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Water and nutrient use efficiency as well as environmental outcomes while optimising yields and quality are important in fruit production (images supplied by John Fitzsimmons)

Fruit Trees Plants

Hydroponic fruit tree production

05/02/2025 John Fitzsimmons 1010 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Growing potential?

By John Fitzsimmons

Awareness of growing plants hydroponically is nowadays very high. A good understanding of this approach is, perhaps, not so high. ‘Hydro’ is commonly associated with food crops such as tomatoes, capsicum, lettuce and herbs (culinary, medicinal and ‘recreational’) and with some ornamentals and in floriculture (e.g.… Continue reading

Hanging basket conveyor systems facilitate volume while reducing labour and delivering uniform quality (Image: Metazet)

Business Profile Editorial

Hang it all

05/02/2025 John Fitzsimmons 666 Views 0 Comments Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape design

Save space. Cut labour. More profit.

By John Fitzsimmons

With the growth of apartment living, with more balconies and courtyards, and more awareness of the possibilities for 3-dimensional greenscapes indoors and out, it should come as no surprise that hanging baskets are a growing category.… Continue reading

An echidna amongst the wildflowers (Image: ASDP)

Botanic Gardens Plants

Alice Springs is banking on a bright future

05/02/2025 Holly Wyatt 831 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

Dwarf citrus in pot. If maintenance and nutrition is carried out correctly a citrus can last well and be productive (Image: Sue McClymont)

Landscape Landscape using Fruit Trees

Fruit trees and shrubs for limited spaces

05/02/2025 Patrick Regnault 880 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

A new lawn provides space for children to play, along with a clear line of sight from the house to the new pool in this backyard designed for privacy (images supplied by the Landscape Association)

Landscape Landscape Design

Modernist marvel

05/02/2025 admin 830 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

Editorial Newsbuds

‘Putricia’ attracts the crowds

05/02/2025 admin 629 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

Editorial Newsbuds

Pollinator friendly lighting

05/02/2025 admin 581 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

Hibbertia scandens 'HBS02' PBR intended Trade Name Straightup™ (Image supplied by Ozbreed)

Plant Palette Plants

Fire retardant Australian plants

05/02/2025 Daniel Fuller 826 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

Business File Editorial

Key Performance Indicators and your business

05/02/2025 John Corban 585 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

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

Plant Palette Plants

The old raspberry!

05/02/2025 Clive Larkman 852 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Clive Larkman

We all love a good berry and some of the favourites are raspberry and blackberry (wild and cultivated American) both of which are in the genus “Rubus”. There is also the fruit known as dewberry along with a selection of hybrids including loganberry, boysenberry, marionberry and tayberry.… Continue reading