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Why Your Compost Pile Isn’t Working (And How Australian Gardeners Can Fix It)
Turn your food scraps upside down in your compost bin every three days during summer—this single action slashes methane emissions by up to 80% while
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Hidden Dangers Threatening Your Backyard Wildlife (And How to Protect It)
In our own backyards, three silent but devastating threats are rapidly diminishing Australia’s unique wildlife. Habitat destruction, primarily through urban sprawl and land clearing, continues
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How To Design Your Own Australian Inspired Edible Garden
Before colonisation, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia utilised native plants for food, medicine, and tools. Food was, and continues to be,
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Eco-Friendly Gardening 101: Expanding Your Garden the Right Way
Creating a sustainable and eco-friendly garden is a rewarding endeavour. As a conscientious homeowner, you might be contemplating how to take your modest garden to
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16 Strategies for Sustainable Lawn Care
Sustainable lawn care is the practice of maintaining your lawn in a way that is environmentally friendly and resource-efficient, focusing on soil health, water conservation,
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Grow Your Own Food
Would you like to eat fresh food that’s good for you and the planet? Get into gardening in your own backyard. Much of the food
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Grow an Indigenous Garden
Growing indigenous and endemic plants in your backyard helps extend remnant patches of native fauna, attracts native wildlife to your garden and conserves biodiversity. So
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Nurture and Conserve Biodiversity
Create an urban refuge for local biodiversity and enjoy the visual elements, the sounds and serenity of nature in your own backyard. Nature is something
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Mulch your patch
Mulching your garden beds improves soil health and prevents water loss through evaporation. Mulching is the number one rule for water conservation in your garden.
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Water Efficient Gardening
With less rainfall and hotter weather predicted in the coming decades, we need to go with the limited flow and create water-wise gardens. Clean water
Sustainable Garden
Eco-friendly gardening techniques, organic growing methods, and tips for creating a thriving backyard ecosystem that supports local biodiversity.