Alan's Garden Blog

We have had a huge rise in orders but it is settling down a bit now:  You can place an order for your desired colour/size and I can  fill it within two weeks provided there is no problem with my colorbond supplier.  Give me a call (0424 996 540) to discuss or to place an order.   Existing Stock I can get away same day All nets & frames are in stock Jumbo (3000 x 1100mm):  Jasper, Deep Ocean Large (2400 x 1100mm): Monument,  Dune,  Paperbark,  Jasper,  Zinc, Pale Eucalypt,  Evening Haze, Classic Cream, Manor Red Large Slim (2400 x 600mm): Pale Eucalypt (2), Evening...

Indeed I do. Strangely enough when he is not skewering prosecution witnesses in court he loves to grow and cut roses to arrange in all their splendour abut the house. He was having trouble keeping the rose bushes alive so in desperation he put them in a couple of the watersaver gardens I sold him for vegetables. They have subsequently powered on remarkably.  I also have had success growing roses in my beds.

Nice to get such positive feedback: Hello Alan. Attached are photos of garden assembled and firing on all fronts - About 5 weeks after planting with a combination of seeds & seedlings. I am in my mid-70’s and not particularly mechanically astute, but I found the instructions, labelling and additional telephone advice made assembly of the larger raised unit pretty easy on my own (only drawback nobody to yell at). I put it on sleepers (perfect length) and rollers to let me clean underneath. It made a previously barren concrete area beautifully fertile. Honey bees and native bees ( hive and...

Hi Alan,  I promised to send you photos of my wicking bed, and since it’s been over a year now I’ve attached some for you. So far I’ve grown lettuce, celery, eggplant, tomato (lasting 6 months!), broccoli, silver beet, beetroot, beans, cucamelon, leeks and garlic. I think that’s everything!!! Recently, I had members from my garden club (ROGI – Redland Organic Growers Inc) over on a visit, and they were very impressed with the bed. Thank you for a great product!!!  Kind regards, I’ve been growing garlic for about 4-5 years now, and thought I might try it in the...

The free freight promotion for October exceeded all expectations. We have even had a night shift working to keep up. Still getting gardens out within two weeks.