#gardening australia

[going-to-superhell]

I think it’s funny how I used to think gardening was for elderly people when I was a kid but I’m almost 20 and I fuck with landline and gardening Australia so hard. Like yes give me the latest news about agriculture and the price of cattle I would love that. Gardening tips and watching people tour gardens? Yes please

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[bumblebeeappletree]

Jerry meets up with a guerrilla gardening group taking over empty public spaces to grow food for those that need it, sharing growing skills to increase community resilience. Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/GA-subscribe

Over the pandemic lockdowns, many of us were alarmed by images of empty supermarket shelves and supply shortages. Rather than running out and hoarding toot-roll, a group of young people saw it as an opportunity to provide for the vulnerable in their community and rethink how public space was being used.

Al Wicks says they’d “always had the pipe-dream of doing community gardens…over covid me and my friends started getting worried about food security for vulnerable people in the community”.

One of these friends was Ruby Thorburn, who says “there was an overwhelming sense of fear, seeing these empty supermarkets. We wanted to produce food overnight…to avoid red tape and bureaucracy and use direct action”.

In response, they formed “Growing Forward”, a community organisation dedicated to setting up guerrilla community gardens in underutilised public space. We’re visiting a site they’ve successfully converted from forgotten space to thriving community gardens with a purpose.

What started out with a bit of rule bending, has now garnered support of the whole community – including the council.

“We looked around and found a plot of land that was owned by the state government, but had been abandoned for over 90 years. Our neighbour works in council and looked into contamination reports that had been done on the soil and found it was good” says Ruby.

Leaning on Ruby’s permaculture background, they conducted a site assessment and identified a tap for water supply and a promising full-sun aspect. “The goal was community food resilience, and to get people thinking differently about food”.

After speaking with local indigenous elders to gain their permission to use the land, the group studied successful guerrilla community gardens to try to replicate what factors had made them work.

The first was wide community consultation. Every house in the surrounding area to the proposed garden was repeatedly doorknocked, to canvas any issues or concerns with establishing the garden- and identify anyone who was willing to help. Flyers were also distributed.

The next was rapid implementation. “Our goal was to set it up in 2 days, to skip the uncertain period where people are not sure what’s going on” says Ruby. “We just went ahead and did it” says Al.

“We brought in about 20 m2 of soil, and spent our personal money on it” says Al. “It took about a day to get it all in, there was a lot of community support”. While a lot of elbow grease went into the set-up, there’s no permanent infrastructure, which helps avoid the ire of bureaucrats

The first garden is at West End, in inner-south Brisbane, and it’s been a total success. Occupying around ¼ acre, it’s ringed by edible native plants with mounded beds of vegetables inside.

Everything grown goes back into the community to feed those who need it most. “The founding principles were doing free work for the community, and the produce is free”. “We have signs saying this food is going to vulnerable people, and it seems to work”.

At West End the produce goes to refugees living in the community, so Al and Ruby asked the refugee community organisation what they would like to eat. Accordingly, the fare is a little more diverse than what’s on offer at the shops, with sweet potato, okra, cassava, elephant foot yams and papaya thriving. It’s also become a place for meetings and picnics.

The approach has been a big success, regularly supplying food to community organisations and those most vulnerable, as well as building local connections. The program has expanded.

Featured Plants:

PAW PAW - Carica papaya cv.

SWEET POTATO - Ipomoea batatas cv.

CHILLI - Capsicum cv.

PUMPKIN ‘JAP’ - Cucurbita maxima cv.

OKRA - Abelmoschus esculentus cv.

