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Residents are being warned of the arrival of pest of trees called the polyphagous shot-hole borer (Euwallacea fornicates). The beetle was found in a maple tree in a backyard in East Fremantle. The area is now quarantined so mulch, wood, containerised trees and plants can’t be moved in some parts […]
The Digital Funnel I wonder if the exotically named E. St Elmo Lewis had any idea when he published his AIDA Funnel in 1898 that his model would fuel the online marketing boom over a hundred years later? To put it in context, the invention of the quaintly obsolete filing […]
Do you have weed photos that could be used for a Weed ID App? Those photos are wanted for a “Computer Vision Weeds ID App and WeedScan Community Management and Communication System” project, which is underway. The app will employ AI (artificial intelligence) to recognise and identify weeds. More information […]
An Italian grower has set the bar high with a new record for the world’s heaviest pumpkin – ‘zucca gigante’. The pumpkin weighed in at 1226kg beating the previous record of 1190.5kg held for five years by Belgian, Mathias Willemijns. It was grown by Stefano Cutup and awarded during the […]
Applications close Wednesday 13th October 2021 at 11:55PM. Permanent full-time opportunity, based in Sydney’s world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $64,478 to $69,942 + super Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney team is currently seeking to appoint a Horticulturist (Nursery) to develop and maintain horticultural collections and […]
Since it was first detected in Australia in early 2020, fall armyworm (FAW) has spread across Australia, posing a significant risk to Australia’s thriving $2.6 billion greenlife industry. To combat this damaging pest, a new levy funded project ‘Field-based testing for fall armyworm’ (MT19014) has begun. Read more at the […]
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show The dates have been announced for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show for 2022. After cancellations for the past two years, the show is scheduled for March 30-April 3, 2022 at Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens. Show organisers IMG are calling for exhibitors for the […]
The ‘Greener Cities, Healthier Lives’ (GC15005) project has provided Australian evidence on the benefits of green space from birth to older age. Led by the University of Wollongong and funded by Hort Innovation as part of the Green Cities Fund, the project commenced in 2017 and has supplied industry and policy […]
Following the success of the phone photography webinar (now available to watch on the HMAA website at https://hmaaustralia.com.au/video/), Deryn Thorpe and John Colwill with instructor Des Lewis, have created a follow up event. They will demonstrate how to make a video using a smart phone. The event, in two parts, […]
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