Our top 5 picks for indoor plants
Chris Mangoni 3 min read
Our top 5 picks for indoor plants

Indoor plants have made a wonderful resurgence in recent years, and here at the Mangoni Family Merchants, we’re all for it!

Everyone’s indoor plant journey looks a little different. Whether its finding an excuse to hear to the local nursery to add to your collection, scrolling Facebook marketplace and adopting yet another plant, or growing your own from cuttings, everybody has a story. We love bringing the outdoors, indoors, and so we’ve compiled our top 5 favourite indoor plants

Top 5 Tips For Your Courtyard or Balcony Produce Garden
Chris Mangoni 4 min read
Top 5 Tips For Your Courtyard or Balcony Produce Garden

While the suburban backyard is still an Aussie must have, today they look a little different to what they did 40 years ago.

A growing population and ongoing development has meant we have been forced to think outside the box when it comes to produce gardens in smaller and taller homes.

Top 10 Design Considerations When Starting Your Produce Garden
Chris Mangoni 9 min read
Top 10 Design Considerations When Starting Your Produce Garden

Starting your own vegetable and produce garden is an exciting time for any green thumb, even more so for those looking to step into the world of self sustainability. And while many successful veggie gardens are started by simply tending to the soil and throwing some seeds in the ground, we’re going to focus on steps that you can take to create a garden that is not only functional but looks great! Here are our top 10 tips!

Worms, Wee, and Wonderful Castings: Start your own worm farm today!
Chris Mangoni 9 min read
Worms, Wee, and Wonderful Castings: Start your own worm farm today!
Worm farming is increasing in popularity thanks to growing push for self-sustainability, a consideration for reducing, reusing and recycling materials that would otherwise go to landfill, and educating the next generation of green thumbs.
The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Compost Bin
Chris Mangoni 6 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Compost Bin
While there are many ways to compost, such as open-air composting and worm farming, we are going to focus on static and tumbling composting as they are an easy, manageable, family-friendly way to begin.