Filmed on Turrbal & Yuggera Country | Brisbane, Qld

#gardening australia #Australia #Solarpunk #guerrilla gardening #pandemic #covid 19 #food #Al Wicks #community garden #Ruby Thorburn #Growing Forward #permaculture #indigenous people #West End #Brisbane #Youtube

[nuytsia]

Zinnia

#zinnia #garden #plants #flowers #nature #naturecore #mine #flower #gardening #australia #pink #pretty #gardening australia #my photography

[brightgnosis]

"A tour of a spectacular hidden cottage garden | Garden Design and Inspiration" from Gardening Australia

#A tour of a spectacular hidden cottage garden | Garden Design and Inspiration #Gardening Australia #Garden Tour

[ecoorganic]

5 Tropical Gardening Ideas That Will Transform Your Outdoor Space

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[theloversthedreamersandme82]

Anyone else think that Costa Georgiadis gives off Blackbeard vibes?

The skin tone is off I know, but it's giving me Blackbeard owns a garden nursery au inspo.

Retired pirate Blackbeard needs to do something now his life isn't on the sea. Settling into land life in an old farmhouse, with his DIY obsessed husband Stede, Ed finds gardening soothing and he keeps chickens and sells their eggs to the locals in the pub Friday nights. Each Sunday you find him at the farmers market selling fresh flowers, home grown fruits and veggies, and homemade marmalades, jams, preserves and sauces.

Someone write this please?

Oh god, I'm going to have to write this aren't I?

#blackbeard #edward teach #gardening australia #costa georgiadis #stede bonnet #our flag means death #ofmd #blackbeards plants and garden nursery #fanfic #gardener au

[briarfarm]

Garlic purchased for 2024 - so excited to get the new beds ready and get to planting!

From The Seed Garlic Shop, I've purchased:

Deerfield

Shvelisi

Georgian Fire

#gardening #australian gardening #gardening australia #garlic #garlic planting #personal

[paruvlv]

Medicinal Garden Kit –A Complete Natural Pharmacy in Your Backyard.

 Medicinal Garden Kit –A Complete Natural Pharmacy in Your Backyard.  

"Discovering the Magic: Your Medicinal Garden Kit – A Healing Haven in Your Backyard"

"Step into a Natural Sanctuary"

Imagine the delight of entering your backyard and discovering a rich tapestry of color and aroma. The aroma of lavender and chamomile fills the air, announcing the arrival of your very own medicinal garden. You have access to Nature's pharmacy right here. Part two subtitle: "Your Seeds, Your Sanctuary" We have carefully chosen seeds from only the best plants to include in the Medicinal Garden Kit, guaranteeing nothing less than the highest caliber. With these seeds, you can grow ten amazing herbs that can all be used as a potential cure for different ailments.

The Medicinal Plants You'll Have in Your Backyard:-

California poppy:

A profusion of golden blooms that may have analgesic effects. Yarrow: A hardy herb with anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties.

Chicory:

A plant with roots that may improve liver health and aid in digestion.

Marshmallow:

Its roots can be used to relieve irritated skin and sore throats in addition to being a delicious treat.

Chamomile:

Pretty white flowers that steep into a soothing tea that relieves tension.

Evening Primrose:

This plant may be beneficial for women's health and skin conditions due to its vivid blossoms.

Lavender:

A fragrant gem that promotes calm and may help with sleep.

Echinacea:

bolster your defenses against the flu and colds with this potent herb.

Calendula:

Sun-kissed orange blossoms for salves and toners with calming effects on the skin. A daisy-like herb called feverfew may help with

Feverfew: A daisy-like herb that might assist with headaches and migraines.

"Your Guide to Herbal Wisdom" With your kit, you'll also receive a complimentary copy of "Herbal Medicinal Guide: From Seeds to Remedies." Even if you are new to herbal medicine, this detailed guide is your road map to transforming these 10 plants into a variety of therapeutic forms. Essential oils, tinctures, ointments, salves, poultices, decoctions, and infusions are all covered in detail. "Cultivate, Create, Heal" Regardless of experience level, the guide simplifies the procedure into manageable steps. Together, let's investigate these herbs' potential for healing.

