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Karen Sutherland of Edible Eden Design joins us again to lead another fantastic garden class, this time all about creating successful wall gardens.
In this class gardener extraordinaire Karen will take you through the process of building an attractive and functional wall garden using cost-effective materials. Karen will also discuss plant selection and care to ensure a successful harvest. You could even create a themed herb garden – think Mediterranean, herbal teas or perhaps a combination of strawberries and chocolate mint.

As you create your own small wall garden to take home during the class Karen will cover the basics of maintenance, materials and siting (where to locate your garden for best results and easy maintenance).
You will take away your own small wall garden (approximately 30 cm square) and the skills to make more.

Karen has trained in both horticulture and permaculture, and grew up living a kitchen garden lifestyle in country Victoria as part of an extended family of knowledgeable growers and preservers. Karen’s business Edible Eden Design operates from her property Gunyah Garden in Pascoe Vale, which is regularly part of the Australian Open Garden scheme.

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Please wear covered shoes suitable for working in the garden, and bring appropriate outdoor gear such as garden gloves, hats or coats. If weather is inclement the workshop will move indoors.

Enter the College via the main reception area, which is located near the end of Cromwell Street, and follow the signs to the kitchen where we will meet before heading to the garden.

Public transport is often a good way to get to Collingwood College, with Collingwood train station only minutes away. However, on Saturdays there is usually parking available in the immediate vicinity of the College. Other parking options are generally the north and south sides of Hoddle Street, in Gipps Street and in the parking zone at the end of Islington Street.

Please note, the Foundation endeavours to proceed with each Public Workshop as planned, however in the instance of very low numbers of registrants or other unfortunate events we reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours before scheduled. In all cases we will do our utmost to inform registrants a week in advance of any cancellation, and a 100% refund will be made