Spring in Our Urban Garden

September 15, 2009 by Vesna  
Filed under Urban Garden

The days are getting longer, the soil is warming up: SPRING has arrived (in the southern hemisphere, that is)!

For now all our vegetables are growing in the container garden quite happily, as you can see below.  The reason is that our small…

World Environment Day June 5th 2009

June 5, 2009 by Vesna  
Filed under Eco Kids, Sustainable Living, Urban Garden

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World Environment Day 2009

Today is World Environment Day. This year’s theme for the WED is ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’.

To celebrate the WED our kids planted the seeds of a beautiful native weeping red bottlebrush tree.  The seeds pack is…

Pictures from my urban garden

February 9, 2009 by Vesna  
Filed under Urban Garden

Latest pictures from my urban garden

Sunflower

Sunflower

Garden Slugs: Organic and Natural Slug Control

January 23, 2009 by Vesna  
Filed under How to ..., Urban Garden

garden slug control

Slugs and snails are annoying pests, more so as they are “invisible”. They are rarely seen at work because they come out at night and hide in dark and moist places, mostly underground.

Urban garden

November 13, 2008 by Vesna  
Filed under Urban Garden

urban garden Urban gardenLiving in the city doesn’t mean you can’t grow some of your own food. Even if you have no garden at all, think balconies, windowsills, apartment rooftops or community gardens. They are all potential urban gardens.

The effort and initial small investment of…