Fraser Coast Chronicle

GREEN TIPS: Couple ready to share their gardening secrets

They dug everything by hand and said gardening was the best form of therapy.

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09th Sept. 2019 4:09 PM

Greg and Dot Smyth hang home made lures to protect their brassicas from the White Moth.

Society shares gardening tips at Saturday's meet

THERE is a Friendship in Gardening that blooms in the members of the Maryborough Horticultural Society.

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11th May 2018 5:05 PM

Maryborough Open House and Garden. Joy Duke in her well tended Aldershot garden.

10 plants that are almost impossible to kill

Impress your friends with instagram-worthy snaps of your thriving greenery.

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10th May 2018 2:05 PM

BREATHE EASY: Not only do indoor plants add style to your home, but some remove polluntants from the air such as the snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue.

Garden club counts insects to build national database

WHEN most of us would be swatting at insects, Maryborough Garden Club members will join the nationwide bug hunt at their...

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06th April 2018 3:04 PM

Maryborough Garden Club's (from left) Robin Shepperson (president), Rhonda Delaney (member), Kerry Delaney (treasurer) who get together to share and discuss ideas will join the Wild Pollinator Count at the club's weekend meet.

Size really does matter

Ivan Weatherhead credited quality soil, cow manure and lots of rain for producing monster vegetable.

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31st March 2018 5:03 AM

GREEN THUMB: Kawungan local Ivan Weatherhead grew this sweet potato estimated to weigh about 20kg.

Fraser Coast is paradise for tropical flowers

Hervey Bay is a tropical area, meaning we are able to enjoy exotic flowers.

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10th March 2018 11:03 AM

BAT FLOWER: It can be fussy and hard to grow but will thrive in the right conditions.

Top tips for jolly plants this Christmas

Find out how to bring your living spaces to life this festive season.

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10th Dec. 2017 5:12 AM

More than meets the eye with fungi

WHAT does bread, beer, cheese and vegemite have in common? The answer is fungi.

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21st Nov. 2017 11:11 AM

LOOKS LIKE A FUNGI: Like animals and plants, fungi are so districtive and important that they are classified in a kingdom of their own.

Transform your garden this spring

Fraser Coast Council and Wildlife Queensland are encouraging gardeners to transform their yards into mini nature refuges...

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11th Aug. 2017 5:08 AM

LOCAL WILDLIFE: Learn about the fairy wren at the Wildlife Friendly Garden workshop.

GALLERY: Bare-all approach for Fraser Coast green thumbs

WORLD Naked Gardening Day had the Fraser Coast's green thumbs going back to nature, with dozens of gardeners show off their...

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08th May 2017 12:05 PM

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