Community
New Communal Garden at Burton Community Hub
Gardening Tips and Workshops
The new Burton Communal Garden will run a wide range of workshops during the year, often featuring special guests and experts in the field of horticulture. Open to adults of any age and held on a Wednesday afternoon, these are great sessions to enjoy; from open garden mornings, growing a veggie garden, pest control, using wicking beds and many more.
Register to receive information on upcoming workshops jbinder@salisbury.sa.gov.au or call 8406 8251
Social activities in the garden for the Over 50's
For adults over 50, there is a range of gardening groups available for you to choose from.
If you like being outdoors and in the garden, you’ll love working in our garden. We will be growing seasonal vegetables, fruit trees, herbs and flowers.
Busy Bee Groups - 'Dirt & Tools' group for those that like construction; 'Clean & Green' group for those that like working with plants. There is always something to do to and you are welcome to join any of the activities in the garden to keep it looking good for all to enjoy. (Tue/Wed/Thur 8.30am-10)
Burton Community Hub Gardening Group (Tue 10 - 12)
Gardening Group - sustainability: for people who would like to contribute to nature based/sustainability causes (Tue 1 - 2.30pm)
Burton Garden Friendship group - people interested in gardening meet, socialise share & learn. Guest Speakers (Wed 10-12)
To Register your interest in these programs, please contact jbinder@salisbury.sa.gov.au or call 8406 8251
Tree Netting Garden Tip
Salisbury Seniors Magazine Issue 19, page five has a short article about Backyard Fruit Trees. The article briefly discusses two tips to get the most from you fruit trees, which includes pruning and protecting it. To find out more about netting fruit trees - Read the detailed article here.
Local Native Plants photo montage
Salisbury Seniors Magazine Issue 21, page six has an article about the beauty of natives. Click here to see a photo montage of natives for some inspiration.
'Growing your own food at home' notes
Starting a food garden at home is rewarding and does not have to be hard.
It can be as simple as finding a bare patch of ground, weeding with a hoe, loosening the soil, planting some seeds and watering. However if you want healthy, robust, tasty and nutritious plants then it is worth considering a few things first about your situation and resources, and having some basic knowledge and skills. This is what the resources in the notes aim to do- provide you with; some useful practical information to enable you to grow a variety of fresh nutritious foods at home.
We aim to cater for budding gardeners with varying ambitions, from turning their yard into a thriving food source, to those wanting a few pots of their favourite herbs. Our shared aim is to grow food with the best nutritional value and taste and to eat it fresh from the garden.
If you are growing in the ground you will need to understand the type of soil you are have and how to prepare it for growing produce. There are comprehensive notes on the soils in Salisbury Council and recommendations based on where you live.
If you are not growing in the ground there are notes for growing in containers of various types, including wicking beds.
There are notes on how to grow and manage various vegetables and fruit trees, as well as making composts and worm farms, organic fertilising and pest control, looking after your health and our environment.
Pack A1 Getting started: Site and Personal Resource Assessment
Pack C3 Soil Test, Assess and Prepare
Pack C5 Micro-organisms: building good soils
Pack D1 Vegetable Feeding and Sowing
Pack D3 Seedling Care and Planting Tips
Pack D6a Vegetables for Spring Planting
Pack E1 Growing in Pots & Containers
Pack G1 Water Sensitive Gardening
Pack H1 Pest ID and Management
Gardening Tips
- Summer garden tips - click to read here
- Spring garden tips - Seasonal Update
- Keeping fit for gardening - some mobility, stretching and exercise tips
Burton Communal Garden
The garden is located at the back of the Burton Community Hub. Between the Hub and Springbank shopping centre. Find out more by calling (08) 8406 8251.