How Does Your Garden Grow? a HOW-TO GUIDE for CREATING YOUR OWN EASY CARE GARDEN Contents

How does your garden grow? A HOW-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING YOUR OWN EASY CARE GARDEN Contents

Introduction 3 Message of Support – Tino Carnevale 4 Why Easy Care Gardening? 5 HOW Raised Garden Beds 6 Easy Gardening 6 Soil Mix Recipe 7 Water Wise Gardeing 7 Mulch 8 Compost 8 Joan’s Tip: Propagating Roses 9 Sun Protection 10 Kev’s Tip: Recycle Potting Soil 10 Choosing Plants 11 Organic Recipes for Pest Control 12 Herbs 13 RESOURCES Some Useful Resources 15 Companion Planting 16 Marie’s Tips: Companion Planting 18 Other Great Companions 18 Garden Design 20 Clarence Plant Species List 22 RECIPES & TIPS Bellerive Primary School 24 Geilston Bay High School 26 South Arm Primary School 28 Lauderdale Primary School 30 Clarendon Vale Primary School 31 Notes & IDeas 32

Acknowledgements Thank you to Council’s Positive Ageing Advisory Committee (CPAAC) and volunteers from the Clarence Community Volunteer Service (CCVS), for their commitment, time and support in the development of this resource.

Thank you to all schools, groups and individuals who provided their handy tips, recipes and resources and allowed us to photograph them and their gardens.

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Introduction Welcome to Clarence City Council’s new resource to help you ‘plant ahead’ for the future.

The seed was planted for “How does your garden grow?” back in 2009 when the Clarence Community Volunteer Service (CCVS) teamed up with Council’s Positive Ageing Advisory Committee (CPAAC).

With the help of dedicated and hard working volunteer gardeners, older clients of the service were assisted in transforming their unmanageable gardens into more easy care, low maintenance.

Simple changes to the gardens such as mulching to reduce weeds, creating raised beds, and choosing water wise plants, helped them to enjoy their gardens more; feel better about remaining in their homes or ‘ageing in place’; and have more time to pursue other activities.

Council is very supportive of the philosophy behind this resource kit, which is let’s start early to look at how our own gardens grow before it becomes too late to be able to manage and care for them as we grow older.

On behalf of the Clarence Community Volunteer Service and CPAAC, we hope that no matter what age you are, this resource will provide information that will inspire you to think and start planning and planting ahead how your garden grows.

It is never too early to start!

Alderman Doug Chipman Marie – CPAAC member at the Warrane Mornington Chair of the CPAAC and Deputy Mayor Neighbourhood Centre garden Message of Support

Growing our own food is one of the most rewarding things we can do for ourselves and our families but we don’t always think about what a positive effect it can also have on our community at large.

It has been very inspiring to witness the explosion of gardening projects across the state, with schools, garden clubs, councils and self-motivated groups coming together to create this movement towards self sufficiency.

You may find that you start a garden for a single reason, to grow seasonal food or to save money, but then find that there are added benefits such as improved health and spending more time with your family. As we harvest our fruit and vegies, we can also take a moment to appreciate that we are part of something much larger, a global community.

Tino Carnevale ABC Gardening Australia

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Why easy care gardening? It doesn’t matter what age you are, gardening is a fun and enjoyable past time or hobby for so many people.

Often what is not so enjoyable is constant maintaining of garden spaces, large or small, flowers or vegetables, that are overgrown with weeds, require lawn mowing, and take up many hours of energy and work.

For many people these tasks can be overwhelming, particularly if you are less mobile than you used to be. Getting out in the garden starts to become a source of frustration and worry, instead of enjoyment, because you can’t maintain the garden and have it looking like it used to.

The Clarence Community Volunteer Service helps older people who are frail and young people with disabilities, by matching them up with volunteers to assist them with everything from shopping, accessing medical appointments, light gardening and befriending.

Over the last few years the volunteer service began to notice an increasing need in older people requiring help with their gardens. Tasks such as pulling weeds, mowing lawns, removing leaves, planting and pruning were becoming too hard and overwhelming. People were starting to think perhaps they should move from their homes because their gardens were too much of a chore for them to look after independently or with help.

With just a few simple measures, such as mulching, raised gardens beds, and planting easy care water wise plants, many clients have had their gardens, and their lives transformed. You can too!

Don’t leave it until it is too late – start thinking about transforming your garden now. There are so many ways you can do this that will make a big difference.

