Green Change Solutions

Blue skies - a bit chilly- otherwise a perfect morning to conduct a site assessment as stage 1 of preparing a Heritage Landscape Management Plan for the historic gardens surrounding Werribee Park Mansion

Thanks to Ritchie Hinton from Landscaping Victoria for inviting me onto the podcast to talk about the great work the team at Sustainable Gardening Australia are doing to inform and educate a wide audience and talk about an issue very important to me - and hopefully alot of other people!!!

Please listen and like/share if you’ve enjoyed. Thanks

The Front Garden EP95 - Simon Branson talks on the importance of cultivating sustainability - The Front Garden Join hosts Chris and Tyson as they explore the world of sustainability with Simon, President of Sustainable Garden Australia and Principal of Green Change Solutions.Discover how Simon's organisations nurture biodiversity, promote local food produc...

The start of a great Indian adventure exploring, understanding and learning about great Mughal and Paradise gardens in Rajahstan - very excited

Waiting for the rust colour to develop on .metal.edging Redcor edging for a small project

Green Change Solutions will be working with the team at Parks Victoria Werribee Park to develop a tree planting design / scheme for the Main Drive, Picnic Area, Rose Garden & Formal Gardens at Werribee Park Mansion, as part of the Victorian State Government's initiative "500,000 Trees for a Cooler, Greener West".
This is an exciting project we're grateful to be part of.
Please stay tuned for updates and ideas

This morning was a perfect morning for walking the gardens at Werribee Park assessing historic trees for a Heritage Tree Mgt Plan

Fresh from the garden- the scent from the is filling the house

Tuesday 9th November at 6pm - Online via Zoom
GARDENING FOR GOOD AT WERRIBEE PARK
This month we're lucky to be hearing from Parks Victoria's James Brincat and his colleagues at Werribee Park, situated 35km west of Melbourne.
Werribee Park, including Werribee Mansion and the Victoria State Rose Garden is a renowned venue for hosting festivals, music events and weddings. However, recent COVID lock downs have severely impacted the running of this significant and loved heritage site.

In an inspiring move they have partnered with AMES Australia and their local Sikh community to make this time an opportunity to assist their local community and help those in need. This is a great example of how horticulture and those in the industry can have a positive impact on not only the environment but also the people around us.

This presentation will include discussion on these projects and a saag cooking demonstration, followed by a Q & A.

This month's presentation is FREE to all, bought to you by the Green Gardening Professionals.

Limited places available so please pre register here to avoid missing out: https://www.sgaonline.org.au/event/ggp-peer-evening-werribee-park-gardening-for-good/

A few images of my walk around Bendigo today, whilst working. It was great to get out into the countryside after far too long.
Enjoy my work

Put Tuesday November 9 at 6.00pm in your calendar - a great webinar is planned by Sustainable Gardening Australia

James Brincat from Parks Victoria Werribee Park Mansion will entertain us with a fabulous initiative developed during lockdown to engage with the local community in a horticultural, environmental and socially sustainable way.

And a live cooking demonstration will show how the produce is used to make a delicious meal.

And it's all free - thanks to SGA



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Webinar - Gardening to Build Community

An early Saturday morning delivery of plants 🪴 from greatly accepted and appreciated. Now to find room in the garden to plant and appreciate these horticultural assets. Thank you to Mike @ antique perennials

A perfect spring morning conducting an asset condition audit at the Parkville campus of the historic University of Melbourne.
It was eerily quiet
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Bluebells making a welcome appearance in a mini-woodland setting
Question: can 1 tree constitute a woodland?

Another sign Spring is not far away. The Clivia miniata are budding up nicely and the path to the front door will soon be a journey through vivid orange flowers and delicious scents hanging the air
Spring is definitely may favourite season

It’s only taken me 10 years or so to get around to designing a new (much better) website showcasing the work delivered over the past 12 years. Can’t rush these things!
Stay tuned for the big reveal ………………

Potting up recent seedling acquisitions -
I’ll be interested to see how quickly the Native Grape from take to thrive in their new pots and environment

The best time to shop for plants at during a lockdown when no-one’s there -
aah the serenity of shopping
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Back out at University of Melbourne Burnley Campus on another fact finding mission as part of the Landscape Maintenance Specification Review project I’m delivering.
Had a chance to survey the ‘Burnley Living Roof’, which is performing very well even during winter
Great to wander around my old college

I’ve taken onboard learnings from Fergus Garrett at and experimented with utilising tulips to add colour and interest in an otherwise monotone winter garden. Still some way to go and lots to learn. The tulips are starting to contrast well against the Euphorbia ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ and will when the Euphorbia wulfenii springs into life

I’m currently reviewing the landscape maintenance specifications for all campuses of the University of Melbourne. This is allowing me to re-visit my horticultural nascent at Burnley Gardens, where I was a student over 30 years ago
@ University of Melbourne Burnley Campus

Just another day at the office ....!
@ Blairgowrie, Victoria

A veritable rainbow of autumnal flower colour in the garden today, enjoying the last hurrah of Summer
@ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia