Tag: Flowers
Local wildflowers heading overseas
Wildflowers from western Queensland may soon be blooming in gardens in the United States, Europe and North America, and in vases in Japan.[MORE]
Wildflowers blanket outback Qld
Tourists are being treated to a spectacular display of wildflowers in Queensland's far south-west. [MORE]
Group considers wildflowers survival option
A Granite Belt wildflower group says making the region's native wildflowers commercially available from nurseries is one way of ensuring their survival.[MORE]
Flower growers struggling to meet Valentines Day orders
The active monsoon trough over Darwin is playing havoc with the peak flower harvest for Valentines Day.[MORE]
Govt rejects Murray Valley water proposal
The Victorian Government has rejected a proposal that would have made more water available to keep the Murray Valley vineyards and orchards, in the state's north-west, alive.[MORE]
Wildflowers bloom across outback Qld
For the first time in eight years, properties in central western Queensland are exploding with colourful wildflowers.[MORE]
Sunflowers brighten life near North Pole
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Elisabeth Iversen's sunflowers are probably the closest ever grown to the North Pole.[MORE]
APEC forum costs flower producer
One of Gippsland's biggest Australian wildflower producers has lost almost a week's sales because of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Sydney.[MORE]
Spring brings higher demand for flowers
It is the first day of spring and today marks the beginning of the peak demand season for fresh flowers. [MORE]
European winter hits global poppy industry
The global poppy crop has shrunk, with the estimated surplus also half the size of this time last year.[MORE]
Tas poppy plant begins processing
Work starts today on a pilot processing plant for Tasmania's pharmaceutical poppy industry.[MORE]
Floral innovator wins NT Rural Woman of the Year award
A leading player in the Northern Territory's cut flower industry is this year's NT Rural Woman of the Year.[MORE]
Poppy growers eye resurgence
The Tasmanian Poppy Growers Association is hopeful a new poppy processor will encourage a resurgence in the industry.[MORE]
Visitors to flock to wildflower spectacle
Thousands of interstate visitors are expected to flock to regional Western Australia for a bumper wildflower season.[MORE]
Farmers told of native flower opportunities
Drought-affected farmers are being urged to consider diversifying into native flower production. [MORE]