You can use this resource to help you navigate how to go about transforming your garden in big or small ways, and if you are just starting out, this kit can help you think about how to design a low maintenance easy care garden to suit your needs.

So let’s get started! HOW?

Easy Gardening Roches Beach As we get older we MUST NOT think we can’t garden any more. The ‘easy garden’ is the way to go! Easy gardens should be raised so they Raised are not difficult to maintain. Use any containers that may fit on a table. Use an old sink or washing trough, or even garden beds go to your local tip-shop and pick up cheap containers. They should all have o Make sure the width of your garden bed is a little less than twice holes in the bottom for drainage. your arm reach. That means you can reach to the centre from Go for a walk in the Botanical Gardens either side. If you have small reach then make sure you don’t and have look at their easy garden and have to stretch, make the bed narrower to suit you. see how easy it is to companion plant. o Don’t make the beds too long, so that you can walk around You can have a little of everything; them without tiring out. 10 feet is a good length. home grown, fresh and no chemicals, o Make the beds waist high so that you can garden with ease. and the important things, TASTE. It is all your own, grown with love and care. o Make beds lower if you want to garden sitting down. I hope you have a go and enjoy yourself. o Beds can be light weight polystyrene containers, or a bench top. Eight by 16 inch containers could supply fresh vegetables all Please play it safe, DON’T lift heavy pots season for one or two people. and always use a safe area. Take a cup of tea or coffee and go talk to your plants, o Bench tops will need to be sturdy as soil is heavy, especially and watch them grow and produce! when wet. Marie o An old bath can make a good raised bed. CPAAC o When planting in containers, use a light soil mix which will drain easily. You can buy potting mix for containers but make sure it has a good amount of moisture retentive material such as vermiculite or peat moss in it, as pots dry out quickly.

o Lay out your raised beds in a north/south direction. This will ensure all plants receive equal sunlight throughout the day. Some alternatives to With an east/west direction plants will shade one another as the purchasing raised garden sun moves across them. beds – Styrofoam containers and buckets with holes for o Many nurseries and hardware stores are now selling specially drainage, old tyres, pots, made galvanised iron raised garden beds. wooden sleepers, star pickets o If you don’t have a back problem, then bending can be a useful and corrugated iron sheets…. exercise to keep your back supple, but if you do have a back visit for local tip shop, use problem you could consider raised beds. your imagination, the sky is the limit!

Source: Botanical Gardens; David Stephen, Creek Road Community Garden

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Water wise HOW? gardening

o Use a hose nozzle with a hand trigger. This gives more control and will save water while walking from place to place in the garden.

o Put in new plantings in autumn after a good Soil Mix rain. This means they can get well established before summer. If you plant new plants in summer they will require constant watering.

Recipe o Use glazed pots for pot plants. Terracotta pots dry out much quicker than glazed pots.

Raised bed soil mix 1: o Water the roots of plants, the leaves. o 50% sandy loam mixed with 50% sheep o Water less frequently but water deeply to manure/mushroom compost/compost encourage root growth. Frequent light mix + blood and bone as per packet watering will encourage shallow root growth. instructions. o Mulch, mulch, mulch. Mulch improves water Raised bed soil mix 2: retention and can reduce evaporation by up o Equal parts of loamy soil or coarse sand to 73%. It also adds nutrients to keep plants and a mushroom type compost. healthy and improves soil structure.

o Add a tight fistful of dolomite lime and o Consider planting Tasmania natives. They twice as much powdered animals or have evolved to grow in Tasmania and many chook manure. Alternatively, use a fistful have low water requirements. of blood and bone. o Consider Australian natives. Many have low o A little kelp seaweed chips can also be water requirements. used to supply potassium and trace o Lawns use a lot of water. Consider reducing minerals. your lawn area or use drought tolerant Raised bed soil mix 3: grasses. o Good quality potting mix – be prepared o Avoid cutting grass too low. Taller grass holds for poor results from a poor quality water better and protects the soil from the potting mix. Results can be improved by sun. Cutting grass too short encourages bare mixing a high nutrient compost. patches and growth of moss in the lawn. Maintenance: o Lawn areas can be converted to native plant As soil level goes down: add sheep o strips and mulched to educe water use. manure/mushroom compost/compost mix + blood and bone as per instructions. o Visit water wise gardens to familiarise yourself with the beauty and appearance of native If the soil becomes water repellent o plants. remove top third and add any of the above mixes in with existing soil. Clarence City Council has published a FREE booklet “Plants for the Water Friendly Garden” Add soil wetter to help water penetrate o based on some of the plants used at the Rosny the soil. Farm water wise garden.

