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!
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.
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!”
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.)
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.
Q&A with Sophie Thomson who you will immediately recognise from her long-standing role on Gardening Australia. She’s a human dynamo not afraid to take on bigger and bigger challenges.
One of our newest corporate members, Angie represents Southern Plants Nursery. Her story traces a life immersed in many different facets of the hort world, always striving to learn more and to pass it on to others.
Our 2024 Celebration Dinner brought together women from diverse roles in the horticulture industry. The event featured guest speaker Chloe Thomson, who shared her inspiring journey in horticulture, including overcoming challenges and building a successful career.