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Gardening tips for container gardening, potted plants
Are you an apartment dweller, renter, own a garden with poor soil or just wanting to simplify your life? Then container gardening is the answer. With a little bit of free space and minimal effort you can grow just about anything! Here are some expert tips.
Gardening tips: Creating colour with foliage
Asked to imagine a colourful garden, most people visualise a space full of flowers and blooming trees, but some of the most stunning spaces are actually created using foliage plants. Here are some expert tips.
Gardening tips: Grown cover in South East Queensland
Ground covers are a great way to add a pop of colour and beat the weeds in your garden. Here are the best varieties for our climate in South East Queensland. Expert advice ...
‘We just wanted to make a difference’
Long-time Redcliffe Garden Centre customers have overwhelmed owners Ross and Gena Campbell with messages of support since they announced the business will close in the coming months, after 20 years
Sunshine Mitre 10 part of community
The community, including tradies and home DIY customers have embraced the Sunshine Mitre 10 superstore since it opened about eight months ago at North Lakes. Those who have not yet checked it out are encouraged to take a look. Here’s what is on offer
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Green-thumbed gurus share secrets at Eco Fest
Join local growers, Costa Georgiadis from Gardening Australia and Paul West from River Cottage Australia at Eco Fest this weekend. Here's what's happening...
Top five tips for spring gardening
The Bureau of Meteorology may be forecasting a wetter than average spring and summer, but Redcliffe Garden Centre’s Sondra Grainger says if you prepare your garden for the ‘wet season’ as you would every year, there’s no reason why it can’t thrive. Here’s her tips for success
Spring selling real estate spotlight on Moreton Bay Region
It’s the first day of spring and the start of what has traditionally been the best time to sell a house. We chat to Richardson & Wrench Caboolture about the market in the northern part of the region and share tips on how to get the best price for your home
Region has 19 suburbs in new fire ant zone
Nineteen suburbs in the Moreton Bay Region are being added to fire ant biosecurity zones as a precaution against one of the world’s worst invasive pests.
Green light for free green waste dumping ahead of storm season
Dumping green waste will be free for Moreton Bay Regional Council residents on four days a year. Find out what's happening...
What to do in garden after big wet
Gardens and lawns are feeling just as water-logged as we are and it’s showing with yellowing leaves, fungal issues and other signs of distress. Here’s some tips on what to do to help your garden and lawn recover
How to grow orchids: expert tips
Many people believe orchids are hard to grow, but Redcliffe District Orchid Society’s Lionel Kirby says it’s easy once you know how. He shares some tips ahead of the society’s Autumn Orchid Show.
How to create compost gold
There’s a lot of talk about the value of adding organic matter to your garden and making your own is easy once you know how. The experts at Bunnings have shared their tips for turning household food scraps and paper recyclables into garden gold.
Taming the garden
GARDENS across the region have gone berserk after a wet couple of months, with plenty of new growth but also an increased risk of pests. Russell Young from Garden Gems Nursery at Burpengary said it was time to get to stuck in, pruning and tidying up to improve airflow and ‘let the light in’.
Backyard battle rages
LAWN grubs are decimating lawns across the region in large numbers enjoying summer heat, high rainfall and humidity.