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HOW? 8 prevent crushing the stem and make a very clean cut. just below it at the bottom. Use really sharp cutters to each node) trimming just above the node at the top, Make your cutting 4 or 5 nodes long (a leaf grows at but success rate is much better with it. the roots to grow quickly. Rooting hormone is optional soil and perlite. This is a very light blend that encourages A good propagating medium is a 50-50 blend of potting cutting from a strong cane that has just bloomed. and generally it is if the flower has fallen off. Make the The important thing is that the wood is ripe enough the growing season, from early summer to winter. but actually you can propagate at any time through because that is when you have lots of bits to play with The traditional time for taking cuttings is at pruning time roses with you? It’s easy to do! years and would love to take some of your favourite A Joan’s Tip: Propagating Roses re you leaving a garden where you have lived for BELOW: Aftermulching LEFT: Beforemulching Good luck! at all times, with good air circulation and sunlight. through the bottom of the pot. Keep the cuttings moist Repot the cutting when you see the roots come develop. Each cutting will develop differently. as little as 2 weeks or as long as 6 months for roots to on the weather and the rose variety. In fact it may take It takes 4 to 8 weeks for the cuttings to root, depending with bright light but not in direct sunlight. name if you know it. Place the cuttings in a warm place one will grow. Label your rose cuttings with their proper Always take more cuttings than you need – not every humid. the whole thing with a plastic bag to keep it moist and Pat the cutting firmly into place, water it well and cover cutting in as that can damage the delicate outer layer. Make a little hole with a pencil – don’t just push the How doesyourgardengrow? 9

HOW? thers Sun Protection Recommendations stay outdoors with can safely You minimal protection a hat, clothing, sun protective Wear sunglasses and seek sunscreen, shady areas a hat, clothing, sun protective Wear sunglasses and seek shady sunscreen, and stay indoors between 10am areas time) and 2pm (11-3pm daylight saving clothing, a hat, sun protective Wear sunglasses and seek shady sunscreen, but stay indoors as much as areas possible clothing, a hat, sun protective Wear sunglasses and seek shady sunscreen, but stay indoors as much as areas possible Dynamic Lifter – use as directed Blood & Bone – use as directed Liquid Seaweed – use as directed MANURE Types Sheep – best if it is pulverized – use only old, can burn plants Chicken Horse – can contain seeds etc the best Cow – probably above of Mixture O UV Index 2 or less 3-5 6-7 8-10 11 or higher Source: World Health Organisation protection recommendations for skin cancer recommendations protection Health Organisation World Source: prevention. Sun protection Sun Exposure Limits Exposure Low Moderate High High Very Extreme daily UV limits. newspaper for the Mercury section of Check the weather

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Recycle Potting Soil Potting Recycle Potting soil can be expensive, we should not waste it. Adding some time. and compost to old potting soil will vitalise it for manure horse manure. It is best to use pulverised sheep or shredded to 90% potting soil. Well about 10% manure of I use a mixture compost can also be added. rotted you can add some Perlite or becomes too heavy, If the mixture Foam. up Polystyrene some broken you wear gloves. sure make REMEMBER – when handling manure Kev’s Tip: Kev’s How does your garden grow?

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Some useful resources

There is a wealth of knowledge out there about gardening. You only have to talk to your neighbours, friends and family to get good tips on their easy care, low maintenance advice.

We have included just a small ‘taster’ on other places you can turn to, to increase your knowledge about gardening, and where to go for resources. Your local garden centre or nursery is always a good place to start!

For other ideas...

Clarence City Council ’Water Wise’ gardening booklet, available at Council office

Magazines or website ABC Gardening Australia www.gardeningaustralia.com

Blooming Tasmania Guide www.bloomingtasmania.com RESOURCES or ring 6344 6233

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens – run free sustainable gardening talks, hold community garden classes, website: www.rtbg.tas.gov.au or ring the Manager of Learning and Community Engagement on 6236 3086

Some alternatives for raised garden beds: For timber beds - Dovetail Timbers, ring 0429 13 2929 or email [email protected]

Corrugated iron raised beds can be purchased at nurseries, contact your nearest nursery to enquire or inspect

Plant Species List: http://www.understorey-network.org.au/municipalities/ understorey_clarence.pdf

Garden Design Template: http://www.yourclimateyourlife.org.uk/docs/ garden_template.doc

