Lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) is experiencing a surge in demand due to its versatility in culinary, cosmetic, and medicinal applications. As consumers and industries seek natural and native ingredients, growers are finding expanding market opportunities both domestically and internationally.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Daniel Fuller
Are you looking for a way to start your horticulture career, or know someone who is? Finding that first job in the industry can be tricky; many desirable roles require industry experience, but how does one get that experience in the first place?… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Corban
In 2023, two clients joined my program with a similar goal: to increase profits and systems. Both were committed to improving their businesses but needed guidance on how to achieve sustainable growth.… Continue reading
Read MoreWelcome to the first issue of Hort Journal 2025. I hope you all managed some downtime, although this is not always a reality for business owners, as plants don’t take a day off.
Once again, bushfires dominate the news in Australia and the USA.… Continue reading
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This mango tree in Guimaras in The Philippines has a beautiful form and a dense canopy providing shade (Image: Patrickroque01 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
By Gabrielle Stannus
Imagine a future in which resources are shared from building to building, and food is grown without a dependency on fossil fuel-based transportation. The International Living Future Institute asked governments, designers and planners to do just that through its Living Communities Challenge, whilst requiring them to incorporate beauty as a very important element in their response.… Continue reading
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A new project in Utrecht Netherlands. This façade and green roof project underwent stringent planning with the local fire regulators before approval (images supplied by Michael Casey)
The role green roofs, walls, and facades play in fire-resilient cities
By Michael Casey
As climate change intensifies, bushfires are becoming more frequent and severe, posing significant threats to homes, communities, and ecosystems in fire-prone areas worldwide. The recent fires throughout Los Angeles are an example of how ferocious these fires can be both in a built-up urban area, and in the buildings and houses located in the more naturalised areas surrounded by trees and plant life.… Continue reading
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Hanging basket conveyor systems facilitate volume while reducing labour and delivering uniform quality (Image: Metazet)
Save space. Cut labour. More profit.
By John Fitzsimmons
With the growth of apartment living, with more balconies and courtyards, and more awareness of the possibilities for 3-dimensional greenscapes indoors and out, it should come as no surprise that hanging baskets are a growing category.… Continue reading
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Water and nutrient use efficiency as well as environmental outcomes while optimising yields and quality are important in fruit production (images supplied by John Fitzsimmons)
Growing potential?
By John Fitzsimmons
Awareness of growing plants hydroponically is nowadays very high. A good understanding of this approach is, perhaps, not so high. ‘Hydro’ is commonly associated with food crops such as tomatoes, capsicum, lettuce and herbs (culinary, medicinal and ‘recreational’) and with some ornamentals and in floriculture (e.g.… Continue reading
Read MoreInnovative surveillance tools for tospoviruses and thrips in the nursery industry
Innovative technology is transforming how Australia’s nursery industry protects itself against biosecurity threats. Tospoviruses and thrips, capable of causing devastating damage to crops, remain a top concern for the sector.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Holly Wyatt
The gritty, arid environment of Central Australia is home to a diverse and awe-inspiring range of plant species. This provides nourishment, from bush foods and medicine, to wildflower colour palettes to inspire artists, sacred trees, connection to country for aboriginal peoples, and shelters some of Australia’s rarest animals.… Continue reading
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