All plants need a certain amount of water to grow. One of the biggest decisions that home gardeners needs to make is how they plan to get the water to the plants that require it. Simple systems such as a
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Water Saving Products
There are many materials now available which can help retain moisture in the soil longer or help water to rewet soil, which has become hydrophobic. These products help to save water and keep plants alive through periods of drought. Why
More...Fertiliser Facts
With so many different types of fertilisers out there, it’s hard to know which one is the best to use. Here’s a bit of a background info on the different types of fertiliser available and how they affect your garden.
More...Why Grow Your Own Food?
Growing your own fruit and vegetables is one of the most environmentally friendly things you can do. 1) It saves water. According to a study done by David Holmgren, co-founder of ‘Permaculture’, (Holmgren Design Services) efficient backyard growers can use
More...What to do with your excess produce
Gluts, gluts, gluts. Funny word, but gluts in your produce garden are rather unfunny if you can’t get rid of the excess. It’s a familiar story: joy as we watch the new season’s vegetable and fruit crops starting out healthy
More...Holiday-Proof Your Garden
Planning to get away for a break is a part of summer in Australia. But the last thing you want to happen is to go away on a holiday, only to find a dead garden when you return. So before
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Sceptics say that you can’t have a garden with chooks. They dig up plants, they make a mess of mulch, they leave droppings around, but this could be said of many pets. My experience is that a garden just isn’t
More...Why Your Garden Matters
Every garden is its own (or is a unique but connected) ecosystem containing an extraordinary array of living organisms including plants, fungi, bacteria, microbes, insects and animals that all impact on the health and resilience of the living network. We
More...Permaculture
Feeling daunted by permaculture terminology? Wondering what it all means and whether you can have a slice of the Permaculture pie? Let us lead you gently through zones, elements and relative locations with our simple guide, leaving you feeling relaxed,
More...BAAG Bookshop
Be sure to browse through our bookshop when you next visit BAAG, we stock a wide range of books and that cater to professional gardeners, gardening enthusiasts… and even people who don’t like gardening at all! We have titles covering
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Have you tried composting but always have putrid problems with it? Is turning over the compost regularly a pain to do? Do you wonder if there is a good way of getting rid of meat scraps or chicken fat? Is
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Pots and Birdbaths
The pot range at BAAG is one of the biggest in Melbourne. We have a huge selection of Terracotta, Glazed and Plastic pots in hundreds of sizes and styles to suit any house or garden. We also stock a wide
More...Use Quality Tools
Often when it comes to garden tools people think the cheaper the better. Like anything, you get what you pay for and you should always buy the best you can afford. Why? Well, there are a number of reasons, the
More...What is Urban Ecology? – A few thoughts from BAAG’s CEO
I have been lucky to have been able to spend much of my working life surrounded by plants; studying and working in the natural environment, in local gardens and in garden centres. Like many of us, I love the opportunity
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