Alpine News & Events
Eyes to the Sky! The Esplanade Norwest
Taking on the luxurious Esplanade Norwest, this 8-month landscaping project completed by Simon Johnson at SJ Landscapes, is one of a kind. If you are ever in Norwest, visit The Esplanade and lift your eyes to the sky. You will see some of the most spectacular...
Alpine Nurseries Alstonville has doubled in size
But what does that actually mean for Alpine and its customers? We sat down with Ben Habershon, recently promoted to Operations Manager – Alpine Alstonville, to get some intel on what customers can expect from the announcement that Alpine Alstonville is doubling in...
Double the Plants at Alpine Alstonville
MEDIA RELEASE 23 September 2020 Award winning Alpine Nurseries Alstonville is to double in size. Contracts have been exchanged for the neighbouring property making it the largest single nursery in the Green Group and one of the biggest in NSW. The expansion...
Tristaniopsis laurina Luscious PBR
Tristaniopsis laurina Luscious (water gum) is a flashy cousin of the traditional Watergum. With its broad deep green glossy foliage it is a perfect native alternative to Magnolia as a specimen or feature tree. This fast growing beauty can reach heights of up to 12...
Beautiful winter plants – Bring colour and texture to any winter project
Winter can seem a bit bleak in the garden, with cold frosty and foggy mornings, bare trees and not much colour. We can’t do anything about the cold and fog but there is some fantastic plants that add colour and texture during Winter. Helleborus orientalis Camellia...
Fascinating oddities of the plant world
As a young teen I was fascinated by the Venus Fly Trap, Dionaea muscipula. This incredible oddity of the plant world had a mechanism that would allow it to close and trap a fly or anything else it was lucky enough to trap. My interest turned to - why? It turns out...
New Horticulture Apprenticeships
Horticulture Apprenticeships are nothing new, but they have changed quite a bit over the last few decades. There was a time where it was difficult to get an opportunity to become an apprentice mainly because of the sheer number of people who were queuing for the same...
Family Garden Retreat, Lindfield
Family Garden Retreat, Lindfield Project completed by Envision Landscapes in 2020. Following a successful home renovation, the once overgrown gardens were left feeling tired, outdated and disjointed from the newly emerged contemporary home. Combining this with the...
Playground Landscaping Transformation
Playground Landscaping Transformation Project completed by The Gardenmakers in 2020. St Jude’s Early Learning Centre Randwick The playground landscaping at St Jude’s Early Learning Centre in Randwick was not a very inspiring or creative environment for children to...