Birds love vegies! Obviously even bird brains know that vegies are good for you! Birds like just about all raw vegies but they definitely have their favourites. All birds love […]
Grow Some Bird ‘Tweats’
Recycle. Re-use. Remarkable!
Gardeners are incredible! They never let anything go to waste and they are amazing recyclers. A gardener reuses their pots that they brought home from the garden centre to grow […]
Grow some ‘greens’ for your pet.
I bet you just love your pet. Do you spoil it rotten? Do you take it for walks or give it a brush or talk to it for hours on […]
What is a hydroponic garden?
A hydroponic garden is a method of growing plants in nutrient rich water instead of soil. In most gardens, the roots of the plant would be potted into a pot […]
Planting Bulbs
An onion is a great example of a bulb. It is round, has roots at the bottom and a pointy part at the top from which leaves grow if it […]
Cleaning Potted Plants
Indoor plants have pores in their leaves just like you do and these get clogged with dust and oils from the house and the kitchen and makes it difficult for […]
What is hydrophobic soil?
Over time, the soil in the garden or in potting mixes becomes ‘hydrophobic’. This is also referred to as ‘soil repellent’. The word hydrophobic is made up of two parts. […]
What is a dibbler?
A dibbler is a great name for a very simple tool that is poked into the ground to make holes for planting seeds or seedlings into the soil. It is […]
What is perlite?
Perlite is made from volcanic rock that has been heated really quickly causing the water in it to soften the rock, making it expand. It turns into very light pebbles […]
Watering the Garden
Most states of Australia have very strict rules on when a household is allowed to water the garden. These are called ‘water restrictions’. To find out what the water restrictions are in […]