By Lynne Testoni
This lush coastal garden has allowed the homeowners to expand the entertainment space in their holiday house.
The owners of this holiday house have created a coastal haven designed for entertaining and relaxing. Located on the NSW South Coast, this was a large and ambitious project for the owners, who wanted a beautiful space where they could escape from the daily stresses of life, relax, and have their children play.… Continue reading
Read MoreApplications for the 2025 Global Footprints Scholarships (GFS) are opening soon. These scholarships offer life-changing opportunities for the young people in your network.
Global Footprints Scholarships allow young people to travel overseas for industry experience and to learn about sustainability in their field.… Continue reading
Read MoreIn this issue, we cover bedding plants, colour in design, and much more. I have also written about the marketing behind the recent flowering of Amorphophallus titanum in botanic gardens across Australia. This got me thinking about two interconnected subjects – colour and marketing!… Continue reading
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Most of the elements to be on trend in 2025, including natural materials, curved lines, pollinator attractants and water (Image: John Fitzsimmons)
By John Fitzsimmons
We’re out of the starting blocks for 2025 and the trend trajectories were probably set last year (or earlier) anyway. Nevertheless, a quick run around the traps of those with crystal balls reveals a few common themes across various domains.… Continue reading
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The Floral Clock at Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne (Image: Stefan Schäfer, Lich via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).
By Gabrielle Stannus
Bedding out is temporary and labour intensive. So why should we do it? What are the pros and cons of this type of design and the plants used to fulfill its intent? Jeremy Critchley from The Green Gallery took time out of his busy schedule overseeing the construction of a new, large, high-tech wholesale production nursery at Mangrove Mountain north of Sydney to answer my questions.… Continue reading
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Grasses in paper plugs. Plastic trays are reused, and transplant shock is avoided (Image: Patrick Regnault)
By Patrick Regnault
Over the last few decades, the industry has made great strides with water and fertiliser use. Pots and the use of plastic is an area where progress can be made. Some nurseries will take back the pots to sterilise them before reuse, and others will recycle them as part of a scheme.… Continue reading
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Punggol Mall in Singapore uses green roofs, podium gardens and tiered levels that retain water to avoid peak discharge into the river system – a great example of a nature-based storm water management solution (Image: Michael Casey)
By Michael Casey
As cities continue to grow, so do the challenges of managing urban heat, record-breaking floods, and extreme weather events that are pushing some urban areas toward uninhabitable locations. Addressing these challenges requires a diverse urban toolkit, one that embraces high-tech, low-tech, and even no-tech solutions.… Continue reading
Read MoreMany of the cultivated berries are native to a small number of countries. However, the raspberry comes from a wide range of countries. The common one is Rubus idaeus, native to Europe and northern Asia. It grows in a range of temperate climates, meaning it is now grown in most countries and regions that have a period of winter chill.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Karen Smith
The stench of Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) attracted more than just a few carrion beetles for pollination – crowds in the thousands queued for hours, even days, to witness the rare bloom of this endangered plant. So how did botanic gardens across the country manage to attract such massive audiences to see (and smell) something often described as a mix of rotting flesh and sweaty socks?… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Lisa Wightwick
The International Plant Producers Society* (IPPS) recently held a regional event hosted by Jane and Gary Barfoot, founders of Peninsula Growers wholesale propagation nursery at their site on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. The event coincided with NGIV’s Australian Horticultural Trials Week, in which Peninsula Growers also participated.… Continue reading
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