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Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden’s Food Garden

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

Sometimes referred to as a Community Garden, the Food Garden within the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is not for general community consumption – in terms of eating the produce.  Regardless of notices, some visitors think they can take one or … Continue reading →

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Change is always possible

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Next to a large red flowering camellia, in my front garden, grew a particularly attractive Rhododendron called Silver Edge with variegated leaves. Around these colourful plants grew self-sown marigolds, cosmos, potatoes, strawberries, tomato seedlings and unwanted plants better known as … Continue reading →

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A chance to learn-Permablitz post 2 of 4

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Yesterday I introduced you to my recent Permablitz experience. In this post I will delve a little deeper into the permaculture practices we followed to create the herb garden. After a short welcome from the household owners, we self-divided into … Continue reading →

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A chance to learn-Permablitz post 1 of 4

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

When I say Permablitz, I realise some readers will not be familiar with this word. It has arisen from Permaculture philosophy and practices and refers to an activity in someone’s garden when a team of volunteers arrive to help make … Continue reading →

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RTBG on Thursday 24 Sept- part 3 of 3

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

While I pulled Flick Weed/Bitter Cress ‘weeds’ from beneath the tea bushes, other fellow volunteers were hard at work elsewhere in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). A selection of brassicas, large purple leafed mustards and … Continue reading →

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