Upcoming Events › Events Hosted By AIH

We will be visiting David Fripp's Living Edge Garden, a magnificent private garden and nursery. Come and visit this unique garden with many rare and special plants for both inner city and suburban use. David also has a wonderful nursery which he is happy to take us through. Plants will be available to purchase as well. Bring a picnic lunch or sandwiches and enjoy the beautiful grounds. CPD Points available: 1

Join Retford Park Head Gardener, Rick Shepherd on an exclusive tour of this National Trust property in which he will give insights into the challenges faced in maintaining the integrity of this historic property. Rick’s responsibilities include nurturing James Fairfax’s vision for the garden as it grows and matures, while embracing the latter’s great love of art and design. CPD Points Available: 1

A wholistic look at the new AS2303 Standard and Planning, Species, Provision, Stock, Planting, Establishment and Maintenance, Education and Communication. Lunch will be provided. Speakers: Ross Clarke from Trees Impact and Stuart Pittendrigh, FAIH RH. Ross runs a very successful tree nursery. (TREES IMPACT) on the central coast of NSW. He is well known and been involved in the industry for over 25 years. Ross was one of the pioneers of nursery production of big Australian native spp and is a highly respected expert in this field. Stuart is a highly respected landscape architect and consulting arborist. Stuart is the consulting Horticulturist at Barangaroo and also many other major development sites over Sydney including the North West Rail Link. Stewart has a wealth of knowledge of Trees and their impact on our environment. CPD Points Available: 3.