It’s been a long journey for John McSweeney, owner of Trans-Plant Indoor Plant Hire Qld, to reach this point where he will begin his next exciting journey. John has recently sold Trans-Plant Indoor Plant Hire. Interior Plantscape Association board of Directors, Executive Officer, and Members would like to congratulate John on the sale of his [...]
Hard to believe this is my final message for the year! Where did that go? What an amazing year it’s been with the popularity of indoor plants seemingly at an all-time high. Great news for our industry but perhaps this is part of the reason for the plant shortage we have all been dealing [...]
It’s always a pleasure to chat with my fellow interior plantscapers, suppliers and everyone involved in the industry, there is always more to learn and I find plant people are very generous with what they share. One of the hot topics at the moment is what some consider being the unrealistic expectations of designers, [...]
Industry accreditation is a form of industry self-regulation. Through significant consultation and review, industry sets what they believe are the skill levels, qualifications, systems, procedures and experience that a business or individual within an industry should have to enable them to operate to an acceptable industry standard and preferably to an industry best practice [...]
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 [...]
