The 15 minute garden-in-a-bag: DIY Project

OutdoorsThe 15 minute garden-in-a-bag: DIY Project

This is a simple way to make a tiny herb or vegetable garden for yourself, or create a green and gorgeous gardening gift for someone who has limited space. This garden-in-a-bag will flourish for 12 months to two years.
Your September Garden Calendar

OutdoorsYour September Garden Calendar

How exciting is spring! Longer days, warmer temperatures and more stable weather means plants everywhere begin to grow, flower and form fruit.
Creating a passive house: designing the house of the future

New HomesCreating a ‘passive house’: designing the house of the future

Today, terms such as eco and sustainable are being used to describe houses where thermal performance and effects on the natural environment have been taken into consideration. Now a new term is being used to define these — passive house — and although it appears to be relatively new here in Australia, Passive house has been used in Europe for many years.