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The multi-award winning Great Gardens team has now delivered free environmental education to more than 63,000 adults and more than 11,000 kids! Join the movement for change and become empowered and inspired to achieve sustainable living in your life!

18 MAY 2012

Great Gardens Workshop in Ellenbrook

18:30-21:30 Woodlake Community Centre, 2 Highpoint Boulevard, Ellenbrook 6069

Register and attend this workshop and be in the running to WIN A VERGE MAKEOVER!

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20 MAY 2012

Healthy Pasture = Healthy Livestock and Healthy Environment!

09:00-12:00 Lynward Park, 2140 Great Northern Highway, Bullsbrook

Come and learn the secrets of creating sustainable, nutritious pasture with expert Chris Ferreira.

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21 MAY 2012

Great Gardens Workshop at Cannington

18:30-21:30 Cannington Exhibition Hall, Corner Albany Highway and Station Street, Cannington WA 6107 Free onsite parking. It is upon the entry to the Showgrounds through Gate 1, on the Corner of Albany Hwy and Station St.

Learn the secrets of a sustainable urban paradise, slashing your water and nutrients and helping to create a Riverwise landscape

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22 MAY 2012

Great Energywise Homes and Gardens Workshop - Bassendean

18:30-21:30 Town of Bassendean Senior Citizens Hall, 50 Old Perth Road, Bassendean

Top Tips on how to Create a Beautiful, Energywise Home

 

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23 MAY 2012

Synergy Great Homes and Gardens Workshop – Mosman Park

18:30-21:30 St Luke's Anglican Church, 20 Monument Street, Mosman Park WA 6012

Learn how to Create a Beautiful, Energywise Home

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With a world population growing by the day and governments continuing to put their heads in the sand it’s vital that as individuals we create the momentum needed to make the changes. That is why I am proud to be an ambassador for the Great Gardens program as it works so effectively to inspire and empower communities to make real and lasting change"

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! If you haven't learnt it by now you have got to get out there, do the right thing and cover any bare soil and garden beds with a rough, coarse mulch to stop the soil drying out and your plants suffering. Mulch can slash your water loss by up to 70% and could be gravel if you are in a fire-risk area.
Sad as it is even the best wetting agent will only last 2-3 months and so you may need to reapply now. Remember the 'finger test' - if the soil is not wet 2cm down half an hour after watering you have a water repellency problem.
Nothing beats getting out under cooling natural plants when the heat is getting you down. Find a shady spot under an iconic aussie tree or sit out in the garden in the evenings. Visit www.actbelongcommit.org.au for more information about mentally healthy communities
Remember if the sun hits a surface or wall at this time of the year it is going to heat up so break that insidious cycle.  Shade cloth, scatter rugs, shade sails -anything will do and they will all help to keep you and your home cooler.
There is a reason why watering is banned between 9am and 6pm - it just isn’t very efficient.  Most of the precious water applied at this time will be lost on a hot day before it gets to your plant roots.
Add one cm or two to your lawn length by raising the height of your mower blades.  It will keep the soil cooler and reduce moisture stress and water loss