Late autumn preserving So, the days are getting shorter, the nights are colder, and the sun’s warmth is welcomed rather than being seen as a blowtorch in the sky. Summer kitchen gardens give way to preparation and planting of produce for winter and spring, and there is that age old […]
Plant & Food
Introducing PictureThis – A botanist in your pocket!
Now that lockdown is over and the sun is out, Australians are starting to return to the office, travel interstate and enjoy the great outdoors. This presents two dilemmas for plant lovers. Firstly, like pets, plants can be temperamental. This means that many popular plants that were bought during lockdown […]
Welcome to Library Gardens
The idea for Brisbane City Council library gardens was sparked when I delivered a gardening workshop in the seminar room of a local library. Library workshops like this occur almost every week within at least one of the Council’s thirty-two libraries and Queensland media members play a significant role in […]
Course: Sprout School by Chloe Thomson
Sprout School will give new and beginner gardeners the confidence to get growing. This will be a 6-week course, taught LIVE via Zoom – encouraging students to engage and participate. For more info about Sprout School check out the website: beantheredugthat.com
Blueberry rust identified in Victoria
Blueberry rust (Thekopsora minima) presence has been confirmed across Victoria, resulting in loss of area freedom for the disease. New requirements now apply for plants, fruit and equipment movement to South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. Blueberry rust (BBR) is a significant disease to both the fruit-growing and nursery industries. […]
Rains bring early wildflower season to southern WA: ABC
Indian scientists have discovered a new plant species in Antarctica: BBC
Tomato waste at rotten levels: USC study
Supermarket demands for premium, unblemished fruit and vegetables are contributing to alarming waste in Queensland’s tomato growing industry, according to a University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) study. Researchers followed two supply chains from Bundaberg, one of Australia’s largest tomato growing regions, and found up to 87% of undamaged, edible […]
Field Guide to Eucalypts Volume 2; South-western and Southern Australia
Fully revised and updated Third Edition By Ian Brooker and David Kleinig ( Bloomings Books, 2016, Hardback, 562 pages, $129rrp) The Eucalypts are the epitome of the Australian landscape, expressing in its one genus its essence and distinctiveness. — Sir Otto Frankel This series is widely regarded throughout the world […]
Brisbane Garden & Plant Expo 2018
Originally started in 2012 in the nearby city of Ipswich, the event will now be moving to Brisbane’s iconic Doomben Racecourse on 16 – 17 March 2018. Too big for Ipswich, the event organisers Paul Plant (HMAQ member) and Ruth O’Dowd have taken two years to select the new Brisbane […]