Jocelyn Bennett of Earthcore Landscapes took out the Gold Award in the Boutique Garden category for her design, Re-Set, at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Congratulations Jocelyn!
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MIFGS 2025: Live in Joy by Tanya Kathleen
Chisholm Institute student Tanya Kathleen won the People’s Choice Award in the Achievable Garden category for her Live in Joy installation at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Congratulations Tanya!
MIFGS 2025: Alafia Australis by Morayo Adeyemi
Melbourne Polytechnic student Morayo Adeyemi (Momo) won the Most Creative Use of Space Award and a Gold Medal in the Achievable Garden category for her Alafia Australis installation at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Congratulations Momo!
MIFGS 2025: States of Green by Emily Rubira & Zoe-Beth Rush
London College of Garden Design students Emily Rubira of Rubira by Design and Zoe-Beth Rush of Hive Landscape Design won the Award of Excellence and a Gold Medal in the Achievable Garden category for their States of Green installation at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Congratulations Emily and Zoe-Beth!
Event highlight: Warners Nursery Tour
Our March event was held at the exceptional Warners Nursery. Thank you to Andrew, Heidi, Kathy and Stacey for taking time out of their day at such a busy time of the year to give us a tour.
Book launch: Restore – How Green Spaces Support Human Restoration
Landscape Architect, writer and EWHA member, Sandra Schwarz is about to release her new book, Restore: How Green Spaces support Human Restoration.
Pre-sale will begin at the Australian Landscape Conference 2025, with the official launch due in June.
Keep an eye out for this new text on the therapeutic benefits of nature and horticulture.
Women in Horticulture: Jac Semmler
Following a meteoric rise, Jac Semmler has now become a household name in the horticulture fraternity due to her appearances on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia.
After years of study and forays into the training and education sphere, she spent 6 years with The Diggers Club before starting her own business ‘Super Bloom Plant Practice’ as a plant practitioner, involving consultancy, landscape design and writing 2 books, Super Bloom and Super Bloom Handbook.
So, it’s no surprise that she is now involved with the new Laak Boorndap urban garden project that is planned for the Melbourne Arts precinct, collaborating with world-renowned landscape designers.
Well done, Jac!”
Spotlight on a member: Natasha Donovan
Our newest committee member, Natasha Donovan shares with us her story of her journey into horticulture. (If you are interested in joining the EWHA committee, please contact us, we’d love to hear from you.)