Alan's Garden Blog

The show was spectacular. I shared a stall with Clive & Diana (puzeygardenproducts.com) so everything we sold was made in Toowoomba. It worked well with their easy stake and plant cages complimenting my self-watering gardens. Not only Melbourne people were impressed, I have orders from South Australia, Tasmania and even New Zealand. One thing that I learnt was the importance to Melbourniens of getting the most out of their space. The fact that I can make a garden to fit a certain area on the balcony or court yard was a great selling point. My next shows: GardenFest Toowoomba 2-4...

I am sharing a stall with Puzey Garden Products at the show from Wednesday to Sunday. If you are in Melbourne it's a great chance to see our products and buy without having to pay freight. I am taking plenty of gardens down with me in a range of colours and sizes. This is some of the stock I have loaded. The cylinders on the right are the canopy frames.  

I came across a customer that had purchased a garden before he found out about mine. He showed it to me and asked what he should do with it. My first thought was to take it to the tip but I did turn it into a Watersaver Garden for him because he had just bought three large gardens from me. It is only 20 cm longer than my small Pop-up kit (with all the extras) and get this, it costs $4 dollars more-that's for just a frame of questionable quality. No water or time saving capability.   Just a frame $169...

I have added a new size to my range of gardens for those who prefer a rectangular garden instead of the standard square Pop-up. It’s also suitable to go against a fence or wall to save space. External dimensions are 160 cm x 94 cm x 44 cm high (approx 3' x 5'). The price is $195. Don't forget the freight deal: only $10 to anywhere in QLD, NSW and Victoria, $20 flat rate elsewhere. Toowoomba area (postcode 4350) is freight free. Fully installed gardens (ready to plant immediately) are available within 20km of Toowoomba CBD, the Sunshine Coast & Brisbane....

I finally got around to building a garden Jaye has been asking for. It is 4.8 metres long and just under 1/2 a metre wide. The idea is to replace the pots that require watering and consequently not doing that well with something that looks good and has no maintenance. This area gets no direct sun but these plants will do well.  The length is two pieces joined at the centre so you could order something like this in a colour and size to suit your needs. This one would cost $520 plus $20 to $40 freight depending on where...