DDU Episode 18 | Summer Special Edition – Stories from the garden |

Posted on | January 19, 2010 | No Comments

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Welcome to the special edition of Dig It Down Under. I’m taking a break over the summer and so I’ve put together some garden related stories for this month.

Featured are:

A book reading by author Sara Hardy from ‘The unusual life of Edna Walling’
Monika’s Story – The woman who lived in her garden
The Bird from Berwick – Running out of space to plant veggies? Front lawn?? Now you see it, now you don’t!

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Cover from the Book 'The Unusual Life of Edna Walling"

If you wish to purchase the book ‘The Unusual Life of Edna Walling’ you can do so from the following web site.

http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=311&author=485

Simply go to the ‘shopping basket’ at the top right hand corner of the site.

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Pictures from the Berwick Food Bowl – the garden of ‘The Bird from Berwick’.

http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/?p=202

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There is no download this month but next month I’ll be back in full swing with a jam packed new episode and new downloads.

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DDU EPISODE 17 |Gardening in bushfire zones | Woods Kitchen Garden Project | Pest Control with Predator Bugs Pt II| Dear Santa & the five gardening days of Christmas | Veggie Patch Report |

Posted on | December 11, 2009 | No Comments

Dig It Down Under - Episode 17: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Gardening in Bushfire Zones – Interview with Dr Kevin Tolhurst from the University of Melbourne – Dept. of Forest and Ecosystem Science.
My day at the Yarra River in Warburton and how I went over for a duck
Work begins at Woods Sherbrooke – Rejuvenating and old kitchen garden
Pest Control with Predator Bugs Pt II – Interview with Russell Fox
Riley makes up her garden wishlist for Santa – but has she been naughty or nice??
The Veggie Patch Report
Free Gift for members of the Dig It Down Under Community – A download of the 5 top flowering plants for balcony, rooftop garden or that hot spot in the garden including top tips for keeping out door potted plants alive though summer.

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Gardening in Bushfire Zones

You can find out more about Dr Tolhurst Here

Here’s more information about fires, gardens and fire retardant plants.

Fires, gardens and fire retardant plants
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Woods Sherbrooke Kitchen Garden

Woods Sherbrooke Kitchen Garden on day 1

Follow Woods Garden Story Here

http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/?cat=172

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The day I went over for a duck…..

duck-yarra-river-warburton

You’d never guess from this serene picture of a duck, on the Yarra River at Warburton, that intrigue and and attempted murder were just around the corner!!!!

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Free Gift for members of the Dig It Down Under Community – A pdf download of the 5 top flowering plants for balcony, rooftop garden or that hot spot in the garden including top tips for keeping out door potted plants alive though summer. It’s easy and free to become a member, simply register to join and you’re in! You’ll not only be able to download free articles but you can also get a discount on garden related goodies from the shop.

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