Gardening

A growing garden community in Footscray

By Peter Gartside A new Community Garden for the Inner West is taking shape in a hidden corner of Footscray. The Footscray Community Garden and...

Make Yarraville Great Again: I’m with Donald on this one

He's got the beanies and no one knows more than he does about the renaming of suburbs. Welcome Marrowville.

Friends of Maribyrnong Valley and Hop Nation Brewing Co. Unite to protect nature

An inspiring partnership between Friends of Maribyrnong Valley and Hop Nation is working to protect nature and make a positive impact.

Bee kind

Learn about beekeeping and how to safely interact with these incredible insects.

Gardening with dogs? Stop. Drop. No Dig!

Meet Sunny, our new four-legged family member, and find out why his enthusiasm for digging may challenge my no dig gardening method.

Blooming in the shadows

Learn about the unexpected joys of growing mushrooms. Follow the story of a gardener who found solace and growth through the cultivation of mushrooms during a challenging season of life.

To prune or not to prune? That is the question.

Pruning hints and tips in this month's Diggin' It

Which plant where? And why not on my nature strip? 

As I was mowing the endless miles of nature strip bordering my corner block recently, I wondered why, in this time of climate concern, we cling so desperately to European notions of lawn, especially on our nature strips. Lawns are a monoculture environment offering little shelter, shade or food to native fauna, while demanding much in time and resources to maintain.

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