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How horticulture grants are assessed

12/05/2026 Tania Harman and Daniel Knox 182 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

What assessors look for (and why projects miss out)

By Tania Harman and Daniel Knox

This article is the second in our ‘Successful Grant Writing’ series for horticulture businesses, grower groups and researchers. In the first article, we focused on the strategic foundations of a competitive application: the right project, at the right time, for the right program (‘How to write a successful grant funding application’, Hort Journal Australia, April 2026).… Continue reading

Advertorial Editorial

Underground storage: A tactic for tougher landscape plants

12/05/2026 Daniel Fuller 174 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Daniel Fuller

Plants can be conceptualised as self-sustaining machines that do not eat food; they manufacture their own food using photosynthesis. Every leaf is like a solar panel, capturing energy that can be stored in the plant’s roots and other storage organs.… Continue reading

Careers & Education Professional Development

Growing futures through Global Footprints

12/05/2026 Carmen Weiss 152 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Carmen Weiss

Two young horticulturists, two very different journeys, and one shared opportunity that shaped their impact on the industry. Through the Global Footprints Scholarship, Olivia Williams and Charlotte O’Leary stepped beyond their everyday nursery environments and into completely new horticultural contexts.… Continue reading

Raingarden section (Image: Melbourne Water)

Clean Water Environment & Sustainability

Horticulture at the heart of clean water

12/05/2026 By Daniella Gerente 398 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Daniella Gerente

Kingston City Council is renewing 109 of its 197 raingardens in 2026–27, with 88 having been renewed in 2024-25, pairing evidence‑based plant selection with hands‑on horticultural training and a friendly ‘beautification’ competition across crews. The result: robust biofilters that look good, are easy to maintain, and keep tonnes of sediment, nutrients and pollutants out of local creeks and Port Phillip Bay.… Continue reading

Business File Editorial

Understanding and overcoming ‘Imposter Syndrome’

12/05/2026 John Corban 159 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By John Corban

Imposter syndrome is the feeling that you are not as capable, qualified or deserving as others think you are, even when there is clear evidence that you are. It is that internal voice that says, ‘I don’t really know what I’m doing… I’ve just been lucky.’… Continue reading

The black truffle, Tuber melanosporum (Image: Véronique Pagnier via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Plant Palette Plants

The hidden harvest

12/05/2026 Caleb Roberts 106 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Caleb Roberts

Botanical name: Tuber melanosporum

Common name(s): Black truffle, Périgord truffle, French black truffle

Family: Tuberaceae

Origin or native range: Found naturally in European forests, the black truffle’s highest producing countries remain Spain, France and Italy.… Continue reading

Well thought out and planned structure has allowed the Plant Futures garden to take on new levels and tackle the challenging slope of the site (Image: Michael Casey, Evergreen Infrastructure)

Urban Green Infrastructures Urban Greening

The structure behind greening

12/05/2026 Michael Casey 91 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Michael Casey

When we speak about successful greening projects, the conversation often leans quite naturally towards planting design, species selection, colour, texture and seasonal interest. Yet, in many of what I call ‘structurally installed landscapes’, the real foundation of success sits elsewhere, and that is in the integrity of the system supporting it all.… Continue reading

Coffea canephora (Image: Vinayaraj via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Plant Palette Plants

Beyond Arabica: The wider world of coffee

12/05/2026 Clive Larkman 122 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Clive Larkman

Despite there being over 100 species in the Coffea genus, only a few of those are cultivated for human consumption. In my last article, I wrote about how we only really grow Coffea arabica and C. canephora ‘Robusta’, or a hybrid of the two (‘Coffee: A shrub with history!’,… Continue reading

Keynote speaker Sally McGrath shares this year’s International Women’s Day ‘Give to Gain’ message (Image: The Landscape Association)

Editorial Newsbuds

Women in Landscaping: Give to Gain for a more resilient industry

12/05/2026 admin 94 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Over 120 members and guests of The Landscape Association (TLA) gathered for the annual Women in Landscaping Brunch on 24 March, 2026, to celebrate the role of women in the industry, alongside International Women’s Day (IWD). With a fresh new format, the Artarmon event showcased insights from our keynote speaker, Sally McGrath, under the IWD theme, #GivetoGain.… Continue reading

'Sentio’: Human sensitivity and vulnerability expressed in a beautiful sensory garden crafted by Conchi Batson (Image: Patrick Regnault)

Landscape Landscape event

Beauty, purpose and the modern garden

12/05/2026 Patrick Regnault 92 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Patrick Regnault

Visiting the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in late March helped me to clarify what I am looking for in a garden. It is not only the craftmanship, plant knowledge and overall balance, but something less tangible and probably harder to define, a presence, a purpose.… Continue reading