Harvester

Harvester

Member since: Sep 07 | Years gardening: 33 Organic gardener

I have grown up surrounded by plants, and it is only in the last 6 months that my wife and I have been able to secure our own garden and now my fun really begins!

My father was a botanist, and my mother has always taken great care and pride in her gardens (of which we have had many) so I feel it is very natural for me to take up the torch and start growing. It seems I have always been gardening; from a very early age looking after our neighbours vegie patch during holidays, to some of my first jobs at wholesale and retail nurseries. I was deterred from a career in horticulture by the low wages (relative to almost everything else!) but I find it a life affirming hobby and love to maintain my connection with our earth by getting dirt under my fingernails :)

Gardens

  • Harvester's Backyard garden

    Backyard garden

    My wife and I have just moved into a wonderful house in the Adelaide Hills and I am very excited about having my own garden spaces. Previously I h...

    • 5 plants
    • 3 journals
    • 2 faves
    • 0 comments
  • Harvester's Frontyard garden

    Frontyard garden

    The front is our buffer between the living areas and the arterial road, and has been well established with native shrubs and trees. There are a cou...

    • 9 plants
    • 1 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 0 comments
  • Harvester's Greenhouse garden

    Greenhouse garden

    The house already had this Fernery well established when we moved in, and I have only tried to maintain and extend it. It is a lovely peaceful are...

    • 3 plants
    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments
  • Harvester's Orchard garden

    Orchard garden

    The orchard is now ready to grow. There are four stone fruit trees in the ground, and I have planted up the beds below them with random seeds, and...

    • 4 plants
    • 4 journals
    • 2 faves
    • 1 comments
  • Harvester's Vertical Carnivorous garden

    Vertical Carnivorous garden

    This is a proposed garden, and as yet does not exist. The plan was germinated when I was looking at insect control for our patio. It is a lovely ...

    • 0 plants
    • 0 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 4 comments

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