Alan's Garden Blog

Everyone needs a bit of extra money at Christmas and I am no exception. My need is your gain. I have the following beds ready to go: Large (8' X 4') in Sandbank, Windspray and Wildness normally $315: buy now for only $245 and save $70!  Standard Pop-up (4' X 4') in Cottage Green normally $195: buy now for only $165 and save $30! Payment at these prices must be by cheque, bank transfer or cash. Check out the colours via the 'Products' page.

Fully installed gardens are now available for Brisbane & Sunshine Coast Customers.  Glen Smith is our installer for this area. You can rely on Glen for prompt service and a great job.  Simply order your garden as a kit, advise us by email and Glen will contact you to arrange installation. Pay Glen direct for the installation and travel time if it applies. For more information about this new service send us an email.   GLEN WORKING ON OUR MARKET STALL  

As you can see I am very busy at the moment. If you would like a garden yourself or are thinking about a garden for a xmas present you will need to be quick. Don't forget we freight free the Pop-up to anywhere in QLD, VIC and NSW. We can also put you Christmas message in the package! 

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.