If you’re anything like us, you love having your fury friends in the garden. What you may not know, is that a lot of the fertilisers and pesticides we use to keep our garden looking lush and healthy, are also very harmful if ingested by our pets. In this blog, we’ll discuss Hoselink’s Australian Made Fertiliser range, which is not only organic but also pet and child friendly.  We’ll also be discussing Hoselink’s product range that has been designed for pets and the products you didn’t know you needed to make life with your fury friends even easier.   Is organic fertiliser safe f ..read more

At Hoselink we’re all about reliable gardening tools, but beyond getting the basics right we highly encourage you to add water elements to your outdoor space to increase its sense of relaxation and beauty. One of those water elements is the time-honoured bird bath. This simple water feature, which you can buy or build yourself, provides a beautiful service to the wildlife we live amongst and elevates our relationship with nature even further. The benefits of bird baths You can bird watch Birds are fascinating creatures, and the more birds you attract to your bird bath, the more you’ll be amaz ..read more

Since 1970, Earth Day has been a day that’s served as a reminder of the fragile nature of our planet. It promotes awareness of efforts made to support environmental protection and educates all of us in ways we can contribute. Each year, a theme is set which reflects the current climate. This year, the theme is “Invest in our Planet”, which places emphasis on building a prosperous and equitable future. It has come time for businesses to invest in our planet. This can be done by funding more sustainable practices within every business. As an individual, you may be wondering what this means for y ..read more

What is National Tree Day?  This year, National Tree Day is being held on Sunday 1st August 2021. It has been an annual event ever since 1996, when it was co-founded by Olivia Newton-John and Planet Ark. The day is a call to action for all Australians to plant a tree and give back to Mother Nature. The event aspires for millions of new trees to be planted each year by several thousand people from businesses, schools and communities who volunteer their time to help this worthy cause. National Tree Day ..read more

Almost all gardens are filled with visitors from the natural world. Still, with the environment around us evolving and wildlife habitats dwindling, we gardeners have an important role to play in safeguarding the future of our precious nature. We can do that by constructing gardens that suit our personal requirements and double up as eco-friendly sanctuaries. Now we know what you’re thinking, and no, making our gardens wildlife-friendly doesn’t mean that we have to let them turn into wildly rugged, unkempt jungles where animals swing from tree to tree… but every space, no matter its size, can g ..read more

Attracting pollinators to your garden is very important if you want to have a thriving abundance of fruit and veggies. If you have ever tried growing pumpkins, watermelons or zucchini, you will know how important it is to get the flowers pollinated. If there are not enough pollinators in your garden, your fruit and veggies may not form and will wilt and die. If you have noticed this happening, you can manually pollinate by transferring pollen from one flower to another using a paintbrush. This, however, should only be a temporary solution as ultimately, you want to attract natural pollinators ..read more

  A great way to help the birds this summer is with a creative bird bath. It's important to give our feathered friends an inviting place to drink water, eat and bathe! 1. Vintage Sink   A vintage sink would add charm to your garden and provide a great place for your feathered friends to relax this summer. The best places to find vintage sinks are at nurseries, street markets, the tip, ebay.com, and gumtree.com.   Image 1: https://retrobellish.com Image 2: https://au.pinterest.com/pin/88664686384578974/ [STARTBLOCK|PROMOS|product,product] [/ENDBLOCK] 2. Vintage Garden Chair &n ..read more

Learn How a Bee Hotel will Improve your Garden Source: National Geographic You might not realise but some of the most important things in your garden are the insects, especially the Butterflies and bees. They are your secret army of workers, busy pollinating your flowers. They put in the hard graft of transferring the pollen and seeds from one flower to another and fertilising them so they can grow and produce food. Why protect bees & butterflies? Bees and butterflies are the most important pollinators of crops and plants. We rely on these pollinators to pollinate apples, plums, carrots ..read more

World Wildlife Day is an annual event held on March 3rd but was originally founded by the United Nations in 1973 to ensure awareness of animals and plants remained. This year, the theme is ‘recovering key species for ecosystem restoration'. With many species of endangered flora and fauna and their prospects not looking healthy, it is important to raise awareness and attempt to reverse their fate. Education is a crucial element of this to understand how to support this cause as well as safely and responsibly interact with our wildlife.   Looking for ways to get involved? Beyond educat ..read more

About Threatened Species Day  The 7th September is no ordinary day. It gives us an opportunity to stop and reflect as, on that exact date in 1936, Australia’s Tasmanian tiger was officially recognised as extinct. Some 60 years later, in 1996, the Threatened Species Network founded by WWF Australia and the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust established National Threatened Species Day to acknowledge and honour the death of the last Tasmanian tiger at Hobart Zoo.  National Thr ..read more