The Renmark Riverland Rose Festival is set to go ahead from Friday 16 October, 2020 to Sunday, 25 October, with the organising committee working hard to ensure the event is COVID-19 safe. This popular Festival has been held annually for 26 years and now grown to include all towns and […]
HMAA National Webinar Series To get the ball rolling… We’ve invited leading landscape designer and Chelsea Gold and Best in Show winner Phillip Johnson Phillip’s webinar is set for 7pm EST Thursday September 17 6.30pm in SA and 5pm in WA Duration: 30 minutess via Zoom. Phillip Johnson Webinar When: […]
On Tuesday next week Martin Horwood , Senior Biosecurity Officer, Greater Sydney Local Land Services, will give us an overview of the current NSW biosecurity act and also cover some of the recent pests and potential invaders that threaten Australian homes, gardens and the horticulture industry. Problems covered include varroa […]
In March, Roy Morgan data confirmed that at least 2.6M Australians garden weekly or more, making it one of our most popular pastimes Read how the interest in gardening has flourished in COVID times. Find out what generation is best to target and some ideas on how to reach them […]
Discover the stories behind Australia’s history through its gardens and the people who made them in the latest issue of the Australian Garden History journal, the quarterly publication of the Australian Garden History Society. The Society is celebrating its 40th anniversary year in 2020.
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) is on the search for Sydney’s best residential front garden with entries now open for the 2020 Sydney Spring Garden Competition. After being awarded the Sydney Spring Garden Competition trust in 2019, following a 40-year hiatus, the RAS is proud to continue the […]
To meet the needs of industry with skilled employees, Ironwood Institute has been appointed as the trainer to deliver free VET horticultural training to South Australia. The program supports employers and employees to gain nationally recognised skills, improving work outputs and also allowing for further education leading to a Certificate […]
An alliance including Greenlife Industry Australia, Turf Australia and the Landscape Associations of Victoria, NSW & ACT, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia has today written to Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar asserting that homeowners should be given choice in how they invest the proposed […]
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New campaign launched to keep Australians engaged in gardening as life slowly returns to normal following COVID-19 lockdowns. Greenlife Industry Australia, the peak body for the production, supply and retail of greenlife has this week launched Plant Pals, an initiative designed to connect new, novice and emerging gardeners with greenlife […]