By Daniel Fuller
I don’t think anybody will disagree with me when I say the biggest challenge our industry is currently facing is the shortage of workers. Everywhere around the country, it’s the same story: “I just can’t find staff.”
I knew this was a problem worth solving when I left my landscape maintenance boss in Autumn with eight weeks’ notice and he still couldn’t fill my position.… Continue reading
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Chris Poulton’s certified low risk Gardening Responsibly park with Syzygium australe ‘Resilience’ in the foreground and Festuca glauca (Image: Aimee Freimanis)
By Julia Rayment and Aimee Freimanis
The greenlife industry of the horticulture sector plays a significant role in contributing to the economy, influencing the wellbeing of society, and shaping landscapes directly and indirectly. In 2019-2020, the greenlife industry generated more than $3 billion of production value (DAFF, 2021).… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Daniel Fuller
Did you know that everybody’s brain works a little bit differently? This fact impacts every single workplace, because people with differing neurological function, such as autism spectrum and ADHD, have different obstacles compared to neurotypical people with “normal” patterns of thought and behaviour.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Corban
Should you plan your business growth and what are the benefits? Considering the challenges of the last twelve months (rain, COVID19, increased materials costs), some business owners could think it is hard to plan business growth. They might say “I am just trying to organise my business from week to week and maintain a reasonable productivity due to the unprecedented rainfall.”… Continue reading
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The 400 fruiter “Skybury 35” - New Skybury Papaya that is sweeter and more flavoursome. This line may yield ≥ 400 fruits in the crop cycle
By Dr Josekutty
Red papaya is a delicious fruit, rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, with low calories and low-medium glycaemic index, making it an excellent Super Food.
Papaya (Carica papaya) is a little-known Super Food. Australian Papaya: 2020 Nutrition Review has detailed the great nutritional potential of papaya.… Continue reading
Read MoreThe State of the Environment report (SOE) released in July 2022 certainly reminded us of the challenges we face overcoming a stressed environment. Impacts on biodiversity caused by habitat loss, degradation and introduced invasive species continue to contribute to extinctions and deteriorating ecosystems.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Fitzsimmons
Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse recently hosted the 5th Landscape Show, a unique trade-focussed event in Australia that has certainly hit a sweet spot with landscape suppliers, designers and tradies.
Despite the high demand calling people to work sites, and a challenging Melbourne winter, the landscape sector, exhibitors and visitors, really seem to have embraced this event and the Caulfield indoor-outdoor site works well.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Karen Smith
As I made my way around the recent Queensland Garden Expo held in Nambour recently, I observed that this was an event for true gardeners with a thirst for horticultural knowledge from the best in the industry. This annual event has reached its 37th year.… Continue reading
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Presentation of the Green Space Award to the family members of the Wakka Wakka people (Image: Alan Burnell)
By Michael Casey
The Australian Institute of Horticulture (AIH) and its members are practitioners of horticulture across a wide range of disciplines, the majority of which are related in most ways to the improvement of healthy living.
‘Green Space’ as a development, renovation or its preservation, can take many forms especially as urbanisation becomes more acute.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Patrick Regnault
The placement of plants in a garden is what makes the design a success or a failure. It may not be seen straight away but as the plants grow, we may find that the small shrub we have used in a garden design is in fact a sprawling, 3m monster, or what was believed to be a small tree is in fact a large shrub.… Continue reading
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