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Allotment gardens: Berlin
Travel, Europe, Community garden Meg Chatterton 16/3/25 Travel, Europe, Community garden Meg Chatterton 16/3/25

Allotment gardens: Berlin

During my 2019 trip to Europe, I came upomn the Kleingartenanlage Grönland (1904) in Berlin. They had little summer houses and were surrounded by fences low enough to see over, or dense conifers, and so many colourful flowers.

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Have you ever wondered what everyday life could look like if it were more sustainable, creative, and community-driven? 

I'll be at @smartc.unimelb Sustainability Fest next week offering small garden advice and my favourite garden essentials will be
Alyogyne hueglii are wonderfully versatile, resilient native shrubs. Their evergreen foliage and long flowering season mean you’ll get year-round interest, whether you pop them into a mixed border or let them shine as standalone feature plants.
🍅 Tomato propagation experiment update: punnets and seed snail are doing equally well!

In another few weeks or so, the true leaves should be big enough for me to prick these out into individual pots. Then we'll see how the roots compare. 

These ar
What's blooming in my tiny front garden?

🌷 Almost a tulip
🟠 A California poppy
🐸 Toadflax, calendula, sweet alyssum and Virginia stock in my mini meadow

#WinterGarden #SmallGarden #MiniMeadow #UrbanGardener #SmallSpaceGardening #GardenDesign #Si
🍅 2 weeks after sowing, this is how my @littleveggiepatchco heirloom tomatoes are doing!

🐌 I'm experimenting with the seed snail method for the first time. So far it looks like the punnets are doing slightly better, but I'll have to wait til trans
🌸 Flowers from today's garden maintenance session in Clifton Hill: hellebores and aloes for late winter showiness (bees loving them too!) 

#WinterFlowering #Aloe #Hellebore
🐶 Happy International Dog Day!

Our dogs deserve a patch of green too. While you might not have space for a lawn, did you know you can provide enrichment for your canine friends through design, plants and landscaping?

I've been a dog sitter for ove
Hardenbergia violacea proving once again that it's not just beautiful but tough too. Swipe to see where it's growing, then check out the link in my bio to read all about this beauty on my blog.

#HardenbergiaViolacea #AustralianNativePlants #GulingSe
This week we lost our dear Gramps at the age of 91. 

The thing I remember most about him is his love of nature. When I last visited him in 2017, walks into town would take a while, not because he was slow, but because he was always stopping to point

I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional Owners and true sovereigns of the land on which I work, and pay respect to Elders from all nations who have passed on their knowledge and love of plants and the more-than-human world.

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