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…
Gardening for the Senses
“All the world's problems can be solved in a garden” Geoff Lawton, permaculturalist. A few months back, we posted an article on how an aspect of…
Companion Planting
Once the realm of the hardcore, hippy, home gardener, companion planting is now an incredibly popular practice - from beginner gardeners right up to…
Container Planting
There are a huge variety of containers available from expensive designer pots to recycled tin cans. What you choose comes down to budget, space…
Sustainable Wicking Worm Bed
Progress Updated March 2013 When I built my first wicking worm bed 10 months ago, it was a test bed designed to gain experience with the process. My…
Importance of Biodiversity
As sustainable gardeners, we can lead by example with plantings and design lay-outs supporting biodiversity. Some general rules of thumb are to opt…
Courtyard Gardening
A courtyard garden can be a private retreat created to relax with family, entertain with friends and to garden with pleasure. Courtyard gardens are…
Hydroponic Gardening
This post has been submitted by one of SGA's Cuttings readers. See the bottom of this post for info on how you too can contribute to our website.…
Balcony Gardening
A balcony provides a wonderful opportunity to create a beautiful and productive green space. It is perfect for green thumbs with limited time to…
Rooftop Gardening
Access to an inner city rooftop provides a great opportunity to establish a garden haven to relax, to entertain or to grow produce. Typically rooftop…
SGA Footprint Flicks – Renter’s Guide to Sustainable Gardening
If you only ever venture into your…
