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Gardening tips for container gardening, potted plants
9 Nov 2025

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
5 Oct 2025

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
7 June 2025

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’
News / Local
17 July 2024

‘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

News / Local
13 Sept 2023

Free plants for Moreton Bay residents

Did you know Moreton Bay City Council offers free native plants to owners of residential properties in the region? Here’s the details

Sunshine Mitre 10 part of community
News / Local
9 Aug 2023

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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Spring gardening tips
24 Sept 2020

Spring gardening tips

Spring’s the season most green thumbs live for, when our gardens come back to life after winter.

From little things, big things grow
21 Sept 2020

From little things, big things grow

The Samford Edible Garden Trail team is taking things to the next level thanks to a Moreton Bay Regional Council Grant

Care team harvests state award
12 Aug 2020

Care team harvests state award

The Let’s Dig In therapeutic gardening team, at Bolton Clarke Inverpine in Murrumba Downs, is celebrating after winning the Queensland Team category of the Leading Aged Services Australia Awards for Excellence.

Why father's lawn was key to Liam's dream
21 July 2020

Why father's lawn was key to Liam's dream

Four years ago, Liam Hughes came up with a life-changing plan – all he needed was his father’s lawn in Ferny Hills! Once he got the nod to dig up the grass, Lot 81 Micro Farm was born at Ferny Hills.

How to make your own terrarium
22 May 2020

How to make your own terrarium

Are you stuck for space, but still want to bring a bit of the ‘outside’ into your home? Why not test your green thumb with your very own terrarium?

Pull-on your gumboots: Autumn gardening jobs you can do this weekend
13 May 2020

Pull-on your gumboots: Autumn gardening jobs you can do this weekend

The weather’s getting cooler, pumpkin soup is back on the menu, and the bread-making craze is still going strong.

National Recycling Week: How our region supports the cause
6 May 2020

National Recycling Week: How our region supports the cause

Our local hospitality and tourism operators in the Moreton Bay Region are very supportive of the war on waste and are proud to support National Recycling Week.

There’s never been a better time to start growing food at home. This is how Basilea Living Herbs got #MoretonBayTough
13 Apr 2020

There’s never been a better time to start growing food at home. This is how Basilea Living Herbs got #MoretonBayTough

When cafes and restaurants closed their doors or moved to takeaway menus, all but two of Sarah Heath’s regular hospitality customers cancelled their orders for living herbs and edible flowers.

Perfect Christmas Gifts for Green Thumbs
News / Shopping
9 Dec 2019

Perfect Christmas Gifts for Green Thumbs

If you use your imagination, there's no shortage of Christmas gift ideas for green thumbs of all ages.

Drought-Proof Your Garden for Summer
14 Nov 2019

Drought-Proof Your Garden for Summer

While drought grips much of Queensland, the dry conditions are taking their toll on our gardens. According to Garden Gem's Burpengary's Russell Young, planning out a more hardy and drought-proof garden can save you heartache, as well as hefty water bills.