Wildlife & Pets
- Which Plants Are Best Wildlife & Pets Special EventsOctober 28, 2023Find out how bats are friends to gardeners, drinkers, fruit lovers; how bats are mighty mozzie eaters, and even mightier mothers; and why you should find a home for bats in your back yard
- Which Plants Are Best Wildlife & PetsOctober 19, 2023What's nicer than sitting with a cuppa watching the birds feed and play in your own back yard? Here's how to create a welcoming garden full of plants for native birds
- Wildlife & PetsOctober 19, 2023Birds in our nursery, birds in the city, birds all around - join in the national birdspotting survey this week and see how many birds you can spot. And if you want to see more birds, take a look at our blog post on Bird Friendly Gardening too!
- Wildlife & PetsAugust 16, 2022We want to help beekeepers maintain healthy beehives given the recent detection of Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) in NSW and the national biosecurity response underway.
- Wildlife & PetsApril 07, 2021Butterflies are one of the magical transformations of nature - how does a crawling caterpillar become a shimmering floating pollinator? Encourage butterflies to your garden and help their numbers increase, with the plants you choose
- Wildlife & PetsApril 21, 2020Without bees, almost all edible crops would be unpollinated – no fruits, no vegetables, no nuts. Many favourite garden flowers would go unpollinated too – no seeds for future plants. And no honey for our toast. Help restore declining bee populations by finding a place for bee-friendly plants, in even the smallest of outdoor spaces.
- Popular Posts Wildlife & PetsJanuary 10, 2020Some of the more common garden plants that are toxic for dogs, and safe alternatives to plant in your garden. Remember that just as you can't feed your dog chocolate, there are plants that are perfectly safe and tasty for us that could make your pup sick. Check with your vet if you are unsure.
- Wildlife & PetsJanuary 10, 2020Some of the more common garden plants that are toxic for cats, and safe alternatives to plant in your garden. Remember that there are plants that are perfectly safe and tasty for us that could make your kitty sick. Check with your vet if you are unsure.
- How To Wildlife & PetsJune 01, 2019Doing less work in the garden? Sounds like a plan! Best of all, less work means more nature – and when we encourage nature into our gardens, even a little bit, nature rewards us by helping us in the garden. We’ll show you how.
- How To Wildlife & PetsJune 01, 2019
Bad bugs eat our plants and ruin crops, leaving our garden a mess and more susceptible to disease. Good bugs (aka Beneficial Insects) help to control these pests by making a meal out of them. While the good guys are moving about the garden eating mites, aphids and scale, they're also often doing the important job of pollinating our plants.
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