Hort Journal Australia

20/08/2025

🌿 What are you missing out on if you are not reading Hort Journal Australia?

In our August issue, we cover:

✅ Large-scale landscape regeneration 🌱
✅ Preparing for climate-driven pest and disease 🌳
✅ Robotics and AI in horticulture 🤖
✅ R&D tax insights 💡
✅ Nursery updates and industry trends
✅ A photographic tour of the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 📸

If you are a professional horticulturist or landscaper, this is the knowledge shaping our industry — and you will not want to miss it.

📖 Read the August issue now and stay informed, inspired, and connected:
👉 https://hortjournal.com.au/

12/08/2025

New chapter, new issue! The August edition marks Gabrielle Stannus’ debut as Editor of Hort Journal Australia 🌱📖. With a rich background in horticulture, landscape design, environmental planning and industry communications, she’s ready to bring you fresh ideas, expert insights, and stories that connect our green industry.

New contributor Caleb Roberts from Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery cracks ‘The case for cacao’ 🍫🌿, the beautiful tropical fruit whose glossy red new growth makes a statement in any garden.

Gabrielle continues to share her landscape stories, exploring how 'Time anchors a regenerative landscape' west of Melbourne⏳🌱.

Patrick Renault from Interactive Landscapes sounds the alarm on climate-driven pests and diseases ⚠️🐛 and how we can prepare for them now.

📖 Read the August issue now:
👉 https://hortjournal.com.au/

Front cover image credit: Ludovic Vilbert from Inwardout Studio

29/07/2025

The Editor IS working 'hard' at Greenlife Industry QLD's Green Expo here on the Gold Coast! There will be plenty of pics coming shortly and lots of news in the next issue of Hort Journal Australia.

Don't tell the boss, but it looks like the new Editor of Hort Journal Australia is sitting down on the job at the Green Expo!

Someone had to test out the load on this tillandsia 'throne' at Big Leaf Wholesale Nurseries' beautiful stand 😁

14/07/2025

Why is Clive Larkman hiding behind that Monstera deliciosa ‘Thai Constellation’?

🌿 Find out in the July 2025 issue of Hort Journal Australia!

📰 This month’s issue is packed with plant-powered stories, including:

🌱 'Propagation for conservation' by Karen Smith
🏗️ 'Plug-and-play plants for neglected sites' by Daniel Fuller from Ozbreed
🌬️ 'Plants versus pollution' by A/Prof Fraser Torpy & Dr Peter Irga from UTS: University of Technology Sydney

📖 Read the July issue now and stay informed, inspired, and connected:
👉 https://hortjournal.com.au/

09/07/2025

🌿 What do kelp, confidence, and Bottle Trees have in common?

They are all featured in our July issue of Hort Journal Australia. This edition is packed with insights for horticulture professionals across the country.

From coverage of the recent International Plant Propagators Society (IPPS) Australia conference in Cairns, to practical tips on Designing with Confidence by Michael Casey from Evergreen Infrastructure, this issue offers both inspiration and technical know-how.

🪴 Are your plants stressed? Gabrielle Stannus from Inwardout Studio explores how kelp-based solutions can support plant health in challenging conditions.

🌳 And for those who love native icons, discover the enduring appeal of Australia’s Bottle Trees - and why they deserve a place in your next design.

📖 Read the July issue now and stay informed, inspired, and connected:

👉 https://hortjournal.com.au/

20/06/2025

Take a look at the contents page of Hort Journal June issue to see what articles are in the June issue!

20/06/2025

'Naturalistic planting takes centre stage' is the title of the article written by Gabrielle Stannus in the June issue. For a sneak peek here is what is written in the intro along with a couple of images:
'The Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reimagine that city’s cultural hub. Encompassing The Fox: NGV Contemporary, the major refurbishment of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building, this major infrastructure project will also oversee the creation of Laak Boorndap, a new 18,000m2 urban garden. For more info, jump online!

20/06/2025

The June issue is full of great articles, from Landscape Design to raising rare and endangered plants. If you haven't read the Journal before, jump online and take a peek!

29/05/2025

The IPPS conference in Cairns included a trip to the Flecker Botanic Gardens. Very nice

20/05/2025

Here is a sneak peek at the contents page of Hort Journal May issue. There are some great articles waiting to be read

20/05/2025

Don't miss our Fire Ant Compliance refresher webinar on this Thursday 22 May at 11am!

Nurseries in fire ant biosecurity zones – this is your chance to get the latest updates and expert advice to stay compliant under the Biosecurity Act 2014.

GIQ CEO Colin Fruk will be joined by experts from the National Fire Ant Eradication Program. Topics include treatment protocols, movement restrictions & what to do if fire ants are found on site, plus a Q&A session to have your questions answered.

📅 Thursday 22 May
🕚 11am–12pm
💻 Online (via Microsoft Teams)

Register now on our Events Page: https://greenlifeindustryqld.org.au/event/conversations-with-colin-webinar-series-fire-ant-compliance-refresher-live-qa/

16/04/2025

Not long now!

In just two weeks, on the 1st of May, we will be opening applications for the 2025 Global Footprints Scholarships.

Young people in your network will be able to apply for a $9,000 scholarship to travel overseas for work experience in agriculture, horticulture and trades.

This is a life-changing opportunity to see the world, learn about sustainability and grow as a person and as a professional.

Applications OPEN 1 May at www.globalfootprints.org.au

Please help me spread the word – there are posters, social posts and draft text for your newsletter in our www.globalfootprints.org.au/info-kit ready to go.

Thank you for supporting the young people in your network to become practical, impactful leaders who are ready to grow a better, more sustainable world.

Suellen
Suellen McCaffrey (She/Her)
Chief Executive Officer

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