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Chris Woods
August 7, 2018The Green Swamp Preserve, 17,424 acres (7051.24 hectares) in Brunswick County, North Carolina is home to fourteen known species of carnivorous plants. Continue reading
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Lindsay Green
August 6, 2018The small NSW village of Rydal, nearly 1000 metres above sea level, has the ideal climate for growing daffodils and celebrates these cheery flowers every year over two weekends in September. Continue reading
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GardenDrum
August 5, 2018The inaugural Harvest exhibition, celebrating fruit and vegetables on the first site of (European) agriculture in Australia, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, is open from August 5-19. Continue reading
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Jennifer Stackhouse
August 5, 2018As the rest of the garden winds down for winter, containers with pretty flowering annuals come into their own. Continue reading
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Bernard Chapman
August 1, 2018Chateau La Coste in the South of France has much to offer the visitor. With art, landscape, food and wine, it’s a great destination any time of year. Continue reading
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Louise Kiddell
July 25, 2018Forest Bathing is the art of slowing down and noticing with your whole body. It’s a mindfulness practice that you can become skilful at over time. Continue reading
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Sharon Willoughby, Head of Interpretation at RBG Kew
July 16, 2018The refurbished Temperate House at Kew Gardens, with its cathedral-like interior contains many plants that are rare and threatened in the wild. Continue reading
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Kate Wall
July 16, 2018Social media is influencing and shaping modern gardening in a positive way with the rise of the “Instagardener". Continue reading
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Lorna Vallely
July 16, 2018Malahide Castle north of Dublin city in County Dublin not only has beautiful gardens, but surprisingly Southern Hemisphere plants play a starring role. Continue reading
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Marianne Cannon
July 16, 2018Many gardeners love the sight of flowering frangipanis with their exotic scent, and colourful blooms. Learn more about how to grow frangi's at your place. Continue reading
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Gillian Ward
July 8, 2018"Neither Art nor Science are very materially remunerative professions but very soul-satisfying both." OLIVE PINK TO WILLIAM CROWTHER, 1935. Continue reading
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Anthony Tesselaar
July 8, 2018When winter skies hang low gardeners instinctively head out into the garden. We also crave bright, cheery plants. Here are some favourites. Continue reading
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The prestigious Chaumont-sur-Loire International Garden Festival, the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire is calling for applications for its competition. The theme of the 2019 competition is Gardens of Paradise. Each year the competition receives about 300 entry projects. A jury by renowned professionals meets to select 25 gardens that are shown every year in an event called the International Garden Festival.
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New Zealand Flower and Garden Show
Everyone from gardeners and horticultural experts to landscape designers and art aficionados are sure to find something to appeal at the 2018 New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, to be held at West Auckland’s The Trusts Arena from November 28 until December 2 2018.
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An artist impression of the centre of plant innovation. Image Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
A new centre of innovation in plant sciences will be built at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annum in Sydney’s west. A $60million package will fund building the state of the art centre that will become the home of the national herbarium of NSW.
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Sydney Park wins design award
The Sydney Park water re-use project has won the prestigious 202020 Vision Green Design Award. The stand-alone gong, which recognises excellence in green design and the impact on built environments, was presented at the Good Design Awards Ceremony held in Sydney on May 17.
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The inaugural Landscape Show at Melbourne’s Moonee Valley Racecourse on May 21, 2018 is a must-attend event for all commercial and residential landscape contractors.
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Citrus Canker. Image from Department of Primary Industry and Resources
Citrus canker in the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources is responding to a suspected detection of citrus canker. It is understood that plants showing signs of infection were found on a variety of West Indian lime at retail outlets in both Darwin and Palmerston in early April.
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A newly formed organisation called Therapeutic Horticulture Australia (THA) has appointed a management committee to oversee and guide the practice of horticultural therapy and therapeutic gardening in Australia.
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AIPH members announce the City of Łódź in Poland will host the A1 Horticultural Exhibition
The City of Łódź in Poland has won the right to host the prestigious A1 World Horticultural Exhibition from April to September 2024. With a theme of ‘Nature of the City’ the exhibition aims to promote the sharing of experience and solutions for improving the quality of life in cities and introduce more sustainable development focused on the use of living green landscapes and green spaces.
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Hamilton Gardens, in New Zealand, has unveiled its latest fantasy garden, with an unusual piece of equipment – a floating Huddleston-inspired airship, harking back to a time when steam ruled the world.
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Take an opportunity to learn first-hand how the unique New York High Line is managed with the expert himself, internationally renowned Piet Oudolf, in an exclusive new course. Launched by Learningwithexperts.com the course is available from March 1.
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In a savvy innovation to keep cool, Japanese gardeners at the 360 year-old stately home and gardens Sengan-en, have started wearing new jackets with built-in fans.
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A new Walk & Talk class series, starting in Sydney on Friday June 22, will see industry professionals take horticulturists, students and green thumbs through a series of latest innovations. It will also provide a platform to brainstorm and work together to reclaim the built environment.
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Teaching landscape construction apprentices….they don’t care much for plants and soil – they just want to build stuff..
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Guilford tree. National Trust (Victoria)
Could this be Victoria’s favourite tree? This red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis is just one beauty in contention for the National Trust’s 2018 Victorian Tree of the Year. The red gum is one of the largest trees in Victoria, located at Guilford and is about 500 years old.
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Pictured are the gardens of Number 10, 11 and 12 Downing street.
Ever wanted to see behind the garden doors of Number 10 Downing Street? Well now there’s a chance. The garden will open as part of the Open Garden Squares Weekend on 9-10 June 2018. The entrance is via a public ballot.
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The New York EcoQuest Challenge for November 2017 is to Investigate Invasives, part of the NYC EcoFlora Project that is tasking citizens to take and share photos of the monthly target plant or animal. -
Floral arch of marigolds. Photo: Khaosod English
Millions of flowers in elaborate displays pay tribute to the late King Bhumibol. The ‘Flowers for Dad’ exhibition was part of the last farewell to the much loved Father of Thailand.
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The International Garden Festival in Québec, Canada is calling for proposals to create new temporary gardens for the 2018 exhibition. -
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Christmas at Kew – an after-dark landscape lit up by over one million twinkling lights, with a brand new trail winding through the Gardens. It sounds spectacularly sparkly. -
Makuta Amenity smartphone application
A smartphone app that can estimate the taste of vegies and fruit by taking a photo of them? Where else but Japan!
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