This week, I’m coming to you hot off the back of three days at the National Waste Conference in Coffs Harbour and, as I’ve said here before, there’s nothing that comes close to the importance of conferences for people to be face-to-face, interacting, communicating, hearing ideas from each other directly and then being able to share a cuppa at morning tea or lunch or catch up at dinner and take the concepts and ideas and potential collaboration and partnerships to the next level. I want to give a big shout out to the many council staff from around the country that come along and not only share their stories around dealing with waste but take on board and collaborate across organisations to come up with better solutions.

Jerry meets a staghorn and elkhorn fern collector, Jane shows how to grow fruits in small spaces, Costa visits an urban farm training deaf and hard of hearing students, Josh shares tips on curbing seedling bolt and Millie profiles a fascinating native shrub with an ultraviolet secret!

Millie profiles a fascinating native shrub with an ultraviolet secret.

Josh shares some simple tips to help curb seedling bolt.

These stunning heliconias will add colour and interest to any tropical garden!

Find the perfect edging to give your garden that finishing touch!

A dull spade edge can really slow you down in the garden. Here’s how to fix it.

Need some inspiration for the vegie garden? We’ve got you covered!

Tick off those gardening jobs this weekend!