{"id":1220,"date":"2011-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/news\/national-award-for-horticulturist-at-sydney-temple\/"},"modified":"2017-10-14T04:51:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T04:51:44","slug":"national-award-for-horticulturist-at-sydney-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/national-award-for-horticulturist-at-sydney-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"National award for horticulturist at Sydney Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/Portals\/0\/Ali_Shervin.jpg\" alt=\"National award for horticulturist at Sydney Temple\" \/><figcaption>Shervin Ali with his award in the Temple gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An emphasis on native flora was a key element in a planting plan that led to a national award for the landscape supervisor at the Sydney Baha&#8217;i Temple, Shervin Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ali, 29, was named young horticulturist of the year (2010) by the Horticulture Industry Association after submitting his plans for the Temple grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The plan involves protecting the native bushland around the Temple and creating a beautiful Australian native garden representative of the Baha&#8217;i Faith by having harmony and unity in diversity as the main themes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ongoing management of native bush land and the protection of endangered species within the site are of top priority,\u201d said Mr Ali.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are endeavoring to enhance local landscape values in line with Pittwater Council policies and State and Federal environmental legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ali said his plan for the gardens emphasises the cultural and spiritual value of the plants.<\/p>\n<p>Gardens in sacred places have a long tradition, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeautiful gardens in conjunction with sacred areas can be found in nearly every culture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraditionally, the garden has been associated with paradise \u2013 this idea finds its sources in the earliest beginning of human culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis concept of paradise in which man transcends his frail human condition has persisted, even though many civilisations which adhered to the concept have disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ali, who has worked at the Temple as landscape supervisor and grounds team leader since 2006, supervises international and local volunteers who work in the gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Tehran, Mr Ali grew up in a family with an agricultural background. 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