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Whats Growing on?

09/05/2024 admin 385 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

URBAN GREENING IS WHERE THE SHADE HITS THE PAVEMENT

Citygreen’s recent Where Shade Hits the Pavement 2024 event in Brisbane, where Greener Spaces Better Places proudly served as a key collaborator, proved instrumental in advancing commitment to urban green spaces. Your levy-funded guest speaker, Belinda Bean (Lead Strategist, Greener Spaces Better Places) contributed valuable insights, moderating the Q&A panels and delivering a presentation on the National Urban Green Infrastructure Handbook and where to next for urban greening.… Continue reading

Red imported fire ant (Image: Jesse Rorabaugh)

Environment & Sustainability Pest and Diseases

How invasive insect pests spread

09/05/2024 Denis Crawford 365 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Denis Crawford

Several invasive insects currently of concern to the horticultural industry have something in common – the ability to travel long distances in horticultural material.

If reading a newspaper recently might make you think that we are under threat from invasive insects from all points of the compass, you would be right.… Continue reading