Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Botanic GardensPlants

Alice Springs is banking on a bright future

By Holly Wyatt

The gritty, arid environment of Central Australia is home to a diverse and awe-inspiring range of plant species. This provides nourishment, from bush foods and medicine, to wildflower colour palettes to inspire artists, sacred trees, connection to country for aboriginal peoples, and shelters some of Australia’s rarest animals.Continue reading

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LandscapeLandscape using Fruit Trees

Fruit trees and shrubs for limited spaces

By Patrick Regnault

Small backyards, balconies, limited outdoor spaces, and short or unsecured rent leases are not as conducive to long-term tree planting. For those who can afford to buy and settle, they may have a shrunken backyard or a courtyard; for others, it will need to be pots.Continue reading

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EditorialGreener Spaces Better Places Update

What’s Growing on?

AUSTRALIA’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

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LandscapeLandscape Design

Modernist marvel

By Lynne Testoni

This Palm Springs-inspired design includes plenty of space for children to play and adults to relax.

The design of this beautiful backyard on Sydney’s northern beaches combines beauty and practicality. Inspired by mid-century modern architecture and the iconic homes of Palm Springs, the house is a contemporary version of these early homes with a minimalist façade.… Continue reading

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EditorialNewsbuds

Botanist names carnivorous plant after threatened orangutan

Supplied 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

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EditorialNewsbuds

‘Putricia’ attracts the crowds

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

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Plant PalettePlants

Fire retardant Australian plants

By Daniel Fuller

Australians are no strangers to the devastating effects of bushfires. Whether started deliberately by arsonists, through lightning strikes onto dry plant material, or simply through human error, fire comes with serious risk, and it pays to improve fire safety in our public and private landscapes to help manage danger to humans, livestock and property.Continue reading

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EditorialNewsbuds

Pollinator friendly lighting

In 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

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Business FileEditorial

Key Performance Indicators and your business

By 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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