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As a Landscape Designer, Amanda Reynolds from Green Platypus Gardens designs holistic gardens based on permaculture principles and loves developing productive gardens, butterfly and biodiversity gardens and beautiful spaces of sanctuary.
As a Garden Educator, she teaches gardening & sustainability to both children and adults. We’ve been involved in developing community & school gardens and inspiring people to build their own gorgeous gardens.
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Landscape design & horticulture experts
With over 35 years experience in the horticulture industry as a landscape designer, educator and nursery owner, you can trust Green Platypus Gardens to help you!
Commitment to permaculture principles
Green Platypus Gardens is committed to creating holistic gardens based on permaculture principles, developing productive gardens, butterfly and biodiversity gardens and beautiful spaces of sanctuary.
Emphasis on garden education
Green Platypus Gardens delights in teaching gardening and sustainability to both children and adults. We will empower you to take care and manage your own garden once we're done.
September in my Garden
What’s looking good
Here in the Adelaide Hills it's been raining on an off for what seems like ages. We've had a few gorgeous days that remind me that spring is just around the corner, but as I write this, it's returned to 8 degrees C with moments of hail!
However, there is lots to be thankful for and many treasures sharing their beauty. The blossom trees are starting to flourish, following the different varieties of Wallflower (Chieranthus), Daffodils, Bulbinella floribunda, and Euphorbia.
Fragrance also abounds at this time, with Daphne, Boronia and the first of the sweet peas - what joy!
What to do
- I'm try to be very diligent keeping up with the weeds, who also love the change of season. Whatever I pull up goes on the worm beds, and whatever is left is covered with cardboard and mulch to add wonderful organic matter to the soil.
- You can still prune pome fruit trees - these include apples, pears and quinces. Cut off the long fresh upright branches that won't bear fruit. Stone fruits can also still be pruned but not until it warms up, which is after they flower. It will reduce the fruiting, but make the tree much easier to manage.
- If you have a worm farm, (which I hope you do!) feed your worms as they will be becoming more active in the warming weather. Add manures, weeds, kitchen scraps and cardboard/paper, and they will thank you by breeding and turning the waste into wonderful castings.
- Plan your garden by improving soil, looking for empty spaces and deciding where to plant your veggies. Look out for interesting seeds and seedlings and check hoses and watering systems.
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- A delightful dry stone walled pathway
- Clearing and re-planting of an extremely steep bank behind the house
- Laying of pathways and planting an avenue of shrubs for screening
- Selection, placement and planting of an array of wonderful trees, shrubs and other plants
- Installation of an irrigation system