Attracting Birds and Butterflies
Don’t forget the birds, butterflies and bees! Provide a feast for them in your garden with a range of natives that are flowering now. It’s a fantastic time to appreciate the floral splendor of the Australian bush, whether the delicate blossom of a Hypocalymma or the robust bud of an…
BAAG Member Specials – February 2025
BAAG membership is free, all you need to sign up is an email address. Our members receive a monthly newsletter packed with gardening advice as well as exclusive monthly specials and special member prices on selected products. To receive these specials you’ll just need to tell the register staff you…
February in your Garden
February, still the hot dry season of Biderap. The ornamental grasses have turned straw coloured. Gardening in the hot and the dry is not much fun. Best just to water, and make plans for when the autumn rains begin to fall. Now is a good time to solarise the grass…
Chillies
Late spring is the perfect time to plant your chilli seedlings. Once the fruit starts to set there is nothing better than seeing splashes of bright red, orange, yellow and green dotted throughout the vegie patch. There are so many great summer salads and stir fries to use them in……
Gallery Exhibition – ‘Christmas 24 and Summer at BAAG’
We will once again have a varied and changing exhibition with a number of our regular artists and new artists. There will be ceramics, sculpture, paintings and much more.
Strawberries
Nothing compares to the taste of homegrown strawberries, and those monster things you buy in punnets at the shops are generally a poor (and expensive) imitation. So, why not grow some strawberries at home! Good position and good soil are the keys to successful strawberries. Strawberries are a European cool-climate…
Integrated Pest Management – A better way to garden
Since ancient times, humans have been finding ways to win over pests. The use of chemicals to control pests began with the discovery that sulphur killed bugs in 2500 BC. Perhaps it reached a crescendo in the 1930s with the invention of DDT. It was not until Marine biologist Rachel…
Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos)
There are 12 different Kangaroo paws, 11 different Anigozanthos species and one Macropidia fulginosa. All are from Western Australia. Many of the named cultivars available from the nursery are hybrids of these different species. For the purpose of the home gardener, it is easier to divide them into tall growing…
Mulching for a Healthy Garden
Sick of plants dying or being lost between the weeds? Mulching is something that we often don’t consider until the sun is beating down and all the moisture has been stripped from the soil or the weeds have taken over. Don’t wait until the height of summer to get started!…
Pot Recycling is back at BAAG
We are very happy to let you know that we are once again able to take your used nursery plastic pots for recycling. (The pots need to be Recycling Code PP5). The recycling bin in located in our driveway on your left.
Proteas, Leucadendrons and Leucospermums
Proteas are native to southern Africa and belong to the same family of plants (the Proteaceae) as the Australian Banksias, Grevilleas and Teleopa. The name ‘Protea’ is commonly used to refer to not only plants in the genus Protea, but also to two other genera – Leucadendron and Leucospermum, also…
Queensland Fruit Fly
Queensland fruit fly is a significant pest that has been found in areas of Victoria for a few years now. Recently there is evidence the fly is establishing itself in Melbourne and surrounds. It feeds on a wide range of fruits and vegetables, and is understandably causing a great deal…
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