•October 19, 2009 •
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Kevin Heinze Garden Centre -
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At the Kevin Heinze Garden Centre, we have just had our spring plant fair. It was a great success. Participants with special needs at the centre have been growing so many healthy plants this year that we still have lots of quality plants left over for sale!
We have a great range, including herbs, edible plants, perennial groundcovers, shrubs and trees, natives, drought tolerant species, succulents, grasses, rushes, flowers, hanging baskets and more. More of our own grown vegies and herb seedlings for spring are growing to a take home size and becoming more readily available over the next few weeks also. Our prices are remarkably cheap. All plant sales aid in improving services at the centre for people with disabilities and special needs.
The centre is open between 8.30 to 4pm Monday to Friday only.
Kevin Heinze Garden Centre
39 Wetherby Road, Doncaster (VIC) (between doncaster road & the eastern freeway, off the middleborough road exit, Melway Reference 47 H2) ph. 9848 3695
enquires at danielchristophermoss@gmail.com
http://www.kevinheinzegardencentre.com/
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Tags: horticultural therapy, plants
•April 8, 2009 •
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Sorry, been out in the garden
life can get in the way of blogging sometimes.
and what of the world we are living in? Sure is changing.
All the more reason for seed saving and sharing…..
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•March 15, 2009 •
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According to Permaculture Melbourne:
“Local groups are the lifeblood of how Permaculture Melbourne carries out it’s activities and provides services to the members. Without your local group in becomes hard to be involved beyond reading your bi-monthly slice of PIE
Local groups are all different, reflecting the difference between locations and peoples. Some hold interesting and challenging monthly meetings. Others get together less frequently, but for larger events. One has even established a very successful farmers market. Often they appear at events such as Petty’s Orchard’s fair, Ceres Kingfisher festival or the Rare Breeds Trust.”
to find your closest groups go to this link
http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au/group.html
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Tags: Melbourne, permaculture, Permaculture Melbourne, self-sufficiency gardening
•March 3, 2009 •
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Hooray, it has been raining strong at my place for half an hour. (its now just after 9pm). Let’s hope it hits the bushfires that have been raging for three weeks in nearby bush communities…..the winds are still very wild with the cool change…
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•March 3, 2009 •
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More ‘unprecedented’ weather conditions face us as wild weather hits again, including winds up to 125kms an hour, which are causing havoc across Melbourne and further afield.
Also unprecedented are the warnings that have been given across Victoria on fire dangers today. Still four major fires are burning across the state. Not currently threatening communities, a wind change to come in the next few hours are still causing much concern.
for more info check
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/03/2506475.htm?site=melbourne
what hope we have to grow vegie patches successfully is failing with the weather conditions and the current water restrictions regimes.
Surely people can be educated to water wisely when needed, rather than the current two hour timeslots than may or may not suit the environmental conditions?
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Tags: bushfires, community education, vegetable gardens, waterwise gardening, weather conditions, wind
•February 28, 2009 •
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Port Phillip EcoCentre, located at the St. Kilda Botanical Gardens has a great functional edible garden surrounding it, replete with a great composting set-up.
The centre is a hub for local environmental action and education, and also shares lunch with locals and those who wish to turn up and visit. The centre also has an eco-house, built to show people an example of a sustainable home.
This is a link to the food garden page on their website:
http://www.ecocentre.com/res_advice&services_gardens_foodgarden.html

the compost boxes @ Port Phillip Eco-Centre, St. Kilda
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Tags: compost, ecohouse, food garden, self-sufficiency gardening, St. Kilda, sustainable gardening, vegetable garden
•February 27, 2009 •
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•February 25, 2009 •
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