The lilly pilly beetle (Paropsides calypso) eats the leaves of species and cultivars of the Syzygium genus, causing foliar damage
(Image: Courtesy of Denis Crawford)
By Gabrielle Stannus
Most of us understand integrated pest management (IPM) as an environmentally sensitive way of managing pests and diseases in plants, be they in productive, environmental, or ornamental landscapes. IPM includes cultural, chemical, biological, genetic, and physical methods to control garden and landscape pests.… Continue reading
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In most cases, when the term green infrastructure is used in a planning and design context, by default most of us think about green roofs, walls and facades but what about the many other applications that can be used to ensure built environments are designed with the inclusion of plant life. … Continue reading
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Halfway between a shade sail and a tree, the Canopee is an innovative form of green infrastructure designed to increase canopy cover and mitigate the impact of climate change in our urban concrete jungles. Of French origin, the use of these structures is now ‘growing’ across Australia.… Continue reading
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Recently I was invited by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) onto their technical panel to assist with their World Green Cities Awards. These awards are intended to highlight and advocate, innovative and inspiring nature-orientated approaches to city design and operation.… Continue reading
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Could you create a balcony or small courtyard garden five metres in width by four metres depth within a budget of $8,000? That is the challenge given to landscape design students entering the Achievable Gardens competition each year at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Carlton Gardens.… Continue reading
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akas landscape architecture provided a provocative, yet very timely, reminder of our climate emergency (Image: Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show)
By Gabrielle Stannus
After a three-year absence from our event calendar, the 2022 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS) once again bloomed into action, with more than 103,000 people in attendance at Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building. With so much on display, it was hard not to experience sensory overload.… Continue reading
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Inside the trommel is the barrel, 5.5m long by 2.5m diameter. This cylinder sieves the material whilst blending
By Gabrielle Stannus
As Victoria moves to a circular economy and its landfill levies increase, one business in that state has learnt that doing more with existing soils on site, makes better sense environmentally and financially. Their recycling story will make you rethink how you reuse existing soils on site in your landscaping projects.… Continue reading
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The benefits of green spaces are well documented but the many and varied tangible benefits they provide is where we need a greater understanding to assist us in identifying and undertaking more robust design and advocacy practice for green spaces.… Continue reading
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than one seeks” John Muir, 19 July 18771. Taking a break from work to immerse yourself in nature can leave you feeling reinvigorated, and provide you with fresh design inspiration, as my partner and I found when we took a ‘little’ road trip along Tasmania’s west coast during summer.… Continue reading
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The multi-coloured hues of these caladium varieties will certainly attract attention (Image: Majestic Young Plants).
By Gabrielle Stannus
Indoor colour was in abundance during the 2021 Australian Horticultural Trials Week, in both floral and foliage varieties. These new indoor plants from Ball Australia, Haars Nursery, JD Propagation and Majestic Young Plants should attract great interest from professional interior plantscapers as well as millennial ‘Plant Parents’.… Continue reading
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