Charlie Albone Champions Greener Spaces Better Places
We have some exciting news! Greener Spaces Better Places is now expanding to bring citizens into the fold. We’ve been working hard to get governments and businesses on the urban greening journey and what we’ve found is that more and more it’s about the humble backyard.… Continue reading
Read MoreThe new year of 2022 has brought many changes with it, the least of which is a change of leadership at Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA). Hort Journal would like to welcome GIA’s new Chief Executive Officer Joanna Cave. Joanna comes to the role with a wealth of experience as a CEO of a variety of peak bodies, membership organisations and not-for-profit associations, both in the United Kingdom and in Australia.… Continue reading
Read MoreBACKGROUND: The greenlife industry, like other horticultural and agricultural industries has been on a steady path of modernisation, automation and digitalisation over the last decade.
Technology has the power to transform a nursery production business. Automated potting machines, mixers and conveyors have greatly increased productivity whilst advances in irrigation and Integrated
Pest Management have improved the profitability in production nurseries.… Continue reading
By John Corban
The landscape industry has benefited from increased enquiries since the pandemic started. However, we should never expect enquiries to remain strong without a proactive approach to our marketing. So, to assist you, I have highlighted some marketing trends that emerged during the pandemic and will remain strong this year and next. … Continue reading
Read MoreBy Lloyd Godman
From the art of photography to photosynthesis and a sustainable means of integrating plants into architecture.
In 1985, I set up and then ran the photography section at the Dunedin School of Art, in New Zealand, for 20 years.… Continue reading
Read MoreJoanna Cave has been announced as the new CEO of Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA). Joanna brings more than 25 years leadership experience as CEO of a variety of peak bodies, member organisations and not-for-profit associations, firstly in the United Kingdom (UK) and from 2009 in Australia.… Continue reading
Read MoreBring on 2022 and a return to business as we knew it, or perhaps new learned better business strategies and practices. Let’s face it, we are all experts in using Zoom and Google Meets and various chat sites but there is nothing quite like having a conversation face to face and for some, it gets them out of their pyjamas!… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Patrick Regnault
The Australian Institute of Horticulture “Student of the Year 2021” was awarded to Lucy McClymont in recognition of her studies and efforts in raising awareness of the importance of horticulture in today’s world.
Lucy, originally from Orange and now living and working in Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, is 34 years old and a true plant person.… Continue reading
Read MoreAccording to the Hort Innovation Nursery Fund Annual Report, in 2020/2021 there was $2.8 million invested into research and development with a further $727,000 invested into marketing. This investment was made across 26 different active investments.
Due to the continued growth of the industry, $3.19 million in levies collected in 2020/21 will be allocated to achieving industry’s strategic priorities outlined in the most recent Nursery
Strategic Investment Plan 2022-26.… Continue reading
By John Corban
At the beginning of 2021, we were hoping for the worst of COVID to be behind us and some sort of normality could be experienced. But no, the Delta variant, prolonged lockdowns and imposed vaccinations dominated the year.… Continue reading
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