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Artistic rendering of ALEPH-1 design concept in cutaway view (Image: Copyright Arthur Georgalas, RMIT University)

Homegrown research team to put plants on the Moon

03/08/2023 admin 808 Views 0 Comments

A bold plan to grow seedlings on the Moon by 2026 has been funded by the Australian Government, in what could reveal a greater understanding of horticulture in extreme environments.

The Australian Lunar Experiment Promoting Horticulture (ALEPH) project, led by local start-up Lunaria One – with RMIT, QUT and ANU as the major Australian university partners along with industry bodies, has just received $3.6 million as part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative. … Continue reading

Display of the Nambour Orchid Society (Image: Patrick Regnault)

Fertiliser

All in the soil

03/08/2023 admin 681 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Patrick Regnault

The Queensland Garden Expo took place recently in Nambour. Once again it attracted a very good crowd of seasoned and new gardeners, all intending to obtain quality plants from growers, and reliable information from speakers as well as the Horticultural Media Association Australia (HMAA) Garden Clinic.… Continue reading

Inside the Bonsai House Gallery

Botanic Gardens

New Bonsai House for Brisbane Botanic Gardens

03/08/2023 admin 1270 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Dale Arvidsson and Perry Naumann

All images supplied by Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha is Queensland’s premier subtropical botanic gardens and features a variety of spectacular living collections. Many of these themed displays feature categories ranging from geographic to climatic, and conservation to amenity horticulture, which are both educational and inspirational for the Garden’s million-plus visitors annually.… Continue reading

Editors editorial

A greener future

09/07/2023 admin 679 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Battery powered tools have been used on building sites for a number of years and the range of options increases continually. Several manufacturers have embraced this market with a range that suits the home handyperson and professional alike. Increasingly, a range of maintenance tools for professional landscapers are finding their way to the market.… Continue reading

Plants grown in tissue culture can be induced to produce roots or shoots using auxins and cytokinins

International Plant Propagation Society

Phytohormones – an important list that keeps getting longer

09/07/2023 Dan Austin 701 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Dan Austin

When talking about plant hormones there are five big players that get exposure, but over the years, it has been discovered that there are many more and the roles they play within plants are nothing short of extraordinary.… Continue reading

Brenden Moore addressing the Bush Foods Conference (Image: Michael Casey)

Industry Event

The role Australian bushfoods play in our urban environments

09/07/2023 Michael Casey 753 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Michael Casey

This year’s Australian Bushfoods Conference, held in the City of Logan, Queensland, showcased the diverse range of professionals working in the Bushfoods sector. Titled ‘Design and Development of Urban Landscapes for Bush Foods’ the conference was a showcase of best practices around Australia in bush food culinary use, cultivation, and production, along with designing of green spaces using bushfoods and native plants.… Continue reading

Newsbuds

Biochar – not just fertiliser

09/07/2023 admin 743 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

The steel industry is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. Turning iron ore into steel is an energy intensive process relying heavily on coal. BlueScope Steel in Wollongong received funding in 2022 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to investigate biochar as a partial substitute for coal in the blast furnace refining process.… Continue reading

Newsbuds

Green Group acquires Oasis Horticulture

09/07/2023 admin 961 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Oasis Horticulture has been acquired by The Green Group, which is a group of Wholesale Nursery businesses that have been operating for over 40 years supplying greenlife in our industry. The Green Group businesses are owned by the Green family and include Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries,

Alpine Wholesale Nurseries, Thrive Plant Wholesalers, and Ellison Horticulture.… Continue reading

The UTS laboratory testing chamber (Image: Ambius)

Newsbuds

World-first research proves plants remove cancer-causing toxins from air

09/07/2023 admin 807 Views 0 Comments

A world-first study conducted by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has uncovered a never before proven set of capabilities for plants; their ability and efficacy in removing toxic petrol fumes from indoor air.

The study was led by bioremediation researcher UTS Associate Professor Fraser Torpy, in partnership with leading plantscaping solutions company, Ambius.… Continue reading

Robots are increasingly saving labour performing even menial tasks in nurseries

Greenhouses & Technology

Productivity elements for successful growth

09/07/2023 John Fitzsximmons 712 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By John Fitzsimmons

Just what are the most common tools and structures used by successful greenlife growers? A visit to Boomaroo Nurseries outside Geelong in Victoria during the recent IPPS conference generated much interest and provided a useful site as a basis for discussion of such ideas.… Continue reading