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Farmers of the urban footpath & the need for design guidelines for street verge gardens

15. July 2010

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Farmers of the urban footpath & the need for design guidelines for street verge gardens

It's happened suddenly β€” the upsurge of interest in gardening the street verge with edible plants. But before we rush out to replace nature strip lawn with vegetables, there's a few design considerations we would do well to take into account...

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Pittwater Community Garden documents online

14. May 2010

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Those setting up new community gardens might find Pittwater Community Garden's documents of interest...

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Community gardens degrade real estate values? Think again.

6. May 2010

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What impact do community gardens have on nearby real estate values? Do they degrade them? Here's an excerpt from a US publication with some interesting news...

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New book helps to start, nurture community gardens

2. March 2010

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New book helps to start, nurture community gardens

Those South Australians are an innovative and busy lot. Now they've launched a book on starting and nurturing community gardens...

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Safety in the garden

9. January 2010

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Safety in the garden

A guide to safety in the community garden... keeping gardening safe for all...

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