This rare opportunity to poke our noses into other people’s back yards and learn starts on Saturday at 3pm at Jonah and Michelle’s place (46).

We’ll look at how Jonah raises seedlings and at their container plants, then roam Dave and Jo’s garden at 152, as well as visiting the site they’ve offered for a community garden. We’ll finish up at Chris and Carol’s (195) to see what can be done in a quite small space. We hope to finish by 5.30.

Everyone is welcome to stay on optional BBQ – BBQ provided, BYO everything else!

If you have seedlings, seeds or produce to swap/sell/give away let Trish know in advance: if there’s enough interest we’ll have a trade table at some point.

Hi all. Here is something on the veggie growing front which we hope interests you. Please add any comments or corrections.

Cheers, Michelle and Jonah at 46.

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Trish Moran has kindly offerred to connect happy gardeners in the valley, so we can share ideas, produce and equipment and learn more techniques and do interesting things.

If you would like to keep in touch with this group, then please do get on the email list for it – contact Trish directly or go to ‘comments’ below.

Click ‘continue reading’ for the ideas we came up with at our first meeting:

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Growing Communities Conference 2008

The Tasmanian Community & School Gardening Network is pleased to invite you to the 3rd Growing Communities Conference.

It’s on this coming week-end 6 / 7 December and you will need to register.

Find all about it by clicking HERE, where you can download flyer, registration form and program.

And…. the Princes Street school veggie garden looks great and is exciting a lot of interest within the school community. So thanks to all those Waterworks folks who have contributed.

Waterworks community has been well represented (myself, Dorka and Horst, Glenda and Phil, Chris, Steff and Vica) in working bees at Princes Street Primary School vegetable garden.

Rebecca Boyle plus and other parents have been keen to introduce a culture of environmental awareness in the school and have started a small vegetable garden, worm farm and composting heap near the kindergarten and child care centre – and more recently some beds for fruit trees and vines.

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Look to the right of this home page, scroll down, and you will see a list of websites that are of particular interest to our community members.

Latest additions are:

1. What native plants to grow in this area

2. A great resource for improving your home's energy efficiency

Appreciate hearing of any other good sites that people would like to see.

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Like to learn how to propagate native plants from seed?

The Waterworks Valley Landcare Group, with the support of
the Understorey Network and Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens,
is offering 6 places in a hands-on workshop on Sunday 20th April.

Cost per person is $10, but that will be paid by the Landcare group (for valley residents).

Time is running out so book a seat now.

Date: Sunday 20th April
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Venue: Community Education Glasshouse at Botanical Gardens
Numbers: 10-12 attendees (6 from Waterworks Valley and
6 Understorey Network members)
Facilitators: Ruth Mollison (UN) and Megan Brown (RTBG)
Bookings: Contact Oliver Strutt at the Understorey Network
on 6234 4286 or 0407 784 945
Queries: Contact Airey Craig Ph: 0427 127 274.

Note: if you can not make this workshop, a similar session will be offered on Thursday 17th April between 10am to 12.30pm.