Thursday, July 10, 2025

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EditorialEditors editorial

Farewell message from the Editor

This issue marks exactly seventeen years since Hort Journal Australia began in July 2008. I have been the Editor from the beginning. However, it is now time for me to turn the page to a new chapter in my life. It is difficult to summarise my experience in this small editorial.… Continue reading

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EditorialIndustry Event

Equipment and services benefit landscapers

By John Fitzsimmons

Landscape design, installation, and maintenance involve creativity, materials, equipment, and skill sets provided as a service. As such, its enterprises also need complementary support on the supply side for materials, equipment and business services. This was all present at the annual Landscape Show 2025, presented recently at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne by Landscaping Victoria.Continue reading

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Plant PalettePlants

Plug-and-play plants for neglected sites

By Daniel Fuller

Mass planting beds are favourable from a nursery and plant breeder perspective because less diversity will often equate to larger profit margins, even though they can be risky by having “all your eggs in one basket.” They are also easy for specifiers to use in designs, because it takes less research to source a single variety of plant that tolerates site conditions and can be replicated throughout large beds.… Continue reading

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Business FileEditorial

A business lesson from a master

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.

By John Corban

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

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Business FileEditorial

Proposed tax on superannuation balances over $3 million

By Tara Cuddihy

The proposed tax on superannuation balances over $3 million has raised concerns, especially for Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) holding non-residential properties like farming land. With a focus on taxing unrealised gains, the measure could significantly impact the agricultural sector and create liquidity and double taxation issues.Continue reading

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EnvironmentEnvironment & Sustainability

Australia’s iconic Bottle Trees and their enduring presence

By Michael Elgey

The genus Brachychiton, part of the Malvaceae family, comprises around 30 species which are endemic to Australia and one species native to Papua New Guinea. These trees have become horticultural icons, admired for their distinctive forms, adaptability, and spectacular seasonal displays.Continue reading

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EditorialGreener Spaces Better Places Update

What’s Growing on

A CONSUMER ACTIVATION HIGHLIGHTING THE BENEFITS OF INDOOR PLANTS

Improving Home Air Quality, One Houseplant at a Time

Greener Spaces Better Places is bringing Australia’s first home air curation service to everyday consumers. Mitch and Mark, known for their success on The Block, will be visiting homes around Australia to help improve indoor air quality by integrating houseplants into living spaces.… Continue reading

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EditorialNewsbuds

Researchers making hempcrete binders four times stronger

Dr Peter Irga

Australian researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) are working with experienced hempcrete builders to develop a hemp-based structural panel with a geopolymer binder said to be up to four times stronger than traditional hempcrete.

Led by Professor Arnaud Castel from the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT, a multi-disciplinary team of researchers have released their first publication on research creating a binder made of calcined clay and ground granulated blast-furnace slag.… Continue reading

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EditorialNewsbuds

AIPH International Horticultural Expo Conference

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is pleased to announce that We Lodge, an accommodation provider for major events, has joined as Gold Sponsor for the upcoming AIPH International Horticultural Expo Conference. Taking place in Ghent, Belgium, the Conference will welcome Expo organisers, city officials, event providers, and key stakeholders on 15 September 2025.… Continue reading

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Plant PalettePlants

Monstera deliciosa ‘Thai Constellation’

By Clive Larkman

Monstera ‘Thai Constellation’ took the world by storm in the mid to post COVID years. At the time, indoor plants were undergoing a resurgence that started just pre-COVID and then went ballistic as we were all shut down.… Continue reading

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