Priorities set by the council include:

 

• Improving awareness and participation in gardening, particularly among young people 
• Promoting Gardening Tourism
• Improving the quality of education for gardeners and professional horticulturists
• Connecting the gardening industry, including professional and amateur groups, with each other and government

This web site is only a beginning; but with support and effort from across the garden industry; we hope to see a growth in every aspect of gardening across Australia.

 

Overview

 

The Australian Garden Council was conceived from a growing concern about:

 

• The reduction in educational standards in horticulture
• Low apprenticeship entry levels into formal horticultural education
• The collapse in basic gardening internship training in the last three decades
• The drop in the participation rate in gardening population
• The closure of Open Gardens Australia and the impact of the closure of community garden clubs on the broader community
• The serious detriment to public amenity and health resulting from all of the above; and
• The lack of awareness by local, state and federal governments to the global garden tourism industry

 

Funding

 

To achieve its aims and objectives, the AGC will seek funding from private individuals, groups, industry and government.

 

To donate please send a cheque made out to Australian Garden Council Ltd, Level 9, Avaya House, 123 Epping Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113