"The Missing Piece in Your Backyard"

Your backyard can be more than just a garden; it's a healing haven just waiting to be found. Growing these ten healing plants is more than just creating a pretty garden; it's also an opportunity to improve your health, establish a stronger connection with the natural world, and begin living a more balanced, health-conscious life.

In summary, your Medicinal Garden Kit is an exploration of the craft of herbal medicine rather than merely a set of seeds. You're ready to set out on a path where nature and nurture come together to create a well-being haven right outside your door, with the guide in hand and the plants in your backyard. 

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Your Enchanted Backyard"

Imagine the delight of discovering nature's enchantment in your very own backyard. The aromas of chamomile and lavender fill the air, easing you into the wonders of your very own Medicinal Garden Kit. This kit promises a healing sanctuary just outside your door; it's more than just a bag of seeds.

"Seeds of Quality" is subtitle two.

Your Medicinal Garden Kit will contain hand-selected seeds from the best plants. We believe in giving you the best that nature has to offer, so we only accept superior quality. These seeds can develop into ten amazing herbs, each with special therapeutic qualities.

"Growing, Creating, Healing"

The guide makes it simple, regardless of your level of experience with herbal remedies. Together, let's investigate each herb's potential for healing. 

"A Missing Piece in Your Backyard"

More than just a piece of land, your backyard is a healing sanctuary just waiting to be found. You are creating a haven of -being, strengthening your connection to the wisdom of nature, and opening the door to a more fulfilling, holistic lifestyle when you take care of these ten medicinal plants.

Conclusion. 

"Nature's Gift in Your Hands" 

To sum up, your Medicinal Garden Kit is an adventure into the world of herbal healing, not just a set of seeds to be planted. You can establish a well-being haven just outside your door if you have the guide and the potential of these plants at your disposal.

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[emsalx]

blueberry fields forever

26 feb 2023 

#australia #lifestyle #summer aesthetics #summer vibes #farm aesthetic #farmcore #cottagecore #cottagecharm #cottage living #blueberry #farm girl #cottage moodboard #moodboard #harvest #fairycore #fairy garden #natural remedies #gardenblr #gardencore

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#gardening #gardening tips #gardening advice #gardening australia #gardening 101 #gardening for beginners #gardening hacks #zone 7b gardening #gardening with creekside #container gardening #gardening secrets #terrace gardening #home gardening #gardening ideas #urban gardening #organic gardening #vertical gardening #gardening soil #gardening diy #winter gardening #create gardening website #gardening simplified #food gardening #grave gardening #gardening tools

[fernsandtales]

🥔🥕 Smol root veggies for a little garden. There is a garden bed I've made for a customer before, and they asked for more veggies "to plant".

The leek crochet pattern used from here.

#ferntales #cottagecore #grandmavibes #cottage #grandmacore #etsy #felt #fiberart #australia #fiber art #fibreartist #garden #gardencore #plants #veggies #cottage aesthetic #gardenlife

[bumblebeeappletree]

Jerry is north of Brisbane to visit a home gardener who has built a remarkable food garden over a decade, that enabled her to avoid food shopping for an entire year. Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/GA-subscribe

Around 15 years ago Sonia and her partner Rob decided they wanted to start building a food garden. “We never did a plan. We just did it bit by bit. We based it on convenience; we walk here so let’s plant here. It just evolved over time.”

In 2019, Sonia set out on a remarkable challenge to eat 100% of her diet from her garden. “It was just to see if I could do it.”

“I did go to bed hungry a couple of times, but only a couple. It was challenging at times. I really missed bread, but it was really amazing the connection I felt to the garden. I’d love to do it again one day. Especially now that I have honey!”

Growing enough food to live off is a huge achievement, and the fruit trees here would have helped immensely. This area holds a litany of temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit trees; loquat, wampis, bananas, citrus, mulberry and peaches to name just a few. The food forest understory is edible too, with smaller cover crops like pepino and nasturtium.

