Lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) is experiencing a surge in demand due to its versatility in culinary, cosmetic, and medicinal applications. As consumers and industries seek natural and native ingredients, growers are finding expanding market opportunities both domestically and internationally.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Corban
In 2023, two clients joined my program with a similar goal: to increase profits and systems. Both were committed to improving their businesses but needed guidance on how to achieve sustainable growth.… Continue reading
Read MoreWelcome to the first issue of Hort Journal 2025. I hope you all managed some downtime, although this is not always a reality for business owners, as plants don’t take a day off.
Once again, bushfires dominate the news in Australia and the USA.… Continue reading
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Hanging basket conveyor systems facilitate volume while reducing labour and delivering uniform quality (Image: Metazet)
Save space. Cut labour. More profit.
By John Fitzsimmons
With the growth of apartment living, with more balconies and courtyards, and more awareness of the possibilities for 3-dimensional greenscapes indoors and out, it should come as no surprise that hanging baskets are a growing category.… Continue reading
Read MoreInnovative surveillance tools for tospoviruses and thrips in the nursery industry
Innovative technology is transforming how Australia’s nursery industry protects itself against biosecurity threats. Tospoviruses and thrips, capable of causing devastating damage to crops, remain a top concern for the sector.… Continue reading
Read MoreAUSTRALIA’S TOWNS AND CITIES REALLY ARE SOME OF THE GREENEST IN THE WORLD!!
Australia’s towns and cities are being celebrated as some of the greenest globally, with major wins at the AIPH World Green City Awards!
Driven by our mission to make Australia’s urban areas the greenest in the world, Greener Spaces Better Places played a key role in promoting these awards,
encouraging Australian projects to showcase their innovative, sustainable designs on the world stage.… Continue reading
The rotting corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) at the Sydney Botanic Gardens is a rare and captivating botanical event that has become a crowd favourite when it blooms.
t’s a bit of a tradition for Corpse Flowers to receive nicknames when they bloom: @thehuntingtonlibrary recently celebrated the flowering of Odora, Scentennial, Stankosaurus Rex and Stinkie, while @denverbotanic had Lil’ Stinker burst into bloom in 2022.… Continue reading
Read MoreSupplied by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Dr Alastair Robinson, Manager of Biodiversity Services at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, together with a team of Malaysian botanists, has documented a critically endangered carnivorous plant in Malaysia, Nepenthes pongoides, which they named after the orangutan to raise awareness of the major threats to its survival.… Continue reading
Read MoreIn Finland, the concept of pollinator-friendly streetlights is gaining attention in an effort to enhance biodiversity and support local ecosystems. Traditional street lighting, with its bright, artificial glow, can disrupt the natural behaviours of nocturnal pollinators like moths, bees, and other insects.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Corban
Why are Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) important for your business?
A KPI is known as a key performance indicator. It is a measurement of the way your business is performing. A good KPI tells you whether your business is heading along the right path or not, toward your vision and goals. … Continue reading
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