BACKGROUND: This nursery paper can assist you to develop a weed management program for your nursery. The first step requires an understanding of the different types of weeds present and the appropriate management options for each weed.
Most weeds can be classified as broadleaf (dicots) or grassy weeds (monocots).… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Corban
Think about how often you have said yes to a request in the last couple of months but wish you hadn’t. You may have arrived at a job and realised it wasn’t the right project for you, but you agreed to quote it anyway.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Denis Crawford
The arrival of insects en masse can cause alarm, but as you will see an ‘invasion’ may not necessarily result in an infestation requiring management.
Just as our borders were reopening post-COVID, there were some arrival flights of a different kind in my region.… Continue reading
Read MoreWelcome to this month’s Greener Spaces Better Places program update.
Find out the latest news and highlights to keep up to date on what’s happening and how you can benefit.
Greener Spaces Better Places is Growing
In a strategic pivot, the Greener Spaces Better Places brand is being relaunched to bring consumers and private landowners into the fold.… Continue reading
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Retrofitted grow lights were not enough to save this heavily shaded green wall that no longer exists
By Dan Austin
Over the last twenty years, green architecture has moved ahead in leaps and bounds but it hasn’t been a smooth journey, especially in the case of green walls.
At the dawn of the century, green walls were little more than a curiosity in Australia but as the decade of the noughties rolled on, significant investment started to allow for green walls in both new builds and existing architecture.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Gabrielle Stannus
With the recent spate of COVID-19 lockdowns and stay-at-home orders coming to an end, employers are seeking to attract their staff back to the workplace. Johan Hodgson from Ambius Australia says that the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star rating tool, provides a useful selling point for interior plantscapers seeking to communicate the benefits of indoor plants to developers, architects and other businesses.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Sandra Godwin
Two TurfBreed varieties are being tested to see which is most suitable for use in sections of green track in the Parramatta Light Rail project.
The landscaped green track, a first for New South Wales (NSW), is expected to become a key attraction in three places: the Cumberland Hospital heritage precinct, Robin Thomas Reserve and Tramway Avenue.… Continue reading
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Meg and Georgia planning elements of the tour as they walk through Fern Gully, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (Image: Pip Hirst)
By Dr. Megan Hirst and Georgia Warren
Botany Bootcamp helps put some spring in the step to give plant blindness the boot, and the mind and body a boost as participants power walk between the lush living plant collections at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy John Bentley
The Melton Botanic Garden (MBG) has been booming and blooming thanks to a large team of volunteers from the Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden (FMBG), who are responsible for developing and maintaining the gardens with some support from Council.… Continue reading
Read MoreOccasionally you may read a story where the author really captures your imagination allowing you to create a vision in your mind of a beautiful landscape or what something looks like, but how many businesses have such a person who can write content so well?… Continue reading
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