There can be few pleasures greater than picking home grown vegetables from your own garden.
Master gardener David Glenn takes you on a tour around his kitchen garden showing how to be self-sufficient
in vegetables. From asparagus to zucchini David Glenn grows enough produce to feed himself, his wife artist
Criss Canning and their large extended family. David’s vegetable garden, set in the world renowned
Lambley Nursery Gardens in Central Victoria, is as beautiful as it is productive. Even though the climate
can be very difficult with temperatures ranging from -8C to 45C. Frosts can occur as early as mid-April and
as late as mid-November. Whether you have a large country property or a small city garden this magnificent two DVD set shows how,
with a little dedication, the keen home gardener can have an incredibly productive kitchen garden.
Gardening in a small space isn't necessarily a barrier to growing lots of your own food. This couple in urban Sydney have an abundance of crops that head straight to their kitchen.
Owners: Matthew and Lucinda McManus.
Location: Lilyfield.
Climate Zone: Warm temperate.
Garden established:
Style: Inner-city chic with a focus on vegies.
Key Features:
The two main vegie patches in the front garden are raised beds edged with weathered steel, chosen because it takes up less space than timber, as well as for its aesthetics. They have added automatic watering to keep irrigation consistent.
Lucinda says she tries to practice crop rotation but also likes to cram things into the bed, which makes it more complicated. Strawberries are growing next to kale, pumpkins, tomatoes, herbs, brassicas, salad greens and onions.