A Productive Townhouse Garden
Would you think it is possible to grow 23 different fruiting trees and shrubs, have chickens and bees in a townhouse garden on a standard dual…
Dedication to Productivity and Recycling
The first in SGA's series of Sustainable Open Gardens and Tours, Zofia's garden in Mt. Waverley, is an examplar of productivity and aesthetics with…
Growing in the shade
Can you produce edibles growing in the shade? Of course you can, even when the fruit trees create a lot of shade. Karen Sutherland has used every…
Companion Planting in a Small Productive Urban Garden
Companion planting in a small productive urban garden of fruit and vegetables makes it possible to avoid using pesticides. Just plant densely with a…
Soil Blocks – Starting Seedlings Organically
Soil blocking is a sustainable way to start seedlings. Efficient, easy, fun and great for growing strong healthy seedlings, soil blocks are used in…
Green Roofs
Green roofs are rooftops equipped to grow gardens. This innovative infrastructure offers an excellent prospect for inner city gardening. Like any…
Edible Plants for Shade
There is little to compare in succulence with a tomato or peach that’s enjoyed a sun-drenched life. The challenge is more of us want shade to counter…
Pesticides in Fruit and Vegetables
We are all aware that fruit and veggies produced commercially, unless they are certified organic, have been exposed to pesticides at some stage in…
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…
Peach Leaf Curl
Peach leaf curl is a virulent and resistant fungal disease that appears on the leaves of fruit trees in early spring. As the fungus Taphrina…
Growing Herbs, Vegetables & Flowering Annuals from Seed
Growing from seed is fun and rewarding as well as being very cost effective. You can access a much broader variety of plants than those that are…