Alan's Garden Blog

This side of the house is all shade and no water so we put in a Watersaver Garden with some plants that don't mind that environment. Pretty impressive growth.    

Pam has a fairly ordinary view of a caravan park from her courtyard so she has put in some Watersaver Gardens with Bamboo which will form a very attractive screen without taking up much room at all.

Like to win a Watersaver Balcony Garden? I am giving one away at both my presentations at Gardenfest this weekend. I will be giving tips on how to garden with less work and the minimum of water. You can also be the first to see my Greenhouse Garden-now grow your favourite veggies all year round.Presentation times are 2.40 Saturday and 2.20 Sunday.

You don't often see snake beans in punnets so I bought some to try out. They are prolific vines producing huge amounts of beans. I thought they might taste a bit better from the garden rather than buying them but their texture is still a bit 'glugly' for my liking. If you like snake beans they are really easy to grow so have a go.  

Marcus chose Watersaver Gardens because they can cope with the intense heat generated by the concrete and full sun on his rooftop deck in Newfarm. Getting the soil and chip up there was a major issue but with some strong volunteers and expert assistance from Roman (see http://spurtopia.blogspot.com.au) we got the job done ahead of schedule. Instead of trying to keep plants alive by watering every day Marcus now only has to check the water level via the entry pipes once a month.