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TAFE NSW Padstow Technical Assistant, Kirsty Bunch Bozonie (Image: TAFE NSW)

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500 plants donated to support Community Greening project in NSW

06/11/2025 admin 422 Views 0 Comments

More than 500 plants, propagated by horticulture students at TAFE NSW Padstow, have been donated to the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s Community Greening program. This long-running initiative, a 25-year partnership between the Botanic Gardens of Sydney and Homes NSW, supports public housing residents and community groups across New South Wales to create and maintain green spaces that promote sustainability, education and wellbeing.… Continue reading

Frazer Thorp (Plants for Space) engaging with Growing Beyond Earth students at an immersion experience at La Trobe University

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Plants in Space: A global education initiative

15/09/2025 Sally Fierenzi and Megan Hirst 591 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Sally Fierenzi and Megan Hirst

Horticulture is the art and science of cultivating plants, encompassing everything from growing food crops and conserving rare species, to producing ornamental plants for amenity usage. There are various techniques and practices to grow and maintain plants, including soil preparation, planting, watering, fertilisation, and pest control.… Continue reading

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Scholarship opportunities

09/04/2025 admin 865 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Applications for the 2025 Global Footprints Scholarships (GFS) are opening soon. These scholarships offer life-changing opportunities for the young people in your network.

Global Footprints Scholarships allow young people to travel overseas for industry experience and to learn about sustainability in their field.… Continue reading

A very popular aroid is the Monstera adansonii (Image: Karen Smith)

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Gateways into the industry

07/03/2025 Daniel Fuller 814 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Gaining your first year of experience

By 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

Introducing children to horticulture has many benefits (Image: Daniel Fuller)

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Creating a family-friendly career in horticulture

05/02/2025 Daniel Fuller 851 Views 0 Comments

By Daniel Fuller

Three months ago, my wife Kirstie and I had our first child, a beautiful baby boy named Jack. As any new parent will tell you, these early weeks are a profound mix of sleepless nights, heart-expanding love, and a complete redefinition of what “exhausted” truly means.… Continue reading

Designer Christian Jenkin's dream became a reality at the Melbourne International Flower Show 2024 (Image: Karen Smith)

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Designers are the dreamers

15/12/2024 Daniel Fuller 880 Views 0 Comments

By Daniel Fuller

Landscape architects and designers are the dreamers of our industry. They are afforded the luxury to find inspiration and the creative talent to visualise a concept while the rest of us run around like headless chooks with one eye on the clock.… Continue reading

Perfect cloud pruning – Niwaki, by the team of the Parc Oriental

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Travelling with purpose

07/11/2024 Patrick Regnault 1014 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Patrick Regnault

Travelling broadens the mind, education brings clarity, and curiosity is the energy that draws it together. Visiting gardens and meeting with the people who care for them is an exciting way to learn and share. It allows a connection that frees people to discover each other’s experiences and knowledge.… Continue reading

CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) meets many contemporary needs and environmental demands

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Today’s green fingers will be digitalised

07/11/2024 admin 806 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Jacco Strating*

RAI Amsterdam’s GreenTech shines a spotlight on the transitions happening in the world today. Numerous challenges, such as climate change, water scarcity, and the need for more sustainable practices, are greatly affecting the current food production systems. In a series of articles, RAI delves into the challenges and opportunities of these transitions in the horticulture industry.… Continue reading

My happy place (Image: Lisa Wightwick)

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Right place, right time – my journey in education as an adult

07/11/2024 admin 760 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Lisa Wightwick

Returning to a learning environment as an adult is an odd feeling. Personally, it’s provided me with a sense of liberty and satisfaction that I definitely lacked in my school years. Don’t get me wrong – I enjoyed my time at school but maybe with the exception of physical education!… Continue reading

Lesson learned – park the work vehicle away from the path of projectiles (Image: Icsilviu, Pixabay)

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The things we learn

07/11/2024 Daniel Fuller 834 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Daniel Fuller

I just overheard a landscape apprentice working on my neighbour’s yard across the fence complaining that he just couldn’t get the levels right. His boss was patient and took the time to let him get it right himself.… Continue reading