A borer update Summer is when we most appreciate our canopy cover from large trees around the house and garden. If you are lucky enough you will have an old tree in the garden that spans metres and keeps the neighbourhood cooler. Unfortunately, some of our older trees around Perth have become victim to the […]

Be Groundwater Wise – Horticulturalist Sabrina Hahn addresses garden bore users in Perth + Mandurah https://youtu.be/dEHTPs1jT7M   Be Groundwater Wise – Horticulturalist Sabrina Hahn on how to achieve a groundwater wise garden https://youtu.be/4vX6At3QkBo   Be Groundwater Wise –  Horticulturalist Sabrina Hahn explains why groundwater is a precious resource https://youtu.be/d–yV36g8uM  

  Link to home page https://begroundwaterwise.wa.gov.au/ Link to ‘Waterwise gardens, lawns and verges’ page https://begroundwaterwise.wa.gov.au/waterwise-gardens-lawns-and-verges/  

Think climate change. Be waterwise. Climate change means Perth receives less rainfall now than we did a few decades ago, and this means our groundwater is being recharged less than in the past. Less rainfall and less recharge, and increasing demand for groundwater, means Perth’s aquifers have shifted out of balance. Groundwater is an important […]

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, nurseries and rose growers have been inundated with photos and specimens of roses that are suffering from all sorts of symptoms which include: Silvering of the leaf surface. Curled and distorted leaves with bronzing on leaves, stems and new shoots. Grey to black markings on flowers often […]

If you have seen this in any of your fruit, then you know without a doubt you have rats playing in your garden. They prefer a healthy diet of 3 fruit and 2 veg a day! Over the winter months rats will be looking for a nice warm spot to keep warm and safe, this […]

Here at Hort with Heart we have maintained our philosophy of developing environmentally sustainable products that work with nature not against it.  We have always believed in equal opportunity and creating positive change in people lives. In order to reduce our carbon footprint we have made the decision to have all our labels and packaging […]

Sabrina’s Dirty Deeds is the gardening podcast that combines practical advice and expert knowledge with good times and wheelbarrows of fun! Joining Sab is her good mate Jamie Burnett. While he’s the first to admit his gardening struggles, he’s always having a dig and loves nothing more than a good laugh. Sabrina’s Dirty Deeds will […]