Outdoors
City cornucopia
Increasing wellbeing and connection to nature, reducing food miles to food metres, and turning waste streams into resources: it’s increasingly clear that urban agriculture is a vital ingredient for sustainable cities.
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Pushing the boundaries: fence materials and design
Mara Ripani explains how to push the boundaries of sustainable design to the very edge of the property with the new abundance of fencing options.
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Ideas & Advice
Gardening up high
We’re learning more all the time about what plants can thrive, and survive, on rooftops. Elke Haege shares the latest research on your best soil and plant options for living roofs.
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Ideas & Advice
Green roofs – Getting past first base
Many green roofs don’t get past being a ‘good idea’, but with some knowledge and planning you can follow through on your desire to green up high, writes Dick Clarke.
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Planting beyond tomorrow: selecting resilient trees for your garden
Many established trees are already stressed by climate extremes. Michael Tanner explains how to factor in the future when selecting resilient trees for your garden.
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Green facades
Green facades can be a resilient and inexpensive way to create thermally comfortable and visually stunning homes.
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Small spaces gardening
Kate Smalley from Small Spaces Garden Design explains how to make the most of courtyards, balconies and vertical spaces.
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Gimme shelter: Birdscaping
Sarah Coles speaks to Bev Debrincat from the Habitat Network about the best ways to birdscape your garden.
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A better shade of grey: Grey water in your garden
Potable water is becoming the world’s liquid gold, and in the driest continent on earth, it’s priceless. Horticulturist Michael Tanner outlines how you can help save this precious resource by going grey in the garden.
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Ideas & Advice
In the zone: Zoning your garden
Horticulturist Michael Tanner gives some tips on zoning your garden to make the most of nature’s most precious resource.
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Ideas & Advice
Native resilience: Inverawe gardens
When Bill And Margaret Chestnut first inspected their 22 acre property in Margate, Tasmania, it was nothing but woody weeds, fallen timber and piles of rubbish.
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