Alan's Garden Blog

Elaine put a post on Brisbane Local Food providing a lot of detail on how she put some of my gardens together. I gather she is one of my more mature customers but is certainly young at heart and not scared of a bit of work. I would love to meet up with her sometime, she sounds like a very interesting lady. Here is the link: http://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com/group/wicking-beds/forum/topics/a-wicking-bed-happened 

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...