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Fiona Eadie
January 8, 2017Fasciations are quite striking, a quirk of nature almost Dr Seuss-like in their appearance. A number of factors can cause fasciation, both biotic and abiotic, with phytoplasma the main culprit. Continue reading
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Stephen Read
January 6, 2017Green walls are too important to be reduced to fashion or WOW factor and, just like that new Christmas puppy, the owners need to know that they are a long term commitment. Continue reading
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Chantelle Leenstra
December 16, 2016I was at my local Kyoto supermarket looking for snacks when I unexpectedly came across this WHOPPER of a vegetable! It was so big I thought it must be a turnip. But no, it's a radish, the revered Shōgoin…
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Peter Whitehead
December 15, 2016Once you have experienced the delights of Bhutan, you will want to return. It’s not well-known, making this astonishing country so fascinating, as it’s off the beaten track and is a truly magical, unspoilt destination. Continue reading
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Tim Entwisle
December 14, 2016Spain...where sunlight washes over unforgettable gardens, art, history and culture. Come tour with me and Spanish expert Anneli Bojstad as we open garden gates normally shut to the casual visitor. Continue reading
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Harihara Sudhan
December 13, 2016There is a traditional reference in Tamil Nadu for a death of any person of substance who has provided much love and care for all those who lived around him. It loosely translates as “The Banyan is gone!”
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Catriona McLeod
December 12, 2016A short, lemon-flowered Roscoea cautleyoides has pushed its way slowly through a ground-tangle of Clematis. The flowers hold themselves stiffly above the leaves and I was certain it was related to the gingers. Continue reading
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Helen McKerral
December 11, 2016A friend gave me a wonderful gift of 15 kilos of olives...and not just any olives. The Cerignola fruit were enormous, bigger than giant Greek kalamatas, with most 50-55 mm and some even bigger. I've never brined olives before…
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Graham Forsyth
December 9, 2016Eden Unearthed lives up to the best of contemporary art in the garden. The works, often beautiful, sometimes whimsical, and always enchanting and stimulating, engage with Eden Gardens’ rich resources of spaces, nooks, cliffs and ‘rooms’. Continue reading…
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Jennifer Stackhouse
December 7, 2016Late last month, Sonja Cameron from Cameron’s Nursery at Arcadia in New South Wales accepted the Nursery and Garden Industry NSW and ACT’s Environmental award. Sonja Cameron is … Continue reading
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Philippa Stewart
December 5, 2016Planting Dreams: Shaping Australian Gardens is a handsome new book, exploring a social history of Australia through an eclectic selection of plans, botanical illustrations, magazine covers and etchings, drawn from the 14th century to the 21st. Continue…
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Catherine Stewart
December 4, 2016Innovative paving and ground-plane pattern-making is not something I see very often in concrete unit paving, so when I came across this fabulous paving by Creative By Design Landscaping in Calgary, I was smitten. Continue reading
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The Australian nursery industry has lost one of its most knowledgeable and passionate plantsman with the death of Marcus Harvey of Hill View Rare Plants in Tasmania on 1 December 2016.
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Joseph Hooker, 19th century botanical emperor, tireless traveller and ‘King of Kew’ is the subject of a new exhibition at Kew Gardens from March to September 2017, featuring botanical illustration, specimens, art and Hooker’s own personal possessions. -
South Africa is facing its worst drought since 1904, with many rivers running dry, water shortages spreading and temperatures already reaching into the low 40 degrees C. And there’s no end in sight.
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View over the Mekong River from Pha Tad Ke, Laos. Photo Peter Morrell
Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, the world’s newest botanical garden, has opened in Luang Prabang in Laos. With its wonderful jungle and Mekong River setting, nearby mountain and beautiful tropical plant displays, a visit to Pha Tad Ke should be on everyone’s south-east Asian itinerary.
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Landscape of the Year – Formation Landscapes
Formation Landscapes emerged as the big winner from last Saturday’s Landscaping Victoria 2016 Awards, taking home five awards including Landscape of the Year.
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Bill Clinton and Melania Trump have presumably shown their hands as non-gardeners – all clean fingernails and no secateur calluses – as US seed giant Burpee has announced a US$2.5 million gift to keep the famous White House Kitchen Garden going after the Obamas leave. -
‘AUSTRALIS‘, an international horticultural expo in 2020 on Queensland’s Gold Coast has won provisional approval from AIPH, the international body governing international horticultural exhibitions.
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HMP Wymott Memorial Garden
HMP Wymott, a Category C prison near Leyland, Lancashire UK, has won the coveted RHS Windlesham Trophy for Best Prison Garden from 5 high-quality finalists.
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Bill Mollison. Photo Nicolás Boullosa
Bill Mollison, know around the world as the ‘Father of Permaculture’ has died, aged 88.
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If you want to see red wreath wildflowers in Western Australia, then you’d better go right now! Garden tour guide Helen Young reports that 2016 is shaping up as the best display many can remember. -
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Dream Gardens, a new 8 part Australian series on ABCTV hosted by landscape designer Michael McCoy premiers on February 9, 2017. -
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CAN GARDENING SAVE THE WORLD? Yes, indeed it can, as Sophie Thomson explains in this inspiring and invigorating TEDx talk. -
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Dinner Time DOOM! The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden at Mount Tomah in NSW is celebrating all things carnivorous in January with great holiday fun for kids 7-12 years. -
OGA spade by Geoff Farquhar Still
The much-loved, now missed but not forgotten organisation Open Gardens Australia (which folded in 2015) is being remembered in a new garden, the OGA Celebration Garden on the Events Terrace at the National Arboretum in Canberra. It’s been a long time coming but the new garden is finally taking shape.
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If you enjoy talking to people and learning about nature, now is your chance to become a volunteer guide at Canberra’s National Arboretum. -
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How do you have succulent nails? Roz Borg of AROZONA demonstrates one of the most innovative and fun plant uses I’ve seen. Watch the full ‘how to’ video…> -
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Is urban food security possible if we all grow our own food at home? No, it’s definitely not. -
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Where is the largest retail garden centre in Europe? You might guess northern Italy, or southern France or The Netherlands but the surprising answer is, it’s Imperial Garden, 23km from Moscow. -
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‘Native Orchids of Southern Sydney‘ is a wonderful new book from Sydney native orchid expert Margaret Bradhurst. -
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Calling all BIRD NERDS – go out for the count! The Great Aussie Bird Count is on again, so listen, look and go online to add your tally.
