Quiz - Gardening Responsibly

What is an ornamental garden?(Required)

A vegetable garden

A crop of wheat, corn or canola

A garden of plants chosen for pleasure and appearance

A garden full of ornaments, statues and garden gnomes

How many different varieties of garden plants are sold in Australia?(Required)

300

1,000

10,000

30,000

What type(s) of plants can you put in an ornamental garden?(Required)

Only Australian native plants

Only exotic plants

A mix of native and exotic plants

All of the above

What does gardening responsibly mean?(Required)

Gardening in only one style, in neat rows and the same colour theme

Buying, selling and installing ornamental plants that won’t cause harm to the environment

Not letting your garden gnomes travel and send postcards anonymously from overseas

Making sure your carnivorous plants don’t eat people

What is the main problem that invasive plants cause in Australia?(Required)

Cost billions of dollars to manage, and threaten Australian plants and animals with extinction

Make mum annoyed when she is trying to grow vegetables

Hurt my feet when I walk through grass

Look ugly

How can I find out which garden plants have a low risk of becoming invasive?(Required)

Talk to a nursery supplier who is a member of the Plant Sure Scheme

Look for plants in-store that display the Certified Gardening Responsibly eco-label

Go to the Gardening Responsibly website (gardeningresponsibly.org.au) and click 'Find a Plant'

All of the above

Who do you think can play a role in gardening responsibly?(Required)

Commercial nurseries (breeders, wholesale and retail nurseries)

Landscapers, landscape architects and designers

Home gardeners, governments, schools and business

Everyone who buys, sells, installs or recommends ornamental garden plants

All of the above

Imagine you’re receiving the annual Gardening Responsibly award! What do you think you did to get the award?(Required)

I researched all the plants in my garden in the Research Portal

I chose plants with the Certified Gardening Responsibly eco-label

I maintained my garden to the reduce the risk of invasive plants spreading

All of the above

Which of these actions is NOT an example of how to maintain your garden to reduce risk to the environment?(Required)

Choosing Certified Ggardening Responsibly plants that have a low invasive risk

Maintaining my garden — pruning or potting any plants that may have invasive risk factors

Disposing of cuttings, prunings or old pot plants in the green waste bin

Leaving it up to my garden gnomes to take care of my garden