How to Grow Garlic
May 24, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
Late autumn, early winter is the perfect time to plant garlic in Melbourne (Australia). These photos are from our container garden last year’s crop. I also planted some garlic in our community veggie patch, a bit later, so if one …
Our Community Vegetable Garden Plot
November 20, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
Finally, after more than one year since applying for a plot in the local community garden, we’ve got one! Coincidentally, we received the news on the day Sustainable Echo was celebrating its first birthday. It felt like a real anniversary …
Spring in Our Urban Garden
September 15, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, 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 …
World Environment Day June 5th 2009
June 5, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Eco Kids, Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
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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 …
Pictures from my urban garden
February 9, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Urban Garden
Latest pictures from my urban garden…
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Urban garden
November 13, 2008 by Vesna
Filed under Urban Garden
Living 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 …
