Good Organic Gardening

Let’s work together

The underlying foundation of sustainable gardening is the natural harmony that exists between species in the wild. Many plants have evolved to grow better alongside certain others and we emulate this phenomenon in the practice of companion planting.

Plants have also evolved to form beneficial ecological relationships with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. Nature’s recycling processes, such as the carbon and nitrogen cycles, are dependent on the innumerable interactions and associations between living organisms.

We can more closely mimic nature’s processes in the garden by employing a wider range of species to assist with nutrient cycling, pest and weed control and the production of outputs that can

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