Gardens

succulent-story

Bright succulents

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Ideal for low-maintenance landscaping, hanging baskets, patios, pots and even indoors, cacti and succulents can add no-fuss colour to your garden so you can save the water for the vegie patch.

Insects-story

Crawling critters

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

In our fight against vegie garden pests, it’s essential to know which are beneficial and which are detrimental. Here’s your guide to the good guys and the bad guys.

DIY-planters

DIY tin planters

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Give new life to one of the most common items in the recycling bin, the tin can, with these pastel painted planters.

bug-box-story

How to: make a bug box

Monday, 13 August 2012

True garden lovers know that not all insects are bad, and in fact many bugs eat the plant killers. Here’s an easy way to build a snug home to attract beneficial insects to your garden.

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Garden tips this autumn

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Seven jobs to keep the Aussie autumn garden in tip-top shape.

From Seed to Plate

Monday, 19 March 2012

Green Villages is about coming together as a community and creating a more sustainable city. From Seed to Plate follows Mum & Bub as they discover how to grow food in small spaces. Learn more at http://www.greenvillages.com.au

mowers

Three of the best: push reel mowers

Monday, 2 January 2012

Push reel mowers have changed in 20 years, and they’re now very easy to push! Perfect if you only have a small lawn to maintain, there’s no need for petrol, plus they’re so quiet you can even hear the phone ring.

garden-jobs-new

6 jobs for the garden

Thursday, 17 November 2011

As the weather warms up, G gives you six quick jobs to keep the garden going through November and December.

companions

Keeping company

Monday, 14 November 2011

Help your garden grow with ‘companion planting’, positioning plants together that are mutually beneficial for each other.

Tomatoes

As local as it gets: your own backyard

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Do you get tired of reading labels for your local food? Take a break by growing your own fruit'n'veg in your backyard.

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