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Plant Good Neighbours How it works Bad Neighbours Onion Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Smell of onion said to deter numerous pestsOnions Asparagus, Beans, Chamomile, Leeks, Lettuce, Lovage, Marjoram, release substances reducing growth of Bad Gladioli, Peas Parsley, Parsnip, Silverbeet, Strawberry, Summer Neighbours Savory, Tomato Parsley Asparagus, Sweet Corn, Tomato Said to improve flavour of asparagus and tomato Peas Beans, Beetroot, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Bad Neighbours roots release substances reducing Chives, Garlic, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber,L ettuce, growth. Sweet Corn has traditionally been used as Onion, Shallots Lovage, Marjoram, Parsnip, Potato, Radish, “living stakes” for peas Sage, Squash, Sweet Corn Potato Beans, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Sweet Alyssum and Marigolds attract beneficials Apple, Celery, Cauliflower, Corn, Eggplant,H orseradish, and suppress weedsPotatoes release substances Cherry, Cucumber, Lovage, Marjoram, Marigold (French), reducing growth of Bad Neighbours. Horseradish Pumpkin, Nasturtium, Parsnip, Peas, Sweet Alyssum, should be planted at the corners of the patch Raspberry, Sweet Corn, Watermelon Rosemary, Squash, Sunflower, Tomato Pumpkin Beans, Cabbage, Eggplant, Peas, Radish, Sweet Bad Neighbours roots release substances reducing Potato Corn growth Radish Beans, Carrot, Chervil, Cucumber, Sweet Radish is said to attract leaf miners from Spinach Hyssop Corn, Cucumber, Lettuce, Lovage, Marjoram, Nasturtium, Parsnip, Pea, Spinach, Sweet Corn Raspberry Blackberries, Potato, Tomato Rosemary Beans, Cabbage, Carrot, Sage Said to deter Cabbage white butterfly.A ttracts beneficials Sage Brassicas (Incl: Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower), Sage repels the Cabbage White Butterfly Cucumber Carrot, Rosemary Silverbeet Beetroot, Cherry, Lavender, Lovage, Marjoram, Basil, Wormwood Onion Spinach Celery, Eggplant, Strawberries Squash Borage, Lovage, Marjoram, Nasturtium, Peas, Potato Sunflower,S weet Corn, Tansy Strawberry Beans, Borage, Chives, Leek, Lettuce, Marigold Brassicas (Incl: (French), Onion, Pyrethrum, Sage, Spinach Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower), Brussel Sprouts, Garlic Sunflower Apricots, Cucumbers, Squash Beans, Potato Sweet Corn Beans, Cucumbers, Lovage, Marjoram, Melon, Sweet Corn has traditionally been used as “living Cabbage Parsnip, Peas, Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Squash, stakes” for peas. Bad Neighbours roots release Zucchini substances reducing growth Tomato Asparagus, Basil, Celery, Borage, Broccoli, Marigolds said to repel white fly and root knot Apricots, Beetroot, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, nematode. Bad Neighbours roots release substances Fennel, Kohl Rabi, Celery, Chives, Dill, Gooseberry, Grape, Hyssop, reducing growth Potato, Rosemary, Lovage, Mariglod (French), Marjoram, Mint, Sweet Corn Nasturtium, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Turnip Turnip Cucumbers, Lettuce, Nasturtium, Peas, Tomato Watermelon Potato Yarrow Most aromatic herbs When planted along pathways, is said to enhance essential oil production and herb flavour. Zucchini Lovage, Marjoram, Nasturtium, Sweet Corn Other great great Other companions rodents. fleas, ants and repels Catnip soils. heavy helps breakdown Caraway Elderberry encourage the leaves a general insecticide, the flowers and berries make compost fermentation, lovely wine! repels flies, fleas or F.officionale) vulgare Fennel (not F. and ants. brassicas cabbage white moth keeping Hyssop attracts infestation. from free cabbage white moth. Dried and placed with Mint repels clothes moth. clothes will repel oil, which many insects a mustard Nasturtium secrete cabbage attractive and will seek out, particularly the find repel aphids and the flowers white moth. Alternatively, up variety grown the cucumber beetle. The climbing codling moth. will repel apple trees vegetable the Pyrethrum around bugs if grown will repel garden. Rosemary fly. carrot repels garden off dogs and cats keeps Peganum) not (Rutus, Rue the borders. beds if planted round moths, flies and not Senecio) repels (Tanacetum, Tansy flying harmful to repel peach trees ants. Plant beneath fermentation. assist compost leaves insects. Tansy although it can (Artemesia, not Ambrosia) Wormwood plants near it, wormwood does repel of inhibit the growth garden. off the keeps animals moths, flies and fleas and Beans love to be with carrots, Beans love to be with carrots, cucumbers, cabbage and parsley to be with cabbages, likes Beetroot silver beet and dwarf-beans Lettuce gets on well with strawberries, marigolds and carrots to be near Pumpkins don’t like potatoes blackberries or Raspberries don’t like nearby potatoes to be near Mint and parsley don’t like them separated Keep each other. Garlic is not a goog companion for beans, peas, or strawberries Apples like garlic, onions and chives garlic, onions Apples like o o o Bad companions o o o o o It is great fun when plants really get on well get on well plants really fun when It is great people one can say, A bit like together. smaller under people don’t grow except, in the sun! shade or bigger and dry off Good companions Marie’s Marie’s Tips: Companion Planting

