Alan's Garden Blog

Annette wrote a very good article in the Sunday Mail (20 Oct 2013) about the value of wick gardens with regard to saving water.  I find that while this is a big advantage many people buy my gardens because of the convenience of not having to waste time watering with a hose and they love the low maintenance that comes with so few weeds.  She was kind enough to mention my Pop-up flat packs that are suitable to freight around Australia. Annette cautioned that the liner in some wick gardens can be accidentally punctured when adding compost or planting. This...

I have just added a couple of accessories to my product list. Wormpost: a 20 kg mix of 'half-baked' compost and worms. Inoculating your garden with the worms and associated micro organisms is just the thing to get your garden going.   Canopy Frame: to protect your garden from sun, frost, cabbage moths, rabbits, scrub turkeys, dogs and rabbits. All sorts of covers can be used on the canopy. It has spikes along the top row so any cover will catch on them, preventing the cover slipping off. More details and photos on the 'products' page.   

What a busy time we had during the Carnival of Flowers! I was a bit unsure about promoting my predominately vege gardens during the week but we got a terrific response from the hundreds of visitors. it was worthwhile just to talk to other keen gardeners. There were gardeners from as far away as Perth and every State was represented. There were people who had immigrated from China, Wales, England, Africa, Korea and Spain to name a few telling me of their gardening experiences in the homeland. As Richie Benaud would say 'it was just marvelous'. Next year we will...

For those in and around Stanthorpe I will be at the Stanthorpe Gardenfest on the 11th & 12th of October (Friday Saturday). Then it's rush home, restock and off to the Brisbane Organic Growers Inc. Organic Fair on Sunday 13 October, 2013 at The Peace Hall, 102 McDonald Road, Windsor, Brisbane. Busy weekend. Those attending will have the opportunity to have a chat about the gardens and pick up some great specials. The standard Pop-up fits into any car but if you want to buy the large garden you will need a ute, roof racks, or a trailer. In a pinch...

My first large group of visitors to my gardens are arriving from Brisbane next Sunday. They are sub-tropical fruit growers. After visiting my gardens I am taking them to an amazing range of of fruit trees in the smallest of house blocks, it just shows what can be done with limited space. We will then visit Torrington Nursery. I have another three coaches booked in this month and would be happy with further bookings if anyone is interested. I will provide a short talk on the advantages of the wick garden concept, the history of the gardens and how they can...