Visit Mornington Ailsa 2025

On a cool autumn morning, we gathered at Ailsa’s impressive property in Mornington to see how, in the past 10 years, she’s overcome some significant issues with her plot to create an incredibly productive garden. Keep reading to see why most of us who attended went home a little inspired and a lot jealous at what we saw.

Visit Clarendon Vale Steven and Kathryn 2024

Self-sufficiency and enjoyment are the motivations behind the incredibly productive and welcoming garden that we visited this month. Keep reading to see what Steven and Kathryn have created on their suburban block in Clarendon Vale.

In My Garden - Ngaire and Larry - February 2022

Ngaire & Larry spent some time in their Mount Nelson garden this week, capturing images of what's growing (and what's not). Keep reading to hear Ngaire explain the garden as you walk through it with her.

Visit Sandy Bay Wendy 2021

 Visit Sandy Bay, Wendy 26 September 2021

How lucky we felt to live in Tasmania where there is no lockdown, when the Food Garden Group visit season for spring 2021 kicked off with a wonderful visit to Wendy's garden in Sandy Bay. 

Visit Mornington - Ailsa - December 2020

 Visit to Ailsa, Mornington, December 2020

These garden visits keep surprising and delighting us. On Sunday 6 December 2020, we gathered (in 2 groups of 20 as per Covid regulations) at Ailsa's place in Mornington. We got a few brief sprinkles of rain, but nobody was deterred by them from having a great time, and the sun shone most of the time.