Gardening • 12-11-2020 • Kylie Knight
It may be National Recycling Week, but it is something the children at Margate’s C&K Florence Kindergarten & Preschool actively do every day.…
Gardening • 9-10-2020 • Kylie Knight
Lawn grubs can decimate a lawn in just a few days, as many people discovered in February when favourable weather conditions prompted a plague-like hatching event.…
Gardening • 24-9-2020 • Kylie Knight
Spring’s the season most green thumbs live for, when our gardens come back to life after winter.…
Local Stories • 21-10-2019 • Kylie Knight
Every garden in Australia, if we incorporate native plant species, can be a barrier to extinction of native animals and insects.…
Local Stories • 27-9-2019 • Kylie Knight
Hamptons-style cubbies and 'mini-me' cubbies, imitating the main house style, are in demand as parents look for ways to get their children out and out of the technology.…
Local Stories • 6-9-2019 • Kylie Knight
Now is the perfect time of year to create a new garden or revive an ailing one, according to garden designer Eva Porter.…
Local Stories • 19-8-2019 • Kylie Knight
Changing the way you think about waste is the first step in producing compost that will make your garden flourish and help the environment.…
Local Stories • 14-8-2019 • Kylie Knight
Fruit and vegetables may be flourishing in this garden, but so is friendship and the joy which comes from giving something back to the community.…
Local Stories • 2-8-2019 • Kylie Knight
Sarah Heath’s place looks like a typical rural residential property from the street, but out the back you’ll find a hobby farm that proves anything is possible with hard work and determination. …
Local Stories • 31-7-2019 • Kylie Knight
The banana industry has changed dramatically since Ross Lindsay started growing crops as a 15-year-old on his Wamuran farm. Here, Ross shares his story.…
Local Stories • 29-7-2019 • Kylie Knight
Across three years farmer Arran Heideman and the volunteers at Millen Farm have been toiling in the community field. They have endured frost, heatwave and flood. But they have also experienced strong community support.…
Local Stories • 12-7-2019 • Kylie Knight
According to the members of the Caboolture Orchid Society, one you get the hang of growing orchids, there's a high risk of addiction.…
Local Stories • 17-6-2019 • Kylie Knight
Using water plants as an addition to a garden is part of the trend of something old being new again. …
Gardening • 20-5-2019 • Kylie Knight
Potted plants are making a big comeback, with young women driving the revival. Peter Popenko, owner of The Plant Shack, says that more young women uncovering the benefits of indoor plants has helped boost the resurgence, which has been gathering momentum for the past year and a half. …
Local News • 18-3-2019 • Kylie Knight
The Hills Organic Garden is a community venture where volunteers work together to grow a chemical-free harvest they can share.…