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This will be a topic of interest for most gardeners. For us in Melbourne, this is specially relevant to those gardening on the heavy clay soils such as the area around the creeks. Some gardens seem to be cursed with an unending population of gastropods (from ancient Greek, meaning literally stomach-foot). One such garden we
Raised garden beds are perfect for all vegetables. Adapted to all budgets, situation and soil types, they are the quickest way to start growing your own produce. These are our most popular products! We build the best quality raised garden beds you can find. Seamless experience: You do not need a single tool
Project summary Purpose This project aims to fully retrofit the chicken area at the ******* St Community Garden. This would also allow to greatly simplify and maximise the on site composting processes. Context The current chicken area is in need of improvement: The chicken house is infested by vermin, fleas and mites. The fence around
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At Libertas Gardens, what really keeps us going is our dream to green up the suburbs. We think it is possible to create a nicer, healthier and an ecologically sound urban environment for us to live in and our children to grow up in. In collaboration with Melbourne City Rooftop Honey and Reclaim The Curb, we
Our Garden and Permaculture Consultations are a perfect first step towards a new landscape and a better garden. Our 2hr consultations for $220 (inc. GST, consultation report & transportation) are straight to the point and highly productive.
These are a few pictures of a chicken coop we have just inaugurated today in Hawthorn. The chicken are is made of a fully fox proof cage around a gorgeous chicken house. Two adjacent chicken yards allow the chooks to access some green during the day, before being locked in their safe haven at night! The house
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This are a few pictures of a young guerilla garden. Today, a bit of lawn was removed and a few banana plants found a new place to live. This garden has been strongly driven by a local resident, with a great vision and a lot of determination. With some wild ideas and a lot of
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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Libertas Gardens had the pleasure of collaborating with Cultivating Community to refurbish this community garden in North Melbourne. On day 0, this is what we were looking at (click to enlarge) A bit of heavy machinery was needed to scalp the top fertile layer of the entire area. Once piled up neatly and
Our top quality chicken coops crafted on orders, made in Melbourne, can be delivered and tailored to your taste and needs. . Always made from 100% recycled or ethically sourced and harvested timber. .