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Clarence City Council community volunteer service

Want to make a big difference in the lives of others? Enjoy light gardening, shopping, chatting with people? “…A tremendous Like to be recognized, for your, contribution and skills? service, helping to keep people in Just retired - a few hours to spare? their own homes…” Like to work in aged care – need experience? Need to meet your Centrelink requirements? Have your own vehicle? “ …you allow elderly RESOURCES Look no more! to age, both with pride and The Clarence Community Volunteer Service aims to give happiness…” the elderly and younger people with a disability some much needed support, enabling them to remain in their own home, as long as possible. “..I am so grateful for The personalised assistance offers a diverse range of services, from taking people to appointments, assisting all you are doing, you them with shopping, shopping for them if they are unable are helping me to to leave the house, phoning or visiting for a friendly chat, keep my home….” to light gardening.

Clarence Community Volunteer Service ‘…I could not be more PO Box 96 Rosny Park TAS 7018 grateful, as for many Phone 03 6245 8678 years my garden was my Email [email protected] passion……..with your help www.ccc.tas.gov.au .” … a big thank it lives again and it’s a you for the garden pleasure to walk in my pebbles, it is so now flourishing garden..” greatly appreciated...” COMPOST Garden SHED GREENHOUSE

design WATER TANK Why is good garden design important? It is important for many reasons but it doesn’t have

to be hard. It can be as simple as thinking and SHRUBS planning where to put things, designing areas TREES with water wise plants, increase safety and security with lighting, paths, and planting shade borders etc.

Gardens that evolve are lovely too – but a bit of PATHS/STONES/PAVERS planning can help you transform your garden into LIGHTING an easy care low maintenance haven.

resources You can free draw your design or use the graph paper provided at the back of this booklet. Below is an example of how you can create your own design online. You will find this website in our resource section on page 15.

TIP: Photocopy and then cut out shapes to design your garden

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RESOURCES Clarence Plant Species List

For more information contact: Understorey Network oodland NRM South 03 6208 6111 www.nrmsouth.org.au etland or

The Understorey Network 03 6234 4286 TASMANIA www.understorey-network.org.au King Island LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS CURRIE ater W ise ater WHITEMARK et Eucalypt Forest ell drained soil oorly drained soil oor soil oamy soil ow flamability Grassy Flinders Coastal Vegetation Rainforest W and W D ry Eucalypt Forest Grassy Vegetation H eath S edgeland and W Riparian Montane Vegetation W P S andy soil L Clay soil P Fertile soil L control Erosion S helter belts Bush tucker W S alinity control seed from Easy to propagate cuttings from Easy to propagate by division Easy to propagate

Vegetation Community Soil Type Uses Grow

StandardStanley Name Common Name From

SMITHTON Endemic

WYNYARD There are many good reasons BURNIE Bridport Dorset Circular Head Penguin George Town ULVERSTONE SCOTTSDALE Devonport Burnie resources TREES Central Latrobe for planting local native plant EXETER Coast ST HELENS SHEFFIELD West Tamar Launceston

Waratah-Wynyard Kentish LAUNCESTON Break O‘Day species: Acacia mearnsii black Scamanderwattle • • • • • • • • • • Deloraine WESTBURY Meander Valley LONGFORD Fingal

Rosebery Acacia verticillata Poatina Northern Midlands prickly mimosa • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bicheno ZEEHAN Native plants occurring naturally in an Campbell Town Ross AllocasuarinaQueenstown littoralixs blackSwansea sheoak • • • • • • • • area are adapted to survive and thrive in Strahan Central Highlands West Coast Glamorgan- Spring Bay OATLANDS local environmental conditions, so you are Allocasuarina verticillataBothwell Southern Midlands drooping sheoak • • • • