Alavier Horticulture

03/10/2026

You should be able to assume that the food on the supermarket shelves is exactly what it says it is. What else are they sneaking onto our plates?

Can Australians trust the labels on the food they buy?In a major ...

11/09/2026

Two weeks between these photos. No spray. Just waited for the biological control to move in. Most of these aphids were taken out by parasitic wasps, all that’s left of the aphid is the hollow exoskeleton.

07/09/2026

What is your Ecological Footprint?

Take this short quiz to see how many planet Earths we would need if everyone lived like you 🌱

Calculate your Ecological Footprint. Find out how many planets would be needed if everyone in the world lived like you?

05/09/2026

Oh look, a carrot 🥕 🥴

15/08/2026

This would have to be one of my favourite places on the Gold Coast 🥰 We went to Mudbrick Herb Cottage in Mudgeerabah for their monthly open weekend. Got to try some of their herbal teas while having a wander through the garden and then topped it off with buying some herbs and a Bolwarra/ Native Guava!
Cant wait for the next one 💚🌱

23/05/2026

I like big bugs and I cannot lie 🪲

PSA - please stop trying to kill these little dudes. They prefer to eat rotting organic matter and will only go after your living plants if they can’t find that. They really like rotting wood, even more reason to add compost and mulch to your gardens!

21/05/2026

What do you currently wish you were growing?
We could make that wish come true ✨👀🌱

21/05/2026

Sometimes you can find food in your local car park 😂
The Midgem Berry (Austromyrtus dulcis) is a native bush food local to the Gold Coast. It’s also a common landscaping plant as it’s incredibly hardy. It’s one of my favourites 😍

02/05/2026

Keeping the pollinators happy 😊🦋🐝

01/05/2026

Why am I growing plants in pots on top of a garden bed instead just straight into said garden bed?
So a certain someone doesn’t trample them!
Digby loves to stand on seedlings. I’m unsure as to why, he won’t tell me 🙃🐶