector tool launched to promote climate-ready urban greening Local governments, landscape architects and urban greening professionals can now determine which plants will survive where over the next 50 years using a new tool. The initiative is delivered through Hort Innovation, and led […]
The HMAA Laurel Awards dinner will be held at the Queensland Garden Expo on July 9th 2022 Sunshine Coast… …perfect one day, Laurels the next Sponsored by…
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