A garden for all seasons
Inspirational gardeners

A garden for all seasons

Linda Blencowe says gardening is an ever-unfolding adventure and an opportunity to hone her skills throughout each season.

Celebrating 25 years of organic gardening excellence
Organic life

Celebrating 25 years of organic gardening excellence

We started 25 years ago with the aim to supply trusted, practical advice for organic gardeners. Today, our focus is still on providing practical solutions so you can live a greener, healthier life.

Panels can work whichever way your roof is facing but get advice to make sure you can maximise power production.
Organic homes

Making the most of solar panels

Solar panels on your mind (and your roof)? Here's some tips to keep them providing you with the energy you need.

Tom Field's Bearhug wraps are one solution to reducing soft plastics.
What's been happening

New ideas for tackling Australia’s soft plastics problems

Australians generate around 70 billion soft-plastic pieces per year. This team has one creative solution.

The work of Rob Stewart has highlighted the importance of sharks.
Our planet

The work continues to save our sharks

Shark numbers are decreasing, making the work of the late Rob Stewart crucial to their future, writes Reese Halter.

Compost loos are very basic but easy to maintain.
Organic homes

Benefits of compost loos

Simon Webster answers questions about compost loos, such as why would you want one?

Seed saving helps preserve desirable traits and build crop resilience.
Organic life

Seed saving for the future

Leonie Shanahan looks at why seed saving is so important to our health and food security.

The Our FabHaus prefabricated design by John  Tallis is Passivhaus certified, a rigorous standard for  energy efficiency in building.
Organic homes

Prefab houses: great for the environment and our housing crisis?

Contructing homes offsite can be great for the environment and a huge time saver. Could it also solve some of Australia's housing problems? 

There's multiple benefits to having a garden in the school environment.
Organic solutions

A green learning environment

One principal’s vision to enhance his students learning environment through gardening has everyone at the school seeing green, writes Kate Neale.

Early engagement with nature is important for children.
Organic life

Rewilding our schools

Urban rewilding is helping nature make a comeback, especially in schools where children get a chance to go 'wild', writes Helen Cushing.

Dr Cooper Schouten is the director of a new  bee research centre.
What's been happening

New Honey Bee Research Centre

A new Honey Bee Research and Development Centre has been established at Southern Cross University. 

Use of hemp in the building industry is set to grow rapidly.
Organic homes

Hemp building set to take off

The fast-growing wonder plant hemp is ready to take off as a sustainable building material that can be mould-proof, fire-resistant and breathable, writes Reese Halter. 

A magpie lark.
Organic life

Listen to your garden

Penny Woodward likes to take the time to listen to what's going on in her garden and learns from the sounds she hears. 

The Our FabHaus prefabricated design by John Tallis is Passivehaus certified.
Organic homes

Prefab housing for the future

Constructing homes offsite can be great for the environment and a huge time saver. Could prefab housing be the chosen way to build in the future? 

The newly discovered Rhododendron astrophorum.
What's been happening

New Rhododendron species found in the Philippines

A botanist at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, has unveiled a new species of plant, Rhododendron astrophorum.