All ticketholders to the virtual trail will be in the draw to win a Up on the Rooftop garden pack. The winner will be announced on the virtual trail weekend. BUY NOW! The Garden pack will consist of a set of 3 Waterpot Ollas, 1 Waterpot Spike pack, a Succulent pack, 1 x Grow Herbs[…]
We’re pretty excited to announce that once again Waterups have come on board with some great prizes for the Sydney Edible Garden Trail. Each garden host who opens their garden for the 2021 physical trail will be in the draw to win a WaterUps® Oasis 1240 Wicking Bed. So what are you waiting for? Register your[…]
Thanks to the pandemic 2020 has been very productive, using down time to turn a block that hadn’t been gardened in 40 years, into a zoned space with chickens, bees, annual beds, a food forest, storage, pond, wicking beds, composting systems and passive watering techniques.
After the overwhelming success of the 2020 Virtual Sydney Edible Garden Trail, we’ve decided to do it all over again on 27 – 28 February 2021, three weeks before our Physical Garden Trail Event (20 – 21 March 2021). We’re excited to announce that once again, Costa Georgiadis, the host of Gardening Australia TV show,[…]
Thank you for being a part of the exciting new Sydney Edible Garden Trail. In light of the escalating situation with regards to Covid-19, we have regrettably had to make the decision to postpone the physical aspect of the edible garden trail this weekend, 21-22 March 2020. The health and safety of ticketholders, volunteers and[…]
It’s hard to imagine the world as we know it without rolls of soft toilet paper, but in Western culture it’s a relatively new invention, having been first commercially available in the US in the mid-19th century. Before that, the elite used sheets of paper produced especially for this purpose as early as the 4th[…]
Recently we asked one of our volunteers, why she’d put her hand up to help us out? Here’s what she said… I was invited to join the team to provide some admin support at a time when my mobility was compromised so it was an excellent opportunity to become involved. My role has been small[…]
Liane’s garden is a permaculture garden with established macadamia nut tree, bananas, olive, peppercorn, and mulberry, peach and apricot trees. There is a central VEGE garden with a Cranberry hibiscus, perennial basil, leeks, squash etc as well as my large bromeliads collection. It is flat with a ramp for wheel chair access to my back[…]
Ours is a mixed garden which, at this point, includes a few edible trees, greens, vegetables, vines, flowers, cactus, orchids, bromeliads, natives and water plants. The garden was not designed with any specific style in mind. As our love of gardening and confidence grew, we experimented and added new stuff and chopped and changed. There[…]
Mackie Lane community garden was started by a group of local enthusiasts in 2008-2009. Both gardens enjoy support from Mosman Council, our 40+ members and the broader community. Ausgrid made land available that was a sub-station which has been sealed. As a result all the beds and pots are above ground making gardening less back-bending![…]