Visit Howrah Mandy 2026
A warm summer's day and a delightful garden greeted us for the the Southern Food Garden Group's February visit to Mandy's in Howrah. Mandy moved here about three years ago, and we were all astonished to see how she has managed to change the garden from a 'blank canvas' with mainly grass to this thriving plot with flowers everywhere and the vegie components well underway too!
Visit Sandfly Jennie and Russell 2024
The December visit of the Food Garden group to Jennie and Russell in Sandfly was one for the self-sufficiency enthusiasts! What a lot of inspiration and delight we all got from this charming and very productive garden.
On an overcast but warm day in November, Karen and Dan welcomed us to their lovely food garden set amongst the gum trees in Blackmans Bay. As a busy family with three young children, they shared their invaluable tips for achieving a low maintenance but highly productive patch.
On a day when solid early morning rain would have persuaded most organisers to cancel their events, presenter Steven and I decided to go ahead with a planned Espalier workshop. I am glad we did, because further rain held off until mid-day, and that gave us just enough time. As we ended, the rain returned.
There is a lot of material about Espalier on the internet, but seeing a garden full of espaliered fruit trees, and hearing what Steven learned while working with many fruit tree varieties over the years, really set this apart from any YouTube video.
In My Garden - Karen - January 2022
Karen's garden in New Town is a delight to wander through at any time of the year. We last visited her in October 2020. You can see that visit here: Garden visit Karen 2020
Join Karen on a walk through her garden now to see what is going on there at the moment.
Visit Clarendon Vale - Steven - January 2021
Steven and Kathryn's garden in Clarendon Vale is brilliant example of what can be achieved in a short time. When our group visited their garden on a cool and windy Saturday morning we were all amazed and inspired by the transformation from a 'blank slate' property just over 2 years ago into a productive and diverse food garden today.
Here is Max, introducing Steven to the group.
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