Myrtle Rust Management Plan Version 2 Released
The Australian Nursery and Garden Industry has released version 2 of the Myrtle Rust Management Plan (Version 2; February 2012) to assist the Australian Nursery Industry manage Myrtle Rust on ALL plants from the Myrtaceae family.
This Myrtle Rust Management Plan has been developed for use by production nurseries and retailers of greenlife including garden centres, greenlife markets (wholesalers), big box hardware, supermarkets, chain stores, etc. The plan was developed and written by Queensland Nursery Industry Development Manager Mr. John McDonald.
This years Improve your Plant/Life Balance (PLB) message of ‘More Trees Please’ (MTP) was both well represented and received on National Tree Day at the City of Sydney media site.
The ambassador for National Tree Day this year was the Lorax who added a bit of colour and fun to the event, especially for the children in attendance. For those not familiar with The Lorax, it is a Dr Seuss character who is the ‘protector of the trees’.
March 2nd marks Phase 2 of the industry’s Improve Your Plant/Life Balance campaign. The focus of this year’s campaign is ‘More Trees Please’ which is designed to promote the health and wellbeing benefits of trees to the wider community.
