We're in the depths of winter here in SE QLD - which means that spring is just around the corner! The days are already getting longer, so finish all those garden housekeeping and construction jobs on your list. Then you'll have plenty of time to visit all the garden shows and open gardens in the months ahead, or just relax and enjoy your garden. July [...]

Could insects like maggots take waste from supermarkets or direct from farms and turn it into something that livestock like chickens, pigs or fish could eat? In the United States 40 per cent of food is wasted while Australians waste about $8 billion of food every year, according to the FoodWise campaign. Canberra-based company GoTerra is experimenting with the idea of using insects to solve [...]

Mr Trash Wheel, officially called the Inner Harbor Water Wheel is a rubbish interceptor. A water wheel vessel that removes trash from the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. It is powered by water power and solar power. The machine places rubbish from the harbor onto an onboard conveyor belt, which routes it into skips on the vessel. Mr Trash Wheel was invented by John Kellett [...]

The beginning of March can still be very hot, but get ready for a busy few weeks once the weather cools down. Not only will it be more pleasant to work outside then, but it will be time to plant a wide variety of cool-season vegetables, annual flowers and spring-flowering bulbs. Trees, shrubs and perennials planted in the mild autumn conditions of March will have [...]

February can deliver extreme weather in terms of thunderstorms flooding and even cyclones. Maintenance tasks such as keeping gutters and drains free of debris, potential mosquito-breeding sites free of standing water and the yard free of loose items that could become projectiles in high winds are especially important at this time of year. Dangerous trees that could come down on powerlines, homes or people are [...]