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Weekend project for year-round fresh veggies

Weekend project for year-round fresh veggies

Posted: 19 November 2009 by Boral

With grocery prices on the rise, there is no better time to plant a backyard vegetable patch. Apart from the cost-saving and convenience of having fresh produce readily available, home-grown fruit and vegetables also provide peace of mind in knowing what’s really gone into those crunchy greens or tasty tomatoes.

Tags: plants

Ever pondered a produce garden?

Ever pondered a produce garden?

Posted: 17 November 2009 by Metricon

Produce gardens are a style of home gardening consisting of a clever mix of urbanised sustainability and peppered with good old gardening practices – just like our grandparent’s.

Tags: plants

A Growing Sensation

A Growing Sensation

Posted: 09 October 2009 by Metricon

In Metricon Display Landscape Designer – Brendan’s world, gardens don’t have lawns and, often, they don’t even have flowers.
Instead the awarding winning landscaper is turning the humble pergola into an architectural triumph and the vegie garden into an attractive masterpiece.

Tags: environment, plants

Your Annual Guide to Home Maintenance

Your Annual Guide to Home Maintenance

Posted: 09 September 2009 by Metricon

Follow these helpful seasonal maintenance tips and keep any potential issues in your home at bay.

Tags: maintenance, outdoor, plants

Materials and Facades – How They Affect One Another

Materials and Facades – How They Affect One Another

Posted: 29 July 2009 by Metricon

The shape or size of a facade - that’s the front of a home, where it looks onto the street - may determine the materials used in its creation. Structural forces come into play.

Tags: cladding, colours, doors, facade, materials, plants, stone, trends, windows

Bright, Fresh and Glamorous - It's All in the Garden

Bright, Fresh and Glamorous - It's All in the Garden

Posted: 27 July 2009 by Metricon

With winter now settled upon us for the coming months – many of us have begun to hibernate, including our pets who have taken up permanent residency in front of the heater. Traditionally, this time of year is extremely quiet in the garden, and the temptation is to draw the curtains and forget about the jungle growing in our back yard until the warmer weather returns.

Tags: colours, lighting, plants

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