Practical Western Australian gardening stories covering lawns, soil, fertiliser, vegetables, native plants, water-wise gardens and seasonal jobs for Perth conditions.
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Midland Brick – Preparing your backyard
The WA climate allows us to get outside to relax and enjoy our gardens and outdoor entertainment areas. However, maybe your outdoor space needs some attention, perhaps there’s…
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Buffalo Weed & Feed For most home lawn owners, a lawn full of weeds after the winter is a common occurrence. The generally cooler and wetter weather encourages…
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Richgro Bentonite – Natural Sand to Soil – Organic Mushroom Compost
Colin loves this time of year, as the days begin to warm up and the spring flowers are starting to bloom. If you have been tucked up inside…
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Scotts Australia
Scotts Lawn Builder Bindii With spring now in full swing it won’t be long before you will be taking scenic walks along the river, playing footy and cricket…
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Richgro – Rock Mineral
After a number of year’s farmers, commercial growers and soil scientists are now finally starting to understand the real benefit of improving the biology and microorganism content in…
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There is no Aussie garden that would be complete without a fruit tree, whether it is an orange, lemon, fig or peach. There is nothing better than an…
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Slab & Garden City
So it’s come to the weekend and you’ve got a lot of things to do around your place: fix the paving, mulch the garden, do a bit of…
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Jim’s Mowing – Reticulation Install
If you, or your elderly mum and dad or Grandma or Grandpa, love having a great garden but find it really hard to hand water a huge lawn…
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Scott’s Australia – Everydrop Premium Soil Wetter
Now that summer is well and truly upon us, your garden may be not be looking its best as it struggles to survive in the hot summer sun.…
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All Seasons Synthetic Turf
While we love to brag about our gorgeous Aussie weather - it can actually mean a lot of long hours, hard work and big water bills spent in…
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Slab & Garden City – Christmas
Christmas is just about here and that could mean having the whole family over to yours…even those picky in-laws. So you’re probably freaking out right about now but…
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Jim’s Mowing Number 17
Finally it’s almost the Summer holidays, which is great but you know one thing that never takes time off? Your lawn. Yeah that’s right you can’t forget about…
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Scott’s Australia – Osmocote Controlled Release Plant Starter
Planting must be one of the most enjoyable parts of gardening, whether it is in the ground or in pots. But it is important to do it successfully…
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When your lawn or garden may not be looking it’s best, it always pays to check that the reticulation system is working correctly. Even small faults or problems…
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Seasol – Super Soil Wetter with Seasol
Well it certainly feels like summers here with these hot spells of 30 degrees and over. And it not just you that may be feeling the effects of…
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Jim’s Mowing Number 10
Well, spring is now here and the sprinkler ban has just been lifted, but is your garden and reticulation at home ready? The experts at Total Eden suggest…
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Scott’s Australia – Boost & Feed
With the warmer weather and the spring flush of new growth, many plants in the garden are using up their reserves of nutrients from within the soil and…
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Christmas is just about here and that could mean having the whole family over to yours…even those picky in-laws. So you’re probably freaking out right about now but…
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Richgro – Black Marvel for Roses & Citrus
As always, the 2017 Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation takes place on the first Tuesday in November. But it won’t just be the fillies that…
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Scott’s Australia – Everydrop
In Australia we live on one of the driest continents in the world and that means that we need to make use of every last drop of water.…
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Jim’s Mowing Number 14
When your lawn or garden may not be looking it’s best, it always pays to check that the reticulation system is working correctly. Even small faults or problems…
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Slab & Garden City – Garden Kerbing
Sometimes the difference between a job done, and a job done right, is the little differences you add at the end. Take your garden beds for example. You…
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Seasol Number 2
Last month Colin planted up this ornamental vegetable garden with spring and summer vegies. When the garden was planted, it was watered in with Seasol to get the…
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Scotts Australia – Weed & Feed
Have you have ever tried using one of those hose-on Weed and Feeds before? If you have you may have found that you end-up even wetter than the…
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