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Happy Easter in the garden!
NGIA wishes you all a Happy Easter and a safe weekend.
Whether it's finishing the odd jobs that were cast aside in the new year or just sitting back and enjoying the sun, the garden is the ideal place to relax and unwind over the Easter long weekend.
So for last-minute shoppers looking for something different to give loved ones this Easter, why not offer them an NGI Gift Card? Versatile, practical and available online at www.lifeisagarden.com.au, NGI Gift Cards are helping to grow the competitiveness of the greenlife market.
If your business hasn't already signed up to the national Gift Card scheme, visit www.ngia.com.au for more information and an order form.
Get ready – entries for the 2008 Yates Nursery & Garden Industry Awards open this month
The 2008 Yates Nursery & Garden Industry Awards, opening 23 April, will again provide a benchmark for excellence within the industry and continue to honour the exceptional performance of the industry’s best.
NGIA takes industry message to national television audience
Recognising the importance of environmental issues globally, the Nursery & Garden industry have sponsored The Garden Gurus Global Warming Special. The program will go to air on Easter Sunday at 7.00 pm on Channel Nine nationally.
Achievable Gardens and consumer website promote accredited garden centres all year round
The Life is a Garden consumer website is continuing to drive consumers into accredited garden centres through a new initiative that showcases the Achievable Garden designs from the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.
Why every business needs a Certified Nursery Professional
CNPs do it better, last longer and always finish on top. This could be the edge your business needs to succeed in today’s competitive greenlife market.
April Clippings and Nursery Papers...
In this month’s Clippings: Nursery and garden industry levy payers have voted against an increase in the marketing levy, but NGIA will continue to build upon the Life is a Garden marketing campaign in 2007. In this month's Nursery Papers: Managing emergency plant pest incursions - the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD) and the nursery industry.
