Category Archives: raised garden beds

December Gardening Guide

Posted on November 26, 2014 by

Zone 0: Planning is well underway for the heat of summer – collecting jars and bottles for the summer fruit harvest, while Mum’s jam making has continued unabated from winter’s citrus marmalades through to loquat jam and jelly, mulberry jam … Continue reading →

Posted in bees, food storage, fruit, hanging out in the garden, maintenance, permaculture design, raised garden beds, summer, vegetables, vertical gardens

November Garden Guide

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

Zone 0: Spring cleaning is largely over, and yielded great opportunities to share no-longer-needed items with the community, as well as providing loads of carbon-rich compost material (i.e. paperwork)… Zone 1: Tomato and capsicum seedlings have gone back into our … Continue reading →

Posted in fruit, native plants, permaculture design, permaculture principles, planning, planting, raised garden beds, spring, vegetables, vertical gardens, water, zones

Open Day – this Sunday

Posted on May 2, 2014 by

It’s that time of year again… just when the sun disappears, the rain hits, the weeds pop up and the fruit trees start dropping their tired old leaves everywhere, we fling the gate open and welcome you into our little warts-and-all … Continue reading →

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Beginners’ Edible Organic Gardening course

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

“I got a raised garden bed for Christmas and I’m not sure what to do next…” “We just moved and we finally have room to grow some fruit and veg but it’s a bit overwhelming…” “I kill every plant that … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, community, courses, events, fruit, hanging out in the garden, permaculture principles, raised garden beds, seeds, soil, sustainable food, time management, vegetables

All aboard the garden bus!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by

Howling winds and sudden downpours couldn’t keep a busload of keen Adelaide gardeners away from community gardens on the first of October. Organised by Jo Staniforth of Kitchen Gardens SA, this was a bus tour that criss-crossed our fair city … Continue reading →

Posted in community, events, hanging out in the garden, raised garden beds, resilient gardening, spring

Spring Open Day – Monday October 7th

Posted on September 24, 2013 by
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Autumn garden blitz time

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Thank goodness, some real rain at last- the soil is softening, the plants are coming to life (and the weeds too), and although cooler temperatures mean growth is not as rapid as the great bloom of spring, at least there … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, fruit, maintenance, permaculture design, planning, planting, raised garden beds, time management, vegetables