Karen Smith, Author at Hort Journal Australia

Planning for fire

14/02/2025 Karen Smith 15 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Welcome to the first issue of Hort Journal 2025. I hope you all managed some downtime, although this is not always a reality for business owners, as plants don’t take a day off.

Once again, bushfires dominate the news in Australia and the USA.… Continue reading

Editorial Nursery Industry News

Horticulture, a constant learning curve

07/11/2024 Karen Smith 205 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

I know spring is well underway when I see little visitors scuttling around my office despite my best efforts to discourage this activity. I was not surprised when reading research by Johnalyn Gordon and others, published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, describing cockroach resistance to pyrethrum-based surface sprays.… Continue reading

The audience enjoyed the discussion by designers Richard Unsworth, Nicola Cameron and Adam Robinson

Festivals & Events Landscape event

Landscape expo

04/10/2024 Karen Smith 236 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

Compiled by Karen Smith

In its second year, organisers were happy with a significant increase in exhibitors and visitors to the Landscape Expo held recently at TAFE NSW, Ryde Campus. Sydney turned on beautiful sunshine, which added to the already positive atmosphere of the event.… Continue reading

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