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Check out our resources for gardening in Geographe Bay!
Soils in Busselton, Dunsborough and surrounds can often be dry, sandy and water repellent, which can make gardening difficult and can mean we overuse fertilisers to try and help them. By using too much fertiliser contributes to making our streams and rivers prone to algal blooms and can even affect our beautiful bay.
The City of Busselton has lots of great resources below for gardening better to save you money and time in the garden and also help our waterways, and we also run events with other agencies so you can get the best and most up-to-date advice.
Gardening Guide for Geographe Bay Region In the Garden - GeoCatch Geographe Community Landcare Nursery Keeping it Local Booklet
Gardening Guide for Geographe Bay Region
In the Garden - GeoCatch
Geographe Community Landcare Nursery
Keeping it Local Booklet
Attract Insects & Native Bees to Your Garden
Did you know that insects play a vital role in the environment (and your garden!) including the pollination of plants. To learn more about attracting insects including native bees to your garden, please check out our dedicated page here.
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