gardening

I found these cheap gardening tips in the Simple Savings Newsletter for September. It provides lots of tips on living cheaply and sustainably rather than consumer driven. We have saved over $150 in...

This article had a little bit of guidance from a post found on Sustainability Victoria, which now seems to have disappeared off their website. It's a wok in progress project for us, so we make no...

  Things you need: Clean sterilised jars (you don't need the lid) Muslin fabric Rubber bands Sprout seeds (you could try alfalfa, mustard, mung beans or even radish and...

We had a little give away of a DIY container garden of herbs. It sadly looked a bit dilapidated by the end of the day but the idea was certainly well intended! Particular highlights...

Firstly two from the infamous Mike Lieberman, who wrote a post for us last year on how he is using left over coffee grounds to stop some of his potted plants going yellow, a problem that several of...

I would suspect a lot of these compartments would be far too shallow for most container plants but small rocks could be interspersed with the deeper planting for good effect. It's certainly a...

Monsanto is an American-owned international agro-chemical and foods conglomerate. It employs about 45,000 people and peddles over eight billion dollars a year in chemical products all over the world...

II was excited to see this living wreath on Design Sponge this week. It looks pretty easy according to the tutorial but I'm going to amend a current wreath I have rather than buy any materials. I'm...

I'm loving these DIY centrepieces using fruit and veg. They are  definitely recyclable as they can be eaten on boxing day! from Craftzine

Another great installment from the Sustainable Gardeners Alliance on gardening in rental property, including an awesome guide to a DIY rain water bin. www.sgaonline.org.au/info_renters2.html