With plenty of sunny days to get out in the garden and extended crop growing times over winter, Makuru is a wonderful time for any Perth home grower. Planting guide for June and July plus garden jobs to stay on top of in the winter months.
Support the vital work that bees do by creating a bee-friendly garden! Follow these tips on providing food, shelter and safe habitat to bee-come a biodiversity champion and watch your garden buzz with life!
No backyard required! Bokashi is quick and easy, takes food waste that other composting systems can't and turns your scraps into valuable resources. Here's the rundown!
Permaculture is a way of thinking about human lives in harmony with nature for the flourishing of all. It’s a set of design principles, ethics and ideas to help us create spaces, communities and systems which allow humans and the Earth to thrive.
Get started with worm composting with this detailed step-by-step guide. An awesome way to keep waste out of landfill and create nutrient-rich fertiliser for your garden.
Heirloom seeds are seeds that have been grown for many generations. Hybrid seeds are seeds that have been bred for particular traits. Find out the pros and cons of growing with heirloom vs hybrid seeds.
April and May is the perfect time to plant brassicas like kale, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli. Snow peas, sugarsnaps and sweet peas will also do well planted this time of year. Don’t forget to get your seed garlic and seed potatoes in the ground as well!
How to grow potatoes in garden beds, grow bags, pots and containers. Plus, tips on companion planting, crop rotation, chitting, harvesting, storing and more.
Growing garlic at home is easy and deliciously rewarding! Everything you need to know about preparing your soil, planting, feeding, harvesting and curing garlic.
Find us at our new home at The Carlisle Collective. Online orders operating same as usual. Our last day at 284 Albany Hwy is Feb 28.
The best natural cleaning ingredients to have in your cupboard. Accessible, affordable and effective – they'll keep your home healthier and protect your local ecosystems from harmful chemicals!
A beautiful book about spending less while enjoying life more. Full of very helpful strategies for tweaking the way we think and behave about money and pleasure, it’s an antidote to a culture of overconsumption and overwork.
Citric acid has many uses around the home. It helps with stains and gently whitening surfaces, while also acting as a disinfectant against a range of bacteria and viruses.
Castile soap is a natural, nontoxic vegetable-based soap that can be used for both body care and household cleaning purposes. It contains no animal fats or synthetic ingredients, making it both vegan-friendly and biodegradable.
February is the last month to sow many of the warm weather crops and March is the time to get ready for autumn plantings.
If you’ve ever been frustrated by Perth’s sandy soils, or struggled to grow plants over our tough summers, this is a great book for the shelf!
5 Amazing all-natural, zero-waste toothpaste alternatives to explore, including tooth soap, tooth powders and toothpaste refills.
Switching to a low waste lunchbox is a great way to embrace Earth-care values as a family.
If you’re looking to clean your home with safe, natural products, sodium percarbonate is a great one to have in your tool kit. Whether you’re trying to keep whites clean in the laundry, remove stubborn stains around the home or clean the grout in your bathroom, sodium percarbonate is a powerful, yet safe cleaner to have on hand.
Backyard chooks will need a little extra TLC to help them thrive through Summer. Before you leave home for the day, check what the temperature is going to be, and ensure your birds are adequately protected from the heat.
If your worms are climbing out of the bedding mix or congregating under the lid of your worm farm, they’re stressed out. Here's how to cool them down.
Try this beautiful garden-to-table recipe by our talented Bec. Mix and match whatever garden produce and edible flowers to create your own delicious work of art.
Sunsmart garden designs and water wise habits to nurse your garden through a heatwave and keep your plants healthier during the hottest parts of the year.
Find out what you can and can’t recycle this Christmas, and help divert waste from landfill.
Perth planting guide for December and January. With warm soil temperatures, a range of seeds should germinate easily and quickly during Birak. We recommend heirloom seeds sourced locally within WA.
Together, we can make a difference this festive season. Here are some easy ways to celebrate Christmas sustainably and give with purpose.
To help curb your Christmas food waste mountain, plan well and prepare lists to prevent shopping on impulse. Here are our top tips for reducing food waste at Christmas time.
Sadly most of the common gift wrapping materials we use today are non-recyclable and destined for landfill after one or two uses. But Gift wrapping doesn't have to be wasteful. Check out these tips!
Nothing’s quite as refreshing in summer than a crisp, juicy watermelon that’s bursting with sweetness. Grow your own watermelons and they taste even more satisfying! Here's our guide to growing watermelons at home in time for summer.
