Horticulture
Kane Stannard
From the rugby league field to golf courses here and abroad, Kane Stannard’s life and work has revolved around turf. Cafe Reporter chatted with the course superintendent at Bexley Golf Course about greenkeeping, footy and food. “My greenkeeping career pretty much started off in high school. I was in Year 12 and my brother was in year 10, and he left to become an apprentice greenkeeper at a golf club at Tweed Coolangatta Golf Club up on Tweed Heads. I
Costa Georgiadis
“If we can get people interested in plants and horticulture and growing and gardening, then the wonderful overlay is that it then hooks them into the importance of nutrition and health.” Last December marked six years since Costa Georgiadis was announced as the host of Gardening Australia; replacing Peter Cundall, the long-time and much-loved host of the ABC program. They were big gum boots to fill but Costa, with his signature ‘wild man’ beard and infectious passion for all things
Wayne Phan, The Flower Room
Although he began his career in IT, Wayne Phan found himself drawn back to nature. More precisely, flowers. As the proprietor of The Flower Room in Newtown, Wayne is successfully pursuing a career, and a passion, inspired by his mother. “My mother was a florist when she first came to Australia from Taiwan in the 1980s; I came here with her when I was 8. She started doing floristry because there was no other work she could find. I don’t
Wattle Herb Garden Care
My name is Peter Koutouzis, the man behind the mower of Wattle Herb Garden Care. In a post-Covid world, I wanted to pursue one of my lifelong passions: gardening. I went to TAFE to study horticulture (Cert III) and further develop my love of gardening, my knowledge of plants and my lawn maintenance skills. A garden is like an overcoat for your home, and Wattle Herb Garden Care want to help you keep that overcoat looking good through all four
Jackie’s Floral Gallery – Kingsgrove
Jackie has been operating Jackie’s Floral Gallery in Kingsgrove for 13 years, providing flowers for all occasions: weddings, christenings, Valentine’s Day — you name it. Jackie also sells pot plants, giftware, homeware, trinkets and knick-knacks. “I ask people how long they want the flowers to last for, what it’s for, what reason, or if they’d like to have a nice plant. If we’re fair and generous with our flowers, customers will continue to come in,” Jackie says. “My customers become
Mohamed, Synthetic Grass, Sydney
Mohamed Elanlouri is a man who enjoys being outdoors. At work or at play, you will find him in the sun: on weekends on his boat, and Monday to Friday he’ll more often than not be found in someone’s backyard. Or patio. Or a playground. Mohamed’s work? Synthetic grass. “It’s low maintenance and lasts for years and years. It just stays green all year,” Mohamed says of the obvious benefits of synthetic grass. “It’s best suited for daycares; for yards