Alan's Garden Blog

The new year has brought back some semblance of normality, gone are the twelve hour days and six and a half day weeks. If you would like a look and a chat here's how: My gardens are always open when I'm home, just give me a call on 0424 996 540. If you live outside of Toowoomba why not make the trip to checkout my gardens and visit other attractions in the Garden City I have a stall at the Farmers Market beside Cobb & Co Museum every second Saturday 7.00 to 11.00 starting 14th January I plan to be at...

I tend to concentrate on the veggies with my wick gardens but flowers love them as well. This bed is one of my Large Slims that runs neatly along the driveway.

Here's a photo of spuds growing in my eight year old wick Watersaver Garden. No problem with growing them, just remember to 'hill' them. I have found no difference in the hilling process whether you use straw, soil, mulch or compost.  

The Hospitality staff at St Joseph's were keen on some of my easy care gardens but needed them to be mobile. So Clive from Puzey Garden Products built the mobile bases and I finished the job. They have made quite a stir with students and visitors. One of three bases: built to last Looks Good

Dear Alan, Please see attached a couple of updated photos of the veg beds from the original photos on 2 May 16, they do work. We are having wombok cabbage and fried honey chicken tonight for dinner, wombok from the veg beds. Planted cabbages, peas and my wife planted a wild salad mix which we have been eating for weeks. Love the beds. Carl