Rental Properties and Small Spaces as Productive Oases
As population and cities grow, houses on traditional quarter acre blocks are becoming more expensive and you may only have the option of renting or…
Choosing Mulch for Your Garden
There are different reasons for using mulch in your garden, so it’s important to choose the best mulch for your purposes. And there are so…
To Chop’n’Drop or Not
If you haven’t heard about “chop’n’drop” you can probably work out roughly what it means i.e. when pruning shrubs, trees or pretty much any plant,…
A Community Water Conservation Project
Sometimes it’s possible to achieve multiple outcomes at the same time. Through government assistance, a Melbourne community has been able to harvest…
Your Garden and your Ecological Footprint
Can what we do in our gardens affect our ecological footprint? You bet it does, and we explore here just how. Do you know what Australia’s ecological…
Rainwater Use – Some Updates
Declining concern about water Water is one of the most valuable commodities. During drought, water supply is at high risk especially in areas that…
Minimising water use on lawns and turf
A preliminary comment by SGA: For the most sustainable lawn, SGA prefers Autralian native grasses rather than varieties that can become invasive.…
Conserving Water
Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world, yet we use more water per capita than any other country. By reducing the amount of water…
Keeping our Stormwater Clean
With the heavy rain we have been having in most states, the importance of site planning, not just at a commercial level but also at a residential…
Wicking Beds
You know, I’ve been doing this horticulture thing for a while, and over that time, I’ve seen a number of garden designs, products and “innovations”…
Irrigation in an Arid Nation
Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth and despite the fact that we are surrounded by water, there is precious little of the stuff to…