Upcoming Events

Two Days of Trees, is an in-depth and multi-day workshop focusing on producing, planting and maintaining trees for the future climate. DAY ONE: 9.00am – 5.00pm, Wednesday 13 November. We know that over the coming decades the urban forest will be compromised due to climate change, so we need to connect our collective knowledge to ensure we have the information we need to produce and plant the right trees for our future. DAY TWO: 8.30am – 3.30pm, Thursday 14 November Cost: $80 per person (inc GST) (Registration includes attendance at all sessions on both days, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.)

The 2019 International Rose Garden Festival Morwell boasts stellar line-up. The International Rose Garden Festival Morwell will showcase over 4000 roses in bloom. Visitors to the festival can expect a star-studded line-up with gardening talks from ABC’s Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis and a live performance from children’s favourite, dirtgirl.   Saturday 16th November 2019 10.00am- 4pm then in the evening from 6.30pm -10.00pm Sunday 17th November 2019 from 10.00am-3.00pm. Admission: Free Entry   The festival now spans two days…

On behalf of the Victorian branch of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS), we invite you to participate in our 22nd Biennial Conference to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) in Melbourne, Australia from 25 – 28th November 2019.   This conference will be the climax of the APPS 50th birthday celebrations, where we celebrate our “Strong foundations and highlight the latest advances in plant pathology that will lead to “Future Innovations”. Excellent scientific presentations by…

The Institute of Australian Consulting Arboriculturists Committee invites you to join them for a one-day forum on 21 February 2020 at the Harold Park Community Hall in the Tramsheds, Sydney, New South Wales. The Australian Government, in announcing its Cities Agenda in 2015, recognized green infrastructure as a key component for liveable cities. In 2018, the 1st World Forum on Urban Forests, an initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, issued a Call for Action. The…

Recognising we all have a role to play in the future production and supply of Australian greenlife the Healthy Plants Healthy People Conference will educate, encourage and enthuse delegates to be leaders in addressing plant health, responsible production practices, research adoption, examination of the barriers to change and highlighting the economic opportunity for greenlife.

TRANSFORM will be returning for its second year in March 2020. Save the date and stay tuned for announcements.   Leading a sustainable built environment 24 - 25 March, 2020 | Roundhouse, UNSW Sydney   TRANSFORM 2019 was a huge success, with 98% of respondents saying the event met or exceeded expectations. From inspiring keynote speakers to engaging, deep-dive breakout sessions, the event was thought-provoking and innovative.   From carbon to climate change and resilience, sustainable supply chains to the…

AIH will be present at the show. Please contact Greg Stephens MAIH RH for our involvement. Normal show entry at Gate.   The Southern Hemisphere’s largest floral & garden event will return 25-29 March 2020 for its 25th anniversary with next year’s theme unveiled as “the best of the best.” Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show Event Director, Marcus Gale explained that the silver anniversary of the Show is all about celebrating the exemplary designers who have taken out the…

27 - 29 March 2020 With speakers from Asia, America, Europe and of course Australia, the themes being pursued generally reflect the dilemma of landscape design in the 21st century: how to create landscapes and gardens which are functional and beautiful, but which also cultivate a meaningful and harmonious relationship with the wider ecology. This impulse takes various forms, from the ‘naturalistic turn’ in planting design — which has seen garden-makers think in terms of ‘plant communities’ which are self-sustaining…