The Horticultural Media Association Australia is set to hold the 2018 AGM on October 18. As members are spread across Australia, the AGM will be held on line with access available to all financial members. If you are a member and have not received the notice of meeting and associated […]
Treloar Roses, Australia’s largest rose grower have a fantastic range of potted roses available for despatch by mail order this Spring. Their exciting Spring potted range this year includes the highly fragrant and healthy ‘Parfuma’ range, among many other top selling roses for 2018. Their entire potted range consists of […]
From abstract close-ups to aerials, a new book; The Tree, by iconic photographer Richard Woldendorp AM reveals the beauty and wonder of Australian trees. Trees are the biggest plants on earth, and its longest living species. Woldendorp says ‘Trees have sustained human existence for millennia, providing not only oxygen but […]
By Penny Woodward, Janice Sutton, Karen Sutherland Karen leads you through organic heirloom tomato growing, from seed sowing to feeding, pruning and training. She outlines a variety of ways to grow, tells the stories of some passionate growers and helps you keep problems at bay with an extensive illustrated pest […]
Everyone from weekend home and garden warriors, to horticultural, design and art aficionados are urged to mark their diaries now for the 2018 New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, being held for a second time at West Auckland’s The Trusts Arena from 28 November until 02 December 2018.
Diggers Heirloom Tomato Seedlings Available at Your Garden Centre NOW Spreading the joy of growing, sharing and saving heirloom varieties. Of all the vegetables grown in our backyard vegie patches, tomatoes have always lead the pack as favourites. It must be the promise of summer that makes us want to […]
This spring, the historic and beautiful Bolobek at Macedon will once again host the Mount Macedon Horticultural Society’s Garden Lovers Fair being held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October 2018. There’s something for everyone at the Fair, with stall holders including local and interstate specialist plant growers, ornamental vegetable […]
In August Tara Graham-Cochrane is running two one day workshops on therapeutic landscape design looking at designing gardens for dementia sufferers and also for children. The workshops have been organised by Horticultural Therapy South Australia and are open to all with an interest in garden design, care of dementia suffers […]
Join members of HMA Victoria on August 16 from 10am as they enjoy a guided tour of historic Beleura House & Gardens on the Mornington Peninsula and hold their AGM. Beleura is only open by appointment and, as there is no parking at the property or in the nearby streets, […]
Citrus canker is a serious introduced disease of citrus and can also infect other host plants. It has been detected in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The nationally coordinated response to citrus canker is progressing with on-ground response teams in place in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Restrictions […]