Sonia has a rare passionfruit species to offer Jerry to try. “It’s a Japanese hard-shelled passionfruit (Passiflora maliformis). You crack the shell with a hammer like a nut, and the flesh is a really creamy passionfruit flavour.”

Nearby, Sonia has an entire area of the garden dedicated to native food plants. Here you’ll find native nutmeg (Myristica insipida, ground kernel used as spice), Fraser Island Apple (Acronychia imperforate, small sweet yellow fruits), white aspen (Acronychia oblongifolia, aromatic white fruit with a pine/mango flavour). She points out the native mulberry (Pipturus argenteus) as her favourite.

Adjacent is an area that Sonia has converted from annual crops into perennial, ornamental natives. Since taking up beekeeping (both stingless and European), Sonia’s been conscious about including more year-round flowering plants in her garden, and to this end, has callistemon, banksia and grevillea planted to help out her growing collection of hives.

Sonia’s not only managing to line her own belly, she’s providing a resource for her community. Out the front of their place she’s set up a stall selling her excess produce, and it’s become very well known in the community. The honesty-based payment system has been such a success, it’s funding Sonia’s holidays, and she feels like people may be putting in extra money - such is the appreciation for her produce.

“We had hard clay at first. It was terrible. We get free mulch from the tip and we have a big trailer. We’ve put down about 150 loads of mulch, and the soil’s improved.” Also enlisted in the soil-improvement effort is a compost bin painted like a pig. “We call her Gloria the compost pig. When she’s full we say ‘it’s time for her to spill her guts.’“

Sonia’s built an impressive food garden in her backyard and achieved something most only dream of by living off it. Her can-do attitude echoes Edmund Hilary and shows the power of starting with what you have, where you are and working bit by bit.

Featured Plants:

WAMPEE - Clausena lansium

LEMONADE TREE - Citrus cv.

BANANA - Musa cv.

PEACH ‘TROPIC BEAUTY’ - Prunus cv.

JABOTICABA - Plinia cauliflora

TAMARILLO - Solanum betaceum cv. *

PEPINO - Solanum muricatum

NASTURTIUM - Tropaeolum majus *

PASSIONFRUIT ‘JAPANESE HARDSHELL’ - Passiflora cv.

BANDICOOT BERRY - Leea indica

EMU BERRY - Grewia latifolia

BIGNAY - Antidesma bunius

WHITE SANDPAPER FIG - Ficus fraseri

CITRUS ‘RED CENTRE LIME’ - Citrus cv.

NATIVE MULBERRY - Pipturus argenteus

* Check before planting: this may be an environmental weed in your area

Filmed on Kabi Kabi Country | Morayfield, Qld

#gardening australia #Australia #solarpunk #brisbane #gardening #garden #food #fruit trees #trees #native plants #native species #compost bin #compost #Edmund Hilary #Youtube

[nuytsia]

09/02/2023

My first iris flower

#iris #my garden #yellow #beaded iris #gardening #gardening australia #garden diary

[remash]

merricks farmhouse ~ michael lumby architecture + nielsen jenkins | photos © tom ross

#architecture #houses #interiors #interior design #landscape architecture #gardens #courtyards #concrete #cmu #fireplaces #bathrooms #inside outside #outside inside #clerestory #fireplace #australia #steel #table #skylights

[katiajewelbox]

It's hard to believe this isn't a painting or digital art, the composition is so perfect! I would love to visit Australia one day and see these amazing plants and animals in person.

Source: Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Australia Instagram page

#purple #jacaranda #cockatoo #parrot #flowering tree #tree #botany #composition #beautiful #photography #nature photography #botanical garden #australia #wildlife #animal photography

[persephoneandherflowers]

Bouquet of zinnias 💐

#photography #nature #plants #flora #flowers #gardens #spring #trees #pretty #flowercore #cottagecore #plantcore #australia #naturecore #gardencore #aesthetic #garden #nature photography