Create gardens to always provide habitat for some critters, but what sort of critters would you like?
Do you want Indian miners or wrens? Bees?Lizards? Providing habitat for native fauna keeps their numbers up and creates refuges for species whose natural bush habitats are being depleted. How do you create a garden which attracts them? It is more than just planting a few indigenous shrubs – it is about water, shade, safety and more.
Prevent Pests in Your Garden
If you can prevent pests in your garden you will save time, resources and money as well as helping your garden flourish. Effective pest control is…
Pesticides most harmful to bees
Pesticide use is one of the factors which may be affecting bee populations worldwide. Since much of our food production depends on pollination by…
VIDEO SNIPPET: Where have all the small birds gone?
Why are small birds on the decline? What can you do to attract them? This SGA Video Snippet takes a quick look at what factors contribute to a…
Christmas Beetles
Most of us would be familiar with the brightly coloured, glossy and sometimes iridescent Christmas beetles. We often see them dazed and confused,…
Controlling Mosquitoes Sustainably
Controlling mosquitoes sustainably in gardens is a challenge now that many parts of eastern Australia are experiencing such high rainfall.…
Indigenous plants for reducing insect decline
A steep drop in insect numbers since the 1970s has environmentalists very concerned. While we might not miss some species - mosquitoes and termites…
Richard’s Recipe for a Habitat Garden
Watch this space: habitat garden under construction ... Richard Rowe's ‘Recipe for a habitat garden’ is one of SGA’s most popular workshop topics.…
The Time is Now for Street Gardening
As our cities are densified, street gardening on nature strips and verges can make important contributions to biodiversity, beauty, increasing carbon…
Insect Hotels
Supporting Biodiversity? or just Garden Art? Ever wondered where all those bugs go in the winter or when it rains? They don’t pack their bags and…
Butterflies
It was Dolly Parton who once said that "love is like a butterfly" and I have to agree... well, kind of! There is nothing I enjoy more than sitting…
Celebrate World Bee Day 2021
20th May is World Bee Day. How will you be celebrating these really significant insects? The main purpose of World Bee Day is to spread awareness of…
Living with Possums
Living with possums isn't always easy, but there are a few things we can all do to live in harmony with possums in our shared urban spaces. Let's…
Grow a Garden for Wildlife – Excerpts from Webinar
Get a few tips about creating a garden which is wildlife-friendly. Here are some excerpts from our webinars. They feature suggestions about…
Frog Ponds
Like a famous American frog once said, "It's not easy being green", and this is particularly true for our amazing Australian amphibians. Although we…