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Cheat your way to a healthy vegie garden

Get cracking now via a few on-the quiet-shortcuts and you’ll have a thriving home vegie garden, or improve on your current...

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24th Feb. 2021 5:02 AM

Gardening advice: How to grow your own vegie patch

Poison warning for popular Aussie tree

They might be one of our most recognisable trees – but Aussie gardeners have been warned to be extra careful around one...

Best way to build a child friendly garden

A surge in the number of Aussies taking up gardening is teaching families more than ever — and there are ways it can help...

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26th June 2020 6:06 PM

NETWORK case study. Dominic and Malin Hooghuis with kids Atlas, 5 (stripes) and Zeppy, 7 who has created his own backyard garden. Why you should keep up with your gardening post covid. The mental health benefits getting outside can have on adults and children, especially with school holidays coming up. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Bunnings selling ‘expensive’ item for $4

Bunnings are selling an item that usually costs as much as $200 for just $3.75 – and shoppers are very excited about the...

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11th June 2020 11:06 AM

Bunnings selling ‘expensive’ item for $4.

M’boro Open Gardens program grows

The annual Maryborough Open Gardens has grown and this year will be a two-day stand-alone event in August.

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10th June 2020 10:06 AM

An aerial shot of the Elizabeth Rose Garden in Kent Street, Maryborough.

Jasper's passion refreshes town during pandemic

COVID-19 restrictions have inspired a seven-year-old green thumb to grow his hobby into a business.

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21st May 2020 5:05 PM

FRESH: Jasper Sempf, 7, has been growing vegetables for his family and the community during the lockdown. Picture: Warren Lynam

Naked gardener fears cold snap will ruin image

The sudden blast of cold weather has come at exactly the wrong time for one gardener eagerly awaiting World Naked Gardening...

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01st May 2020 3:05 PM

McDowall Gardener Andrew Cumberland is taking part in World Naked Gardening Day again. This photo is from 2018.

Task you can finally get done at home

Being stuck in isolation may have you flexing your green thumb but here’s what you need to know before you head out to your...

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25th April 2020 7:04 AM

Being stuck in isolation may have you flexing your green thumb but here’s what you need to know before you head out to your local garden centre.

Local company's sales up 140%, jobs rise amid world pandemic

Social distancing has helped foster a love for gardening and Childers’ Oreco Group is reaping the benefits with a spike in...

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13th April 2020 5:04 AM

Paul Woosley CEO of Oreco with his new factory that is under construction north of Childers. Photo: Paul Beutel

How the coronavirus crisis has led to a boom in gardening

Green thumbs across Cairns have jumped on planting season to prep their gardens and stay self sufficient during self...

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04th April 2020 5:04 AM

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