During droughts, water conservation is a hot topic! But when rainfall seems adequate again, many of us forget about it. However, the last drought made many of us aware how much water is actually wasted. Because Australia is a dry continent it is important to conserve water all the time – in times of climate change we are no longer sure when the next drought will hit. And, anyway, with increasing water prices, conserving water helps the hip pocket.
Ever felt like the…
Should I Use Sphagnum or Peat Moss?
To reduce global heating we should not us peeat products in gardens, but peat moss is sold to us both by itself and in some potting mixes.! If you…
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…
Minimising water use on lawns and turf
For the most sustainable lawn, SGA prefers Autralian native grasses rather than varieties that can become invasive. However, we recognise that many…
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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…
