Phenology: Reading Your Garden
What is Phenology? The Greek word 'phenology' can be translated as 'the study of phenomena'. In a gardening context, it refers to observing the…
Biochar for Climate-Resilient Gardening
Introduction As Australian gardeners, we’re all feeling the effects of a changing climate, hotter summers, heavier downpours, and longer dry spells.…
A Personal Path to Seed Saving
I was a gardener for well over a decade before I started seed saving from plants in my garden. At first, I didn’t see the need. There always seemed…
Shade Gardening
Following the recent announcement from the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a hot and windy summer for 2025, it’s evident that we are already feeling…
Thriving in the Heat: Managing Plant Heat Stress
As the mercury rises, your garden confronts the challenge of heat stress. Understanding how various plants respond to heat and employing appropriate…
No Dig Veggie Gardens
On a recent trip to my local shopping centre (one of those monolithic structures so big it has its own postcode) I was shocked to discover that the…
Top Productive Perennials
Productive perennials provide solutions to many of today's gardening challenges. Top of the list is that they save time! Perennials don't need to be…
Gardening and Food Security
Availability of sufficient food is an issue for many around the world. If you are reading this your food supply is probably currently quite secure.…
What Gardeners Can Do About Climate Change
Are you wondering what gardeners can do about climate change? Gardening and agriculture produce several greenhouse gasses apart from carbon dioxide –…
Beat the Heat – with a DIY Sunshade
Many parts of Australia get scorchingly hot over summer. As I write this, it is 36C outside and our garden is shimmering in the late afternoon heat.…
Regenerative Gardening = Sustainable Gardening
Some people say that the place to be in gardening is no longer just in sustainability - it’s being regenerative. But isn't that where SGA been all…
Garden like a Natural Farmer
Who is the best person to advise how to grow food naturally? A Natural Farmer of course! They grow food for a living and if they get it wrong they…
Backyard Food Forest Gardening using Ecological Principles
Backyard food forest gardening is based on ecological principles. Have you ever wondered how forests develop, how they regenerate after destruction,…
Can’t compost food waste? Try sharing it with community composting
About a third of all resources used in farming (water, energy, fertilisers etc) grow food that ends up being wasted. If this waste is put into…
Protecting Plants in Hot Weather
As our climate warms and the frequency of very hot days increases, the risk of plants being damaged increases too. It’s good to start thinking about…