Visit Taroona Marian 2025

On a sunny but cold morning in February we were lucky to visit Marian’s vibrant and lush food forest in Taroona. In a little under six years Marian and her husband Pat have transformed a previously loved-but-neglected space into a thriving mix of fruit trees, vegetables, chicken habitat, and flowers.

 

Visit Glenorchy Libby & Tim 2025

January’s garden visit was a tale of 2 gardens: the front was a fledgling food forest that’s already proving fruitful, while the back was a traditional food garden mid-transition to something easier to maintain and more productive.

Keep reading to learn more about the individual gardens that Tim and Libby are creating (is any garden ever complete?) and enjoying on their property in Glenorchy.