How to DIY: Backyard pond lighting
There are plenty of DIY, easy-to-install pond and garden electrical products available to regular people like us who aren’t electricians, and they are safe and legal to install. This article aims t...
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Aquatic Plant Profile: Eel grass
Mass plantings of this species along the bottom look amazing with shimmering natural sunlight.
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Aquatic Plant Profile: Slender knotweed
Pretty pink flowers add a great pop of colour mostly from November to June and are also frequented by insects such as bees and butterflies.
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Aquatic Plant Profile: Water milfoil
Milfoil provides an excellent habitat for frogs and small fish to lay eggs, find food and seek shelter within.
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Backyard Frog Profile: Spotted marsh frog
Although its Latin name means 'from Tasmania' the natural habitat and range of these frogs is from Tasmania all the way to Townsville. It lives in waterways, roadside ditches and dams.
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How to DIY: Creating a frog oasis in your backyard
Australia has a multitude of amazing frog species all with their own distinctive calls and habitats. Finding the frogs that will be most likely to visit your area is the first step in creating a th...
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Aquatic Plant Profile: Water ribbons
Water ribbons (Cycnogeton procera) are a diverse indigenous plant for the margins of your pond and when used on pond margins the thick bunches provide an excellent habitat for water bugs and insects.
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Aquatic Plant Profile: Purple loosestrife
An absolute MUST HAVE native purple flowering species that thrives in full sun, but can also do well in full shade.
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Backyard Frog Profile: Southern Brown Tree Frog
The natural habitat of Southern Brown Tree Frogs are wetlands, grasslands, heaths and farmland. However this species is also found throughout gardens of Victoria and chances are it has visited or c...
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