I thought this was really interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ1qSux9DzQ
and this one too from England:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S1zuL4LmpI
Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 08, 2009 8:33 am I thought this was really interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ1qSux9DzQ and this one too from England: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S1zuL4LmpI www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Edible Street plantings. 2Nov 08, 2009 7:02 pm This is excellent stuff. I know a bloke here in Perth that is right into this stuff. Ben does a news letter every month or so and because this is on topic I'll post what Ben has written this month... Ben Mitchell This week is the introduction to my 12 part series on verge gardens and also a warm welcome for our new writer Peter Coppin, look forward to his article next week. Regards Ben. The Expanding Garden I haven’t met a gardener yet who doesn’t wish that they had more space to put that great new plant. It’s that irresistible urge you get when you’re at a plant sale and just have to buy that rare species you have to have followed by the justification “I’ve got the perfect spot for this”. Unfortunately as blocks get smaller and houses get bigger then what happens to us gardeners and our gardens? For many of us the answer is to expand outwards around the corner, down the street (in my case I live on a corner block) and onto that sacred part of the Aussie garden the verge. This newsletter is the start of an ongoing series about gardening on your verge, the tips, the tricks, the rules and a heap of feature articles about great verge gardens in Western Australia . Each garden featured has been chosen as a representation of what can be done to indulge your gardening passions. Some of the feature gardens include; Sue Hartley’s organic veggie verge patch. Sabrina Hahn’s native and edible verge garden as also featured on Gardening Australia. Theresa Rochii’s prize winning verge. Winner of Fremantle’s most sustainable garden. And of course my very own native verge garden. I will also be running a series of workshops as practical demonstrations on how to get your verge garden started. Email me growingfree@iinet.net.au if you would be interested in a verge garden workshop on your verge. I also welcome Peter Coppin as a new writer for The Antidote. Peter will be writing a monthly article starting next week. Peter has over 30 years of horticultural experience. This includes being part of the Pink Lady apple breeding program, setting up and running the home pest and garden advisory service for the agriculture department and now working as a consultant horticulturalist. Saturday 7th November being held at Terri Dale's 'Julimar Homestead' between Chittering and Toodyay : Peter and I also have an upcoming workshop this weekend Time: 10am till 2pm Topics covered: - restructuring big fruit trees - late planting of trees & vines - preparing heavier soils for planting - spring care of fruits & vines - getting the best summer fruit - pest & disease management - plenty of Q&A sessions The day will suit those with basic to intermediate knowledge. Tea, coffee & light snacks will be supplied, but you will need to bring: - lunch & water (some bottled water will be supplied) - hat, sunscreen and a folding chair - notebook & pen, but you are welcome use recorders if you wish Costs: $55 each Please email me for bookings growingfree@iinet.net.au and We look forward to seeing you there. Have a great week in your garden Maybe I should have posted this earlier Feel free to get in touch with Ben as he is a leading expert in this area Re: Edible Street plantings. 4Nov 08, 2009 7:49 pm No point for me I've tried it before. Someone will just pee on it or crash tackle it or tell me to remove it. I am glad to see it happening somewhere though www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Edible Street plantings. 5Nov 08, 2009 10:36 pm I love the idea but... themax No point for me I've tried it before. Someone will just pee on it or crash tackle it or tell me to remove it. ... maybe most of today's society isn't really capable of living that way. Re: Edible Street plantings. 6Nov 10, 2009 5:12 pm englyn Ooh, can't wait till he gets to those verge gardens. I gather they're in future editions of the newsletter. Is it available on the web, or can he sign people up via that email address? Just email Ben, you can sub to them, I do. I might see if I can post them here for you guys to read on a regular basis because what he is doing isn't commonly done and the info is some of the most qualified in Australia. I see he has joined us so maybe he can let us know more when he does his next article Re: Edible Street plantings. 7Nov 11, 2009 10:39 am Great Food Gardens workshops are listed here for West Aussies. Thes are free to you and presented by leading experts and media personalities in Australian Horticulture. http://www.greatgardens.info/events.php Ben will also feature at the Great Gardens mega event in Freo on Tuesday Dec 1st 2009. 10.00am-10.30am Opening ceremony with Mayor of Fremantle 10.30am-12.30pm Great Gardens - Waterwise and Fertiliserwise gardening, Myth busting and more.... 12.30pm-1.00pm Establishing a new Garden Demonstration 1.00pm-2.30pm Great Food Gardens - Waterwise and fertiliserwise fruit and vegetable growing at home 2.30pm-3.00pm Establishing a new vege patch Demonstration 3.00pm-6.00pm Synergy Energy Efficiency - Clever tips to save power and latest info on renewable energy and more... 6.00pm close Plenty of question time, prizes giveaways and even light refreshments and it is all FREE. Brought to you by Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Edible Street plantings. 8Nov 11, 2009 11:25 am Thanks Fu... They have one down our way, well an hour up the road isn't too bad. I rarely plant non-edible plants and trees... Not that I plant on the street 70 mtrs away , ...but I would support it since quite a bit of effort goes into maintaining residential street frontages. Where there is one Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Edible Street plantings. 9Nov 11, 2009 11:05 pm With summer coming on I have heaps of Oregano growing on the front strip. I am experimenting with 3 types of Basil at the moment (and the locals for attitude), Sage and heaps of parsley are on the way. There are succulents that can be eaten (particularly the flowers) and Lavender to help reduce wind loading. Once I can harvest rainwater I will be able to do more but at the moment its totally on its own. Thinking about yams and other plants. The gum tree was kicked down so I don't hold much hope for the "love" factor. People around here tend to think I am some kind of fruit cake having one of only 2 lawns in the area covered in plants and not weeds - er grass. Instead of mowing lawns every 2 weeks, I am pulling weeds 4 times a year and pruning the lavender and harvesting the flower heads for the relatives. Basil growing in a window box in summer is lush I tell you! The scent of it is smashing in the kitchen window here. Re: Edible Street plantings. 10Nov 11, 2009 11:47 pm For those in Perth, Hulbert Street Freo is a leader in this concept. There are a few streets around Australia like it but this one makes the very best of it Each year they have a street fiesta to promote sustainable landscaping and growing edible crops at home and in the street http://www.sustainableoutdoors.com.au/h ... ty-fiesta/ Ben Mitchell was there and maybe if he reads this and posts a good run down on his take on the day Re: Edible Street plantings. 12Nov 12, 2009 12:30 am Oooh oo ooo what is that plant there with the pink flowers like some kind of blossom ? I want some.. I saw them down the street Built with New Generation (Summit Homes) We own land!... with a slab on it! Plus a shell of a house with stuff inside ! Re: Edible Street plantings. 13Nov 12, 2009 12:37 am You know I can't remember but I pulled it out. This thing is a weed and should not be sold. I had 30 self seed in the space of 3 months and it out competes milkweed~! not good. 4 have grown in its place and with no watering - this stuff even grew on cracks in concrete! But it did let me snap this.. Definition of a weed = Right plant - wrong place. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I got 4 for $12 at Hello Hello, they might still list them. Funny how weeds grow so well and natives pack up and die.. Re: Edible Street plantings. 14Nov 12, 2009 12:51 am Gaura also called a Butterfly bush I tip my hat to you Redman Re: Edible Street plantings. 15Nov 12, 2009 1:34 am Correct! That's it, Butterfly Bush, good memory! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaura Cheers Googled Gaura and google returned this.. http://www.au.gardenweb.com/forums/load ... 24816.html Quote: Lantana and Gaura are now on the noxious weeds lists Confirmed for NSW http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/p ... YWxsPTE%3D Not listed in Vic yet? What are they waiting for? http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/Vro/vrosi ... ds_noxious Well I was right, growth habit is amazing, tough as nails! Hardy plant but someone did not test this correctly when importing it. WIki Quote: Several species of Gaura are regarded as noxious weeds, especially in disturbed or overgrazed areas where it easily takes hold. They can become a nuisance in situations involving disturbed habitat, such as trampled rangeland and clearings. Efforts to control Gaura focus mainly on prevention of misuse of land. There is no biological control method for plants of genus Gaura, and removing existing infestations is difficult, due in large part to the plants' ability to reproduce from bits of rhizome left in the ground I can tell you its doing more than that. The bulk are emerging near where the orignal 3 where grown. The rest - some 12 to 15 have emerged from between bricks in baking heat, a crack in the driveway and several some 4 meters from the plants original spot. Too much. Now I have to go and get the one at Moms and do it in.. Re: Edible Street plantings. 18Nov 12, 2009 1:52 pm Yes I agree. I personally have found the white one self seeds and propogates more readily and perhaps because the white one is more commonly found than the pink one, the cycle continues. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Edible Street plantings. 19Nov 13, 2009 12:15 pm Even though the pink Gaura self seeds, most pink cultivars are sterile, unlike the white one. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Edible Street plantings. 20Nov 13, 2009 9:49 pm I hope that is true. I have a water course not more than 90 meters from here. I will see it if any manage to spread down there. The water company is replacing the sewer lines so the disturbed ground will be there, and this is where it will get in. Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). 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