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Ok, I have a confession, despite enjoying working in nurseries I really hate pricking out and potting up ...

Used every now and then by bush regenerators for digging the crowns out of things like asparagus fern and also good for digging into gravelly creekbanks when doing plantings.

Do you get sick of dropping tools in the garden or in the bush and spending the next half hour trying to find ...


One tool that has been in my collection for about 10 years and gets dragged out every now and then is a handy little rope saw called “The Unbelievable Saw”

I was intrigued by this custom tool named ‘the Lantana Hook’ that the Dungog Commoners Landcare team have been ...

Landcare sites often have their own unique challenges, weeds, spiky plants, rocky cliffs. Urban Landcare groups ...

Seed balls are a fairly simple way of getting seed into an area to germinate after a good rain event.

Did you know birds are a key indicator for biodiversity health in the landscape? How healthy is your patch?

I’m giving away trade secrets here but apart from identifying plants one of our common requests is for species ...

This month’s tool, a nice little hatchet to help poisoning woody weeds, you might need a blacksmith, farrier or someone with an oxy set to make it.

One of my first jobs was at a nursery, the nursery specialised in citrus and roses and was spread over
a couple ...