Whether you buy materials from a farmer’s market, local farmers or chain hardware stores, here’s everything you need to know to get your garden growing on a budget.
Save those milk jugs, soft drink cans and pool noodles you thought were useless – and give them a new life outdoors with these genius ideas.
You may be surprised to learn some of the things you can add to your compost bin.
Follow these simple tips and your plants should flourish.
These simple and smart updates to everyday yard tools will make your outdoor chores a heck of a lot easier this season.
Plan before you plant, for a landscape that will endure for years to come without costly and time-consuming alterations or additions.
Plant your own herbs and spices and add a personal zing to your cooking.
The love of nature is something instinctive to us all and there is nothing more uplifting than to be out walking among the biodiversity in a national park enjoying the wildflowers, birds and ...
Food waste is a global challenge that has economic, social and environmental impacts.
Follow these tips for healthier garden soil
Create a simple decorative outdoor feature with an old tin, a leafy herb and a distressed picture frame.
Hanging baskets green up a pergola or patio fast, but for a lush effect in front of a wall or fence, planters work better.
Create leaf-shaped garden pavers in just a day and use them to lay a stepping stone path in the lawn.
A portable shelf designed to fit over the lip of your wheelie bin is the next big thing in gardening due to it’s practicality, versatility and ease of use.
Some gardeners use cold weather as the perfect excuse to take a well-earned break from their garden. But not horticulturist, garden writer and TV presenter Melissa King. She says there’s little ...
Do a bit of hard work in the garden this month to tackle any problems and prepare for the growing season
Composting garden and kitchen waste has long been the silver bullet in scrap and waste recycling and Tumbleweed’s environmentally-friendly 220L Gedye Bin does the job with serious environmental ...
Keep lawn edges looking sharp with this essential power tool
Create a lush tropical outdoor space with shade-loving plants.
Handyman readers get together to share their best gardening tips.
Earthworm species number in their thousands and, as unappealing as they may be to some, they are a necessary part of the soil and play a vital role in the health of plants.
Don’t waste your kitchen and garden scraps, toss them in a compost bin and make fertiliser for your plants.
From invasive plants and bare patches in the lawn to a rotten fence post, your garden issues are sorted.
Build a simple birdhouse with plywood for small visitors to the garden
Give garden tools a protective coating to prevent them from rusting and degrading
Prevent aphids from overunning your garden with this home-made deterrent
Build a self-watering raised bed from treated pine to grow salad greens. Everyone loves to grow fresh salad greens, tomatoes and herbs. But backyard crops need regular water to thrive. Too much ...
In this New Jersey backyard, an Aussie-grown gardener has come up with new landscaping tricks and techniques
Avoid making these four common mistakes to grow greener grass with fewer weeds
Shift materials safely around the house and garden
