Hort Journal Australia

Running a business is hard – but look at the upside!

16/03/2026 John Corban 139 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By John Corban

Running a business is not easy. The early mornings, the physical work, the constant problem-solving, the pressure of keeping jobs profitable, keeping staff happy and wanting to stay, and ensuring clients are satisfied can wear anyone down. If you are feeling stretched, tired or frustrated at times, that does not mean that you are doing it wrong, it means that you are in the thick of running a real business.… Continue reading

The Groovy Plants Ranch in Ohio, USA (Image: Supplied by the authors)

Garden Centres Nursery Industry

Will 2027 be the year of amazing opportunity for you?

16/03/2026 John Stanley 154 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By John Stanley, Sid Raisch and Dries Jansen

Doubts about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society are fading as breakthrough after breakthrough becomes reality. What was once speculation is now a demonstrated fact. Technology experts agree on the transformation ahead, differing only on timing and which company announces the next major advancement.… Continue reading

Kaitlin Bingley

Editorial Industry News

What grows when women stay

16/03/2026 Jennifer McQueen 193 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Women, work and belonging in greenlife

By Jennifer McQueen

What keeps women in greenlife? It is not just plants. It is purpose, flexibility, shared knowledge and the quiet strength of community. In this International Women’s Day reflection, women from across Australia share how they found their way into the industry, and why, despite the challenges, they choose to stay.… Continue reading

Carpobrotus glaucescens CAR10’ PBR Aussie Rambler™

Advertorial Editorial

Long-flowering Australian cultivars

16/03/2026 Daniel Fuller 133 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Daniel Fuller

Flowers are highly-functional green infrastructure. Beyond looking pretty, they can support both at-risk urban ecological communities and pest-suppressing insects such as hoverflies and micro-wasps. However, with gardens becoming smaller, it is harder to obtain a full spectrum of flowers throughout the year.… Continue reading

Natalie Vallance, owner-operator of Muchea Tree Farm (Image: Supplied by Natalie Vallance[G)

Conserving Nature Environment & Sustainability

Conserving nature through floriculture

16/03/2026 Gabrielle Stannus 136 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Gabrielle Stannus

A town planner by trade, Natalie Vallance has grown into the role of a grower with the support of her late husband and horticulturist, Steve. Together the pair transformed an essentially vacant block of land 50 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia, into the Muchea Tree Farm, a thriving production nursery specialising in Australian natives and Proteaceae.… Continue reading

Lowanna and Russell at Grants Picnic Ground looking at kangaroo fern (Microsorum pustulatum)

Careers & Education Education & Training

GROWing First Nations horticulture

16/03/2026 Russell Larke 224 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Russell Larke

Public landscapes offer much more than visual beauty; they play a critical role in shaping how people experience and connect with place. They can tell stories, preserve culture, celebrate biodiversity and encourage people to think differently about the country they live on.… Continue reading

The Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park (Image: Phil Nash via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Garden Design Landscape

Gardens of lasting beauty

16/03/2026 Patrick Regnault 108 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Patrick Regnault

Designing a garden that lasts more than a few years seems to be more of a challenge these days when compared to previous centuries. The fast pace of change and our desire for constant renewal accompanied by quick results are not conducive to a generational view of landscape design.… Continue reading

Editorial Greener Spaces Better Places Update Uncategorized

What’s Growing on?

16/03/2026 Hort Innovation 98 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

BOOSTING THE APPEAL OF PLANTS IN AUSTRALIAN HOMES

In spring 2025, the Greener Spaces Better Places program launched a national consumer campaign funded by the nursery levy.

With lack of interest overtaking cost as a key barrier to buying more plants, a new campaign has made the benefits of plants hard to ignore by linking them to property value.… Continue reading

Evergreen Infrastructure employees Madison Slocombe (L) and Taylor Casey (R) receiving on-site training (Image: Evergreen infrastructure)

Green Infrastructure Landscape

Building living infrastructure

16/03/2026 Michael Casey 90 Views 0 Comments

Why more women are choosing trade pathways

By Michael Casey

If you have spent any time on a green roof installation, a streetscape retrofit or a living wall maintenance visit, you will have noticed the shift: crews are changing, conversations are changing, and so is what ‘good trade work’ looks like in green infrastructure, which matters because the work ahead is significant.… Continue reading

This project included a variety of green walls, which were added to the scope of work for The Gardenmakers after the original contractor went into administration mid-build

Landscape Landscape Design

Better with age

16/03/2026 Lynne Testoni 89 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Lynne Testoni

A luxury landscape for a seniors’ living project features quality elements from the rooftop down.

A premium senior living development, The Langlee, was a construction project with multiple elements of soft landscaping, irrigation, maintenance and hard landscaping from the ground to the rooftops, including outdoor kitchens and firepits.… Continue reading