The elegant union of ornamental and productive.
As part of the Reclaim the Curb collective ( http://reclaimthecurb.org/ ) Libertas Gardens is proud to be supporting the working bee on RtC’s 2nd site! . . On September 9th, all day, we will be turning this: Into something like this: At this stage the wish list looks like this: Outdoor furniture (picnic table,
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In follow-up to our previous post, we are happy to share these few pictures from yet another successful Urban Permaculture Workshop in Melbourne. We were aiming for a 90% hands-on workshop, and it sure was! After a bit of theory, we used recycled materials to build and design a miniature version of a standard urban
Libertas Gardens offers complete Garden Consultations and Landscape & Garden Design Services. – With our Garden Consultation and Landscape & Garden Design Services, we cater for both private clients and community based or corporate projects. Our garden designs feature: Clever use of edible and ornamental plants; Urban permaculture inspired zoning systems; Energy and water
Last spring we planted an edible passion fruit vine on this north facing fence, the idea being to green up the fence, maximize vertical space and also, share fruits with the neighbours. As we all know, passion fruits are of the tastiest fruits around, imagine having your own private and almost unlimited supply just a few
Once again Libertas Gardens will involved with a Urban Permaculture workshop! This time within the framework set up by Laneway Learning. This fabulous Melbourne based initiative offers cheap, fun classes in anything and everything! To book in, just click here The workshop: What is it all about? How can you cool your house,
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For the last few months we have had the pleasure of helping the St Alban the Martyr Anglican Church in St Albans with their project of turning part of the land the church was built on into a community garden. At this stage, our contribution has been to create a plan for the community garden.
Cherry guavas – Psidium littorale (aka Psidium cattleianum) . Of all the perennial edible plants that grow and bear well in south eastern Australia, this one comes second to none. . A medium size shrub (1.5m to 3m), Psidium littorale has it all for itself. It is frost hardy (to -4c) and will fruit
It is interesting to see that even though vertical gardens techniques have been available for decades now, and that their effectiveness has been proved and verified the world over, using plants to render buildings or to insulate rooftops still isn’t a common practice. At least in Australia. But this is about to change! The demand
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As part of the Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival, Libertas Gardens will be guiding a few tours of productive Permaculture style gardens in Brunswick and Eltham. – The focus will very much be on DIY features and techniques, because tiny changes on our houses and gardens can make a huge difference to our footprint on this
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