ON THE COVER:
Auckland Zoo took top honours in Landscaping NZ’s 2012 Landscapes of Distinction Awards. This scene is from the Forest section. See full report on the Awards, page 22.

NEWS                                                                                2
Colin Campbell passes – New owners for Colorworx  – Gibbs Nurseries for sale – Allenton Nurseries closes – YardArt takes over Phoenix Italia – Nikau Hill Nursery for sale – Taupo Native takes over Rotomanu

BACKGROUNDER – Egmont Seeds                                   8

RETAIL ROUND-UP                                                            9
Mitre 10, Plant Zone, Colin McPherson, Campbells GC

NURSERY ROUND-UP                                                       12
Forgotten Fruits, Ambrosia, Alter-Natives

AUSTRALIA                                                                      19
Bob Wynyard reports from NSW

NGINZ FORUM                                                                  20

LANDSCAPE AWARDS 2012                                              22
Landscaping New Zealand’s Awards of Excellence 2012

FEATURE NURSERY                                                         26
Lynwood Nursery – master growers of the avocado

GARDEN CENTRES OF THE YEAR                                    28
Palmers Tauranga and Mitre 10 Mega Nelson take the top awards

YOUNG HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR                         32
Profiles of this year’s six contestants

JAPAN – THE LAVENDER FIELDS OF FURANO                 36

WASP JOINS THE WAR AGAINST GUMLEAF SKELETONISER    38

PLANT BASICS – WEEDS PART 4                                    39

BOOK REVIEW                                                                42
A magnificent book on brugmansias