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CisgenX awarded Smart Approved WaterMark Certification for innovative irrigation

07/11/2024 admin 129 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Cisgenics, a global leader in intelligent irrigation solutions, has been awarded the prestigious Smart Approved WaterMark certification for its flagship product, CisgenX. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to sustainability, precision, and efficiency in water management.

CisgenX is transforming irrigation water requirements with a smart solution that provides the optimal amount of water for plants, reducing water and energy costs.… Continue reading

Remember when working outdoors to Slip on your protective clothing,Slop on your sunscreen, Slap on your hat, Seek some shade and Slide on your sunglasses (Image: StockSnap, Pixabay)

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Conquering skin cancer: for everybody under the sun

07/11/2024 admin 156 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Given that horticulture is an industry where many people work outdoors, the documentary, Conquering Skin Cancer, which launches during National Skin Cancer Awareness Week, should be on the top of our to-do lists. It is not your average documentary; it’s a compelling social impact film with a mission to prevent skin cancer.… Continue reading

Production nurseries play a vital role in growing and supplying tomato seedlings (Image: Myriams-Fotos, Pixabay)

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Damaging virus detected in Australia

07/11/2024 admin 189 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s agriculture industry is on high alert following the discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in South Australia’s Adelaide Plains.

Detected in August 2024, this virus threatens to inflict severe economic damage on the nation’s horticulture sector, potentially costing millions of dollars annually.… Continue reading

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Apprentice sector embraces $252 million boost

07/11/2024 admin 135 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

The NSW Government announcement to inject an unprecedented $252 million to deliver over 1,300 additional apprentices and trainees has been embraced by the sector. Leading apprenticeship organisation WPC Group believes this will form a pivotal moment for the industry currently combating significant skills shortage. … Continue reading

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GardenComm International’s newest Fellow is an Australian

07/11/2024 admin 119 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

For the first time in its 76-year history, GardenComm International recently honoured an Australian garden communicator at an awards ceremony at the annual conference held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Andrea Whitely was named a Fellow of GardenComm International. This honour recognises a good-standing member who has demonstrated exceptionally high degrees of skill, professional ethics, and dedication to GardenComm’s mission and values.… Continue reading

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Gamers and gardens team up to develop co-inspired video game

07/11/2024 admin 133 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is collaborating with Melbourne-based game developers Weird Flex Studios, to develop a nature-inspired video game which aims to engage players more with nature around us. This game will use the knowledge of the Gardens’ botanists and horticulturists, who are serving as an ‘Australian Plants in Gaming Reference Group’ to showcase local ecosystems.… Continue reading

Developing 100% compostable bioplastics which can break down without leaving a trace (Image: Murdoch University)

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Bioplastics Innovation Hub to end plastic waste

04/10/2024 admin 191 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Murdoch University have launched The Bioplastics Innovation Hub. This $8 million collaboration will work with industry partners to develop a new generation of 100% compostable plastic.

The Bioplastics Innovation Hub aims to revolutionise plastic packaging by developing biologically derived plastic that can break down in compost, land, or water.… Continue reading

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Innovative drone tech helps nip toxic weeds in the bud

15/09/2024 admin 164 Views 0 Comments

As the Hawkesbury River region in NSW continues to contend with devastating natural disasters, one local Council has revealed a lesser-known side-effect of the area’s heavy flooding and is combatting it with innovative drone technology for the first time ever in the region.… Continue reading

Daisy is a member of the Detection Dog Squad

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Detection dog sniffs out critically endangered fungus

12/06/2024 admin 426 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

It’s official, there’s a new Top Dog in conservation. After years of training, Zoos Victoria Detection Dog, Daisy, has used her incredible sense of smell to locate one of the rarest fungi in the world, tea-tree fingers. Daisy, a six-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo (Italian water dog), is a canine in Zoos Victoria’s Wildlife Detection Dog Squad – a team with a mission to help save Victoria’s threatened species.… Continue reading

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Growing on the Moon

12/06/2024 admin 366 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Astronauts have grown seeds on the International Space Station for a decade, and China’s Chang’e 4 2019 moon mission sprouted seeds on the Moon. Now, as part of NASA’s Artemis project, which is a step towards a Mars landing, astronauts will grow plants on the surface of the moon.… Continue reading