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Grow a sustainable garden

With a little planning it’s easy to create a beautiful garden that suits our changing climate, attracts local wildlife, enhances biodiversity and provides health and wellbeing benefits to you and your family.

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Gardening and growing food

Create a sustainable garden at home with these simple tips and resources.

Applying for a nature strip planting permit

The City of Stonnington is now giving residents the opportunity to create a garden on their property’s nature strip.

Compost at home

Minimise food waste and turn your food scraps into nutrient rich plant food for your garden.

My Smart Garden

My Smart Garden is a free sustainable gardening program to help you grow food and transform your outdoor space into a beautiful, resilient, and productive garden.

Keeping bees, chickens and other poultry

Learn how to register as a beekeeper and find information on keeping chickens and other poultry.