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From fitness to the great outdoors, here's everything on offer in Aldi's sale. Source: Aldi Australia.

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Calling all gym junkies! Aldi launches affordable range of fitness gear

Aldi's Special Buys have become a cult favourite - and this week's offering includes cut-price gym gear and some gardening essentials!

Written byRachael Rosel

Gardening

Expert tips on growing your own food at home

Expert tips on growing your own food at home

All you need is some sunlight, good soil and water!

Written byPenelope Pelecas

All you need is some sunlight, good soil and water! Source: Getty.

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Winter gardening: How to maintain your garden in the cooler months

Winter gardening: How to maintain your garden in the cooler months

From which plants to grow to which jobs to focus on, here are the best tips and tricks for winter gardening.

Written byRachael Rosel

These are the easy ways to make sure your garden stays healthy during winter. Source: Getty.

Gardening

Save a supermarket trip! How to grow your own herbs

Save a supermarket trip! How to grow your own herbs

You don't need a big backyard to grow herbs.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Grow your own herbs in isolation and save a trip to the supermarket. Source: Getty

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Say goodbye to aches and pains after gardening

Say goodbye to aches and pains after gardening

Moving heavy pots and constant bending can take a toll on your body.

Written byPenelope Pelecas

A long day in the yard can take a toll on your body. Source: Getty.

Gardening

Keep your garden alive! 5 ways to save your garden from the drought

Keep your garden alive! 5 ways to save your garden from the drought

A drought-friendly garden is possible!

Written byPenelope Pelecas

Here are some tips to help you deal with drought conditions in your garden. Source: Getty

Gardening

Is taking a cutting from someone else’s yard a neighbourly sin?

Is taking a cutting from someone else’s yard a neighbourly sin?

Is it ever OK to cut flowers from someone's else's garden?

Written byPenelope Pelecas

Gardeners know that sharing cuttings among friends is common practice, but when it comes to helping yourself it's another matter! Source: Getty

Gardening

What works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to keeping snakes away at home

What works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to keeping snakes away at home

Summer's here and the time is right for snakes to be on the move.

Written byCalista Bruschi

Simple tips to keep snakes away from your home this summer. Source: Getty Images

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Good news green thumbs! Gardening is good for your health

Good news green thumbs! Gardening is good for your health

Even just tending to some pot plants is beneficial for your health.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Gardening has many physical and mental health benefits for retirees. Source: Getty

Gardening

Rust be gone! Restore your rusty garden tools with these easy fixes

Rust be gone! Restore your rusty garden tools with these easy fixes

Make rusty tools good as new!

Written byPenelope Pelecas

Read on to learn how to clean rusty garden tools. Source: Getty

From our community

‘The year without our garden: Coronavirus makes me miss the little things in life’

by Carole Leskin

‘Quit complaining and do something positive to improve your situation’

by Barbara Stacey

‘My generation-bridging, boredom buster for grandparents and grandkids’

by Peter Stanhope

‘I would rather swing a sledgehammer in a chain gang than garden’

by Rod Wise