Monday, December 22, 2025

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Residential Maintenance: Sydney Garden Maintenance & Landscaping – ‘Abbotsford Cove’ Residential Maintenance: Sydney Garden Maintenance & Landscaping – ‘Abbotsford Cove’
EditorialIndustry Event

Celebrating the 2025 Landscape Excellence Awards winners

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The Landscape Association (TLA) has announced the outstanding winners of the 2025 Landscape Excellence Awards, proudly sponsored by Glazed Co. Presented at a sold-out gala dinner at Sydney’s Doltone House on Friday 7 November, the event brought together more than 550 members, sponsors, suppliers and industry professionals to celebrate the very best in landscape design, construction and maintenance across NSW and the ACT.… Continue reading

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Restore: How Green Spaces support Human Restoration (Image: Supplied by Sandra Schwarz ) Restore: How Green Spaces support Human Restoration (Image: Supplied by Sandra Schwarz )
Book ReviewEditorial

Restore: How Green Spaces support Human Restoration

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By Gabrielle Stannus

Sandra Schwarz is a Melbourne-based Landscape Architect with a passion for restorative and therapeutic landscapes. Her book Restore demonstrates how green spaces support human restoration, whilst being underpinned by the guiding question, ‘HOW can you do that in practice?’… Continue reading

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Close-up of ripe cherries hanging from an acerola tree Close-up of ripe cherries hanging from an acerola tree
Plant PalettePlants

The perfect cherry for a tropical Christmas

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By Caleb Roberts

Botanical name: Malpighia emarginata ‘Florida Sweet’

Common name(s): Acerola, Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, wild crepe myrtle, Antilles cherry

Family: Malpighiaceae

Origin or native range: Hailing from Central America and Mexico, the highest production of Malpighia emarginata (Syn.… Continue reading

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Pearl Bridge with her teacher Hugh Monk from TAFE Wollongbar (Image: Patrick Regnault) Pearl Bridge with her teacher Hugh Monk from TAFE Wollongbar (Image: Patrick Regnault)
Careers & EducationEducation

Interview with Pearl Bridge, AIH Student of the Year 2025

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By Patrick Regnault

19-year-old Pearl Bridge is the 2025 recipient of the Australian Institute of Horticulture (AIH) Student of the Year Award sponsored by the AIH Fellows. Pearl is from the Northern Rivers of NSW and was nominated for this award by her Certificate III in Horticulture teacher, Hugh Monk from TAFE Wollongbar.… Continue reading

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EditorialMarketing

Smart marketing: A conversation with Ineke Clark

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By John Corban

In October, I invited my friend and business ally, Ineke Clark, to speak with my clients in an 80-minute Zoom session about how to market our businesses more effectively. Ineke is the owner of Ambition Social, a social media and brand strategy company based in Adelaide that provides mentoring and consulting to business owners around Australia.… Continue reading

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edible hibiscusPlants

Not just a pretty flower: The edible hibiscus

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By Clive Larkman

Over the years I have often written about edimental plants and how good they are for the urban garden. We all know that prior to the modern supermarket the home garden was a major source of edible plants.… Continue reading

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EditorialEditors editorial

The business of growing people

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In this issue, we focus on the theme of professional development. Before helping your employees to develop themselves professionally though, I ask you to consider firstly what it was that inspired you to enter the horticultural industry? How might this knowledge better help you understand the reasons why people enter (and perhaps leave) this workforce?   … Continue reading

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Careers & Education

Reclaiming horticulture’s lost skills

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By Patrick Regnault

We want our workforce to be capable, skilled and knowledgeable. However, recent technological advances may result in fundamental horticultural skills being lost as we rely heavily on technology to do our jobs. Are we at risk of ‘deskilling’ our industry in the name of progress?… Continue reading

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Left to right, BBM Chair Marco Colli, 2025 Horticulture Scholar Jaimee Abrahams from NSW, and BBM CEO Suellen McCaffrey (Image: BBM) Left to right, BBM Chair Marco Colli, 2025 Horticulture Scholar Jaimee Abrahams from NSW, and BBM CEO Suellen McCaffrey (Image: BBM)
Careers & EducationScholarships

Global Footprints Scholarships

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Celebrate centenary year with exceptional horticulture scholars

The Global Footprints Scholarships program celebrated its centenary year on 22 September 2025 at Botanic House Sydney, honouring 25 talented young people in agriculture, horticulture and vocational trades. The scholarships, which focus on sustainability and practical leadership, provide scholars with the opportunity to gain international experience and broaden their knowledge in their chosen fields.… Continue reading

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The common drone fly Eristalis tenax (Image: Denis Crawford) The common drone fly Eristalis tenax (Image: Denis Crawford)
Environment & SustainabilityPest and Diseases

The pests that got away: Part 2

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Varroa mite

By Denis Crawford

Varroa mite has spread significantly since it was detected in sentinel hives at the Port of Newcastle in June 2022. Varroa mite is likely to have a significant impact on the hives of commercial and recreational beekeepers, as well as decimate feral honey bee colonies.… Continue reading

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