Model of Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy showing the poikilé , the large four-sided portico enclosing a garden with central pool.
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The plants a Roman chose could say a lot about the person they were.
Are raccoons ravaging your radishes? Container gardens might be a good option for saving your plants.
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Pests can cause sudden and significant damage to homegrown food, but a little planning and intervention can help you cut your losses.
During coronavirus lockdowns, gardens have served as an escape from feelings of alienation.
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What drives people to garden isn’t the fear of hunger so much as hunger for physical contact – and a longing to engage in work that is real.
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Home gardens have shifted through necessity, from suffragette protest to hippy communes. Is coronavirus isolation the shove you need to start yours?
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A behavioural science expert, a botanist, an environment media expert and an entomologist suggest ways to connect with nature in your garden.
There are no guarantees in bushfires, but you can improve the odds your house survives a blaze.
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Houses built more than 20 years ago are likely to be more vulnerable to bushfires than newer builds. But there are some simple and inexpensive ways to reduce your risk.
Bigger, bigger, biggest.
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Have you recently harvested a big fruit from your garden? Here an expert’s tips on how to go from jumbo to gargantuan with your tomatoes.
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From happier and healthier residents to more resilient buildings – green roofs offer significant benefits to cities.
Cross-cultural community gardens that include learning activities can increase food security and also help with reconciliation.
Community gardens with land-based activities can impact community food security and are a good way to forge relationships among new immigrants, Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members.
The aftermath of a bushfire at Holsworthy, New South Wales.
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A startling phenomenon occurs after a fire tears through a landscape. So what is it in bushfires that gives plants this kiss of life?
Gardening gives people the chance to reconnect and relax.
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How gardening can make you happier and healthier.
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Climate change is accelerating and species are dying out at a record rate. Experts imagine how inviting nature into our lives could help.
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Wildflowers, bees and butterflies – your lawn is a vibrant ecosystem waiting to be unleashed.
Gardeners use water crystals to drought-proof their plants.
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Water crystals help drought-proof plants. But these tiny polymers are leaving gardeners concerned.
Your plants would certainly love a drink this summer. But which water is best?
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Plants can find it tough to get all the nitrogen they need, especially from Australian soils. But summer storms can provide an added boost.
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Evidence-based advice from experts on how to make your garden a friendly environment for pollinators.
The connection between the gardens of Versailles, and your backyard garden, are closer than you might think.
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From the Bible to Versailles, gardens are bound to their political and religious history.
Got a license for those seeds?
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Sharing seeds was common practice among farmers throughout history until the rise of agribusiness. Now seeds are trademarked and regulated, but there’s a new place to get them for free: the library.
Xanthorrhoea have no real trunk – just tightly packed leaves.
Grass trees are wonderfully odd. They fit no neat definition, and can live up to 600 years.
Research shows children are five times more likely to eat salad when they have grown it themselves.
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Teaching children to grow their own fruit and vegetables could be key to tackling the obesity crisis.