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Success at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

04/05/2023 admin 800 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

As the southern hemisphere’s largest garden and flower festival, and the fifth largest on a global scale, the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) had a jam-packed program offering something for green thumbs of all ages and experience levels, with fifty garden displays including the Welcome Garden with daily Tai Chi and meditation sessions, fantastical floral fashions, engaging hands-on workshops, inspiring educational talks from celebrity gurus, and endless family fun.… Continue reading

Garden Inspiration Group 2023 (Image: John Fitzsimmons)

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Garden Inspiration Group’s returns face-to-face big time

11/04/2023 John Fitzsimmons 757 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design

By John Fitzsimmons

After pandemic interruptions since 2020, Garden Inspirations Group’s GIG 2023 returned to its obviously popular face-to-face format recently with a big attendance of independent garden centre people and some newly recognised retail ‘champions’.

As it turned out, there were more than 165 acceptances for attendance at GIG 2023 – a record!… Continue reading

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Don’t miss The Landscape Show 2023

10/04/2023 Landscape Victoria Master Landscapers 728 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Well established in its class after five years, The Landscape Show has become the must-attend event for all commercial and residential landscape contractors, maintenance specialists, horticulturists, landscape designers and architects, landscape service and product suppliers, as well as Council Parks & Gardens teams, students and educators.… Continue reading

Green Space Urban Award - Melbourne Sky Farm Project (Image: Melbourne Sky Farm)

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A conference with a difference

21/12/2022 Karen Smith 823 Views 0 Comments

By Karen Smith

Melbourne’s Rose Street Artists Market in Fitzroy was a fitting place to host The Australian Institute of Horticulture’s National Day Conference 2022 and Awards night. The hipster venue provided a cosy marquee for the conference with delicious food and a rooftop bar to network in before the awards ceremony proceeded.… Continue reading

The ballroom with the view of Sydney Harbour in the background (Image: Karen Smith)

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Luna Park sets the stage for Independent Garden Centres conference

03/09/2022 Karen Smith 800 Views 0 Comments

By Karen Smith

It had been 1106 days since the Independent Garden Centres (IGC) held their last conference, said IGC’s Evan Meuller. The location was originally secured in 2020 but was cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. All in all, COVID-19 restrictions caused conference cancellations three times.… Continue reading

Big Leaf Wholesale Nurseries (Image: Karen Smith)

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Queensland expo returns – to a new venue

03/09/2022 Karen Smith 869 Views 0 Comments

By Karen Smith

Queensland’s Gold Coast turned on the sun yet again for the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland’s (NGIQ’s) Green Expo. Exhibitors and visitors embraced the new venue at the Gold Coast Turf Club, stating that it had a more intimate feel, bump in was a breeze and parking was plentiful and free.… Continue reading

Ginkgo biloba 'Lemonlime Spire' (Image: PMA)

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Landscape Show a one-stop show for innovation, new players and networking

03/08/2022 John Fitzsimmons 1059 Views 0 Comments

By John Fitzsimmons

Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse recently hosted the 5^th Landscape Show, a unique trade-focussed event in Australia that has certainly hit a sweet spot with landscape suppliers, designers and tradies.

Despite the high demand calling people to work sites, and a challenging Melbourne winter, the landscape sector, exhibitors and visitors, really seem to have embraced this event and the Caulfield indoor-outdoor site works well.… Continue reading

Dracaena Farm Nursery was popular with customers for their top-quality plants (Image: Karen Smith)

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Queensland Garden Expo gives a welcome boost to the economy

03/08/2022 Karen Smith 863 Views 0 Comments

By Karen Smith

As I made my way around the recent Queensland Garden Expo held in Nambour recently, I observed that this was an event for true gardeners with a thirst for horticultural knowledge from the best in the industry. This annual event has reached its 37^th year.… Continue reading

The carousel of colour (Image: Karen Smith)

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Bring on the garden shows

02/05/2022 Karen Smith 932 Views 0 Comments

By Karen Smith

Entering the Exhibition Centre, Carlton Gardens for the recent Melbourne International Flower and Garden show (MIFGS), visitors were treated to a sea of colour, the main area complete with a carousel in the centre surrounded with chrysanthemums, and the eye-dazzling floral displays nearby were works of art.… Continue reading

Dr Anthony Kachenko address delegates at the Sustainability Summit

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Investments with impact – Hort Innovation update

01/05/2022 Horticulture Innovation Australia limited 958 Views 0 Comments

By Horticulture Innovation Australian

In this article we take a quick look at some of the activities and investments underway at Hort Innovation, including the Australian-Grown Sustainability Framework, a new project to explore almond orchard recycling and the release of Strategic Investment Plan 2017-2021 performance reports.… Continue reading