Using Gardening for Therapy
Using gardening for therapy is the cornerstone of Kevin Heinze GROW (KHG), a social enterprise operating in the Doncaster and Coburg suburbs of…
7 Ideas for Designing and Landscaping a Backyard Naturescape Playground
The concepts of sustainability and providing a better future for our younger generations are intertwined with physical and mental health. We can…
Greening Cities
Although beautiful old gardens are disappearing, there are initiatives to green cities. As old houses are pulled down to make way for new large…
Greening Cities
Although beautiful old gardens are disappearing, there are initiatives to green cities. As old houses are pulled down to make way for new large…
Growing Little Learners – The Benefits of Gardening with Children
We sometimes think of gardening as an adult activity, and sometimes especially for older people This can get reinforced when we give in to our…
Getting to Know Poisonous Plants
Do you like to spend time in the garden with your children or with pets? Do you like have vases with flowers to enliven your living areas? If so,…
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…
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…
Chamomile – a pretty and useful herb
After hours working in the garden it’s great to sit back and relax with a cup of tea. It’s even better if you have grown the tea yourself. One of my…
The value of trees in urban areas
It is a great pity that so many of our citizens think of our parks, gardens, streetscapes and urban landscapes only in terms of their aesthetics.…
Wellbeing Gardening – Gardening for the Body, Mind & Spirit
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more” - John Burroughs (1837-1921),…
A New Life Through Gardening
Part of the pleasure of gardening comes in the sharing of plants, seeds, learning and experience with other gardeners. There are so many stories of…
We Will Rebuild – Gardening After Bushfires
Bushfires are regular event in our fire-prone country. Unfortunately, communities are sometimes devastated and, sadly, these tragic events…
