Organic gardening offers a way of gardening with nature that avoids the use of chemicals and artifical fertilisers. It is based on a set of key principles that, once learnt, will help you create a bountiful and healthy home garden. In this double garden workshop, well-loved gardening presenter Wendy van Dort will lead the group through a demonstration of organic gardening principles as well as hands-on techniques.
Details
Held in our Learning Centre garden in Melbourne, this workshop will be led by Wendy van Dort, who specialises in organic and sustainable gardening methods, and is a past presenter for the Foundation.
Additional Details
Please bring a pair of gardening gloves and wear covered shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing suitable for working in the garden. The workshop will run in all weather.
Enter the College via the main reception area, which is located near the end of Cromwell Street, and follow the signs to the garden.
Public transport is usually the best way to get to Collingwood College, with Collingwood train station only minutes away. On Saturdays there may be limited parking 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.
Organic Principles of Gardening – Saturday 21 April
Organic gardening offers a way of gardening with nature that avoids the use of chemicals and artifical fertilisers. It is based on a set of key principles that, once learnt, will help you create a bountiful and healthy home garden.
Date: April 21, 2012
$119.00
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