

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer month and as Pink is their colour of choice why not plant some pink flowering plants and raise...


Don't cry. Here's how to grow your own onions!
Onions or sometimes called the common onions, are bulbs that are formed from the base of the onion leaves. They come in a variety of...


Lawn Grubs - How to Find Them and How to Kill Them
The best way to control lawn grubs is to understand their lifecycle. The adult lawn grub is a moth, brown to cream in colour which flies...


Bokashi Bins - The Easy Way to Organically Fertilise
Healthy, organic soil is what supports life on this planet. To get your soil to a healthy, organic state you need to add compost and...


Fish of the Week - Siamese Fighting Fish
Betta splendens pH - 6 - 7 Temp - 23 - 25 C Size (max) - 6 cm Minimum tank size - 15 litres General Hardness - 7 - 9 dGH Siamese...


Some things to consider when planting around pets
Whether you are designing your garden from scratch or you are just adding a few bits of colour from your local nursery there is something...


Feeding Your Dog
Proper pet nutrition is extremely important. Gone are the days of simply feeding leftovers or scraps, or popping down to the supermarket...


Winter Grass
Winter grass is a weed that is, as the name implies, a weed that grows in your garden and lawn mainly in the winter months and lasts...


Fish of the Week - Angelfish
Pterophyllum Scalare pH – 6.0 – 8.0 Temp - 24 C - 30 C Size (max) – 15-18cm Diet - Omnivore As graceful as it is beautiful,...


Organic Matter Matters
Organic matter in your soil is the remains of plants and animals at different stages of decomposition. This includes soil organisms and...