Alan's Garden Blog

Hi Alan,Garden bed all installed and it looks great, thank you. Just need to fill it up with veggies. It looks really good because it is exactly the same colour as the house, very neat. I’ll send a photo once it has plants in it. Now to save up for another one!Your instructions and detail were just perfect thank-you and also having the frame makes me realise how much more robust it is than other garden beds. My only question was where to put the 2 x 100ml slits. I just put them one on each long side, at different...

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