Nursery Papers

12/06/2025 Hort Innovation 298 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

IMPROVING WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION NURSERIES

Introduction
When managing a production nursery, water is essential. It makes good business sense to use water wisely and reduce waste.

Production nurseries can make significant profits from efficient water use via:

much lower water bills
using water at no cost through recycling and
runoff management
good business practices through implementing
water efficiency strategies
improved crop quality and uniformity
enhanced plant health
reduced dispatch costs.

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The green and inviting gardens at Tebet Eco Park, Jakarta (Image: Michael Casey)

Environment & Sustainability Greener communities

Greener communities, stronger economies:

12/06/2025 Michael Casey 413 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Unlocking the local economic benefits of green infrastructure

By Michael Casey

Green infrastructure and urban greening deliver a wide range of benefits. It cools our buildings and local environments, supports biodiversity, and helps manage stormwater during periods of heavy rainfall. While these environmental benefits are widely acknowledged, the economic advantages are often viewed narrowly, typically in terms of increased property values, higher building occupancy rates, and elevated sale prices.… Continue reading

Greener Spaces Better Places Update

What’s Growing on?

12/06/2025 admin 268 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Greener Spaces Better Places launches the National Urban Green Infrastructure Round Table.

Bringing together peak bodies to drive more and better green space in Australia.

With the backing of key industry leaders including Greenlife Industry Australia, Facilities Management Australia, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Parks and Leisure Australia, and others – this initiative is designed to create tangible demand for green infrastructure, benefiting the nursery industry and the wider community.By… Continue reading

Tim Uebergang and cycad biologist James Clugston in the Pilliga National Park with Macrozamia diplomera (Image: Georgie Moyes)

Botanic Gardens Plants

Securing the future of Macrozamia: from field to living collections

12/06/2025 Tim Uebergang & Georgie Moyes 271 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Tim Uebergang & Georgie Moyes

Cycads are the ultimate survivors. Dating back over 280 million years, these ancient Gymnosperms have witnessed mass extinctions, continental shifts, and the evolution of flowering plants. Despite their resilience, cycads are now the most threatened organism on the planet.… Continue reading

Editorial Newsbuds

Top NSW Landscape Apprentice’s MIFGS Study Tour

12/06/2025 Jodie Dean 200 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

The Landscape Association (TLA) Apprentice of the Year Awards recognise the value and importance of apprentices in shaping the future of the landscaping industry.

Awarded annually as part of the TLA Landscape Excellence Awards, they aim to nurture, support and inspire the next generation of the industry and foster future leaders.… Continue reading

Students enjoying the Celebration Day under the Raising Rarity banner (Image: Rebecca Robie)

Environment & Sustainability Sowing the Seeds

Raising Rarity: sowing the seeds of wonder

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By Dr. Megan Hirst

Seeds can be overlooked next to floral displays, but we can truly appreciate their hidden beauty under magnification. Seeds allow plants to move through space and time, and with this, a sense of wonder.

For some species, their seed has the amazing ability to lie dormant for tens to hundreds of years, providing insurance against the extinction of plants in the wild.… Continue reading

A reusable, but small, glass tissue culture vessel (Image: Lisa Wightwick)

Propagation Tissue Culture

Minimising waste in micropropagation

12/06/2025 Lisa Wightwick 363 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Lisa Wightwick

Efforts to reduce waste are on the rise across many industries worldwide. However, in a line of work where success and productivity hinge on using many single-use products, is it possible to reduce waste?

Do you remember seeing the vast amounts of waste produced by hygiene-related items, such as masks and gloves, during the pandemic?… Continue reading

Business File Editorial

A business lesson from a master

12/06/2025 John Corban 224 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By John Corban

Charles M Schwab was a master at managing and inspiring employees. Let me share his simple but powerful management approach to see how you can apply it today.

Schwab, one of the world’s most successful business leaders during the last century, ran a U.S.… Continue reading

Aniseed flower (Image: MabelAmber, Pixabay)

Plant Palette Plants

Aniseed – a flavour or a plant?

12/06/2025 Clive Larkman 229 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Clive Larkman

When we consider herbs and their flavour profile, the range of flavours is amazingly large and varied. We can have a group of plants that is very different botanically but have basically the same flavour. Classics are lemons and the lemon flavour, and coriander and its distinctive flavour.… Continue reading

The stunning pool renovation surrounded by hedges, the purple hues of lavender and the successfully transplanted frangipani tree (image supplied by The Landscape Association)

Garden Design Landscape

Backyard renovation with a difference

12/06/2025 Lynne Testoni 359 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Lynne Testoni

This rear garden was completely updated to create a generous open space and new pool for a busy family.

A renovation is the perfect time to refresh the existing areas of a home, including the backyard. The owners of this suburban family home, in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, engaged Corey Fox Landscaping to oversee a complete renovation of their rear garden with the ‘Kirrawee Coastal Project’.… Continue reading