Tag: Gardening
Water bans for Central Darling Shire towns
Water restrictions start today for three towns in the Central Darling Shire.[MORE]
Nurseries back water relief
Nurseries have welcomed a move to ease water restrictions in New South Wales Murray River towns.[MORE]
Water bans easing in SA
Watering times for household gardens in SA will be more flexible from next Monday.[MORE]
Scrap water restrictions, urges MP
A South Australian MP wants water restrictions to end in favour of a new price structure.[MORE]
Gunns desperate for publicity: Cundall
The former presenter of ABC TV's Gardening Australia, Peter Cundall, says television personality Don Burke would not work for Gunns if the timber company was building a pulp mill in his backyard.[MORE]
Burke, Cundall in pulp mill showdown
Gardening personality Don Burke has been hired by timber company Gunns to help win support for its northern Tasmanian pulp mill.[MORE]
Blackbutt to host habitat creation workshop
A workshop teaching residents in southern Wollongong and in Shellharbour how to support native plant species will be run this month at Blackbutt.[MORE]
Yeppoon garden takes honours
A garden which features plants that do not use a lot of water has won Rockhampton Regional Council's garden competition.[MORE]
Farewell for TV gardener Kevin Heinze
About 500 people turned out to the funeral of TV gardening guru Kevin Heinze.[MORE]
ABC TV gardening pioneer Heinze dies
Former ABC host and pioneer of TV gardening, Kevin Heinze, has died after suffering a heart attack.[MORE]
Native planting guide goes online
A website has been launched to help people identify which native plants are most suited to the Adelaide suburb in which they live.[MORE]
Nurseries hopeful as SE Qld water restrictions eased
The Nursery and Garden Association of Queensland says the easing of water restrictions has improved the outlook for horticulture retailers in the state's south-east. [MORE]
Giant boab arrives in Perth after 3,000 km journey
A giant boab tree from WA's Kimberley has arrived in Perth.[MORE]
Giant boab tree from the Kimberley to be transplanted in Perth
A giant boab tree from the Kimberley is expected to arrive in Perth on Saturday to be transplanted in Kings Park.[MORE]
Mexico plants 9m trees in one day: minister
More than 9 million trees were planted in Mexico as part of a day-long campaign against deforestation, the environment minister said.[MORE]
New fruit fly problem in Adelaide's south
A quarantine period for Daw Park in Adelaide's southern suburbs has been extended until at least the middle of December because of fruit fly.[MORE]
Mulch fungus kills British gardener
British doctors have warned gardeners of the danger posed by a common fungus after a previously healthy man died from breathing in fungal spores found in dead plant material.[MORE]
More home-grown veg as British, US belts tighten
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As the credit crunch bites, more and more people are turning to home-grown vegetables.[MORE]
Brisbane rain brings relief, but restrictions stay for now
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South-east Queenslanders are still hoping dam levels will hit the 40 per cent target.[MORE]
Darwin gardeners on lookout for white fly
As the dry season begins, Darwin gardeners are being warned of an increase of an insect called the spiralling white fly.[MORE]
Shock gardening troops attack urban eyesores
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Self-styled 'guerrilla gardeners' are fighting to transform urban wastelands into horticultural havens.[MORE]
Canadian province to ban garden pesticides
Canada's Ontario province says it will ban the sale and general use of pesticides in what the province says will be among the toughest such environmental laws in North America.[MORE]
Central Qld product a boost for parched soils
A product mined in central Queensland will help to save water in home gardens in the south-east corner.[MORE]
Residents start waste water re-use scheme
A group of residents south of Adelaide have become the first in the state to start their own waste water re-use scheme.[MORE]
Flies still enjoying the fruits of Daw Pk
A fruit fly eradication program is not working as well as hoped at Daw Park and surrounding suburbs of Adelaide's south.[MORE]
