The September issue of IPlants Magazine certainly makes for interesting reading with the results from the Trade Association Survey. While most of the participation came from the United States I noticed that the statistics also included Australia and Zealand, represented by IPA! Feedback is always valuable and the consensus from the survey was clear that [...]
Date: Tuesday 24th October, 2017 Time: 7:30am to 9:30am Venue: Alpine Nurseries, 1099 Old Northern Road, Dural NSW Don’t miss the opportunity of attending this FREE workshop which is open to all members of Interior Plantscape Association (IPA) and invited guests of both IPA and Alpine Nurseries. RSVP: By 17th October Elaine Tunn info@interiorplantscape.asn.au [...]
I’m always keen to take up an opportunity to collaborate and when the possibility of working on a project that would increase my skills, knowledge and profile, while at the same time, providing some useful data for the whole industry came up, I jumped at the chance! It seems the increasing popularity of greenwalls [...]
In 2015 Mobilane and The Container Connection Group formed a partnership to distribute their innovative products Live Panels® and Live Pictures®. We were very excited and proud to team up with a proven organization and bring more great products that are relevant to plantscaping and landscaping across Australia and New Zealand. Mobilane is a [...]
Interior Plantscapers are privileged to be working in the interior plantscaping industry for so many reasons – for starters we have such an amazing product that gives our clients HUGE benefits such as improved air quality, health, well being, productivity and more importantly connects everyone with nature. I am sure you will agree it [...]
I recently had the honour of being one of the judges for the 2017 International Design Contest sponsored by I-Plants/Urban Horticulture magazine. What a tough job with so many inspiring and unique designs being entered from around the globe! I really enjoyed the experience and thank Kathy Fediw, editor of I-Plants/Urban Horticulture for the [...]
We welcome Gabrielle Stannus as a new IPA sub-committee member. Here, Gabrielle tells us a little about herself and her reasons for getting involved... I am a relative newcomer to the Interior Plantscape Association, having joined after volunteering at the conference in Melbourne in March. Some of you may remember me feeling slightly embarrassed [...]
Sandy has recently signed up to be on the IPA Membership sub-committee “I truly believe that being connected to nature is essential for every person’s health and well-being. We are privileged to be involved in a business which can assist by bringing plants indoors and helping our customers stay linked to nature" Bachelor of Agricultural [...]
This month I would like to acknowledge the work of our Executive Board who take time out from their busy workload to contribute for the benefit of the entire industry. Let’s not forget all of our subcommittee volunteers who step up when we need a little extra help to achieve [...]
I first became interested in indoor plants when I realised that my growing urge to garden could only be satisfied if I learnt how to cultivate in what space I had. Realising my vision of a large bush block on which to satisfy my green thumb was going to take me longer than I [...]
