4 Simple Tips For Sustainable Gardening

We first had an obsession with greening our workspaces when we all had to work from home, then nation wide we all jumped onto the veggie gardens to grow our own veggies from home.

Now we're turning to our own gardens for inner joy and to regenerate life. 

We're all planing more flowers for the bees, building healthy gardens for the wildlife and just spending time in nature to release our anxieties.

But how are we doing this? Or how do we take the first step. 

1. PLANT BLUE FLOWERS FOR THE BEES

The garden has become a hub for encouraging lively habitats, with a huge resurgence towards saving the birds and the bees (biodiversity!). Over the past year, a survey by Greener Spaces Better Places revealed Australia’s biggest driver to buy more plants is to bring colour into the home.

Greening our homes and neighbourhoods with plants, shrubs, and trees, can greatly help to mitigate heat. Embrace the natural air conditioner of nature by planting at the base, the sides, and overhead to create cooling pockets of shade that last long term.

3. SPRUCE UP YOUR SOIL FOR HEALTHIER PLANTS AND A HEALTHIER YOU

If you’re ready to regenerate your soil for more nutrient-dense food, here’s a handy preparation checklist. Take it to your local nursery to find out more:

• Organic waste from the kitchen (contains nitrogen)
• Paper, toilet rolls, dried fallen leaves (contains carbon)
• Put these in your compost or worm farm to transform it into food for your plants
• Combine your compost with organic soil (from your local nursery)
• Then cover with mulch to retain moisture in the soil and protect microscopic fungi and bacteria (your local nursery can help you with this)

4. SPEND TIME IN THE GARDEN AS A SALVE FOR ECO-ANXIETY

If you don’t have access to an outdoor space, the Greener Spaces Better Places Simple Science shows you can boost your mood and well-being simply by bringing more plants indoors.

• Pop a few potted plants of low-light tropical greenery in shadier spots
• Place coloured flowers in areas with sunlight
• Grow herbs near open windows where the scent will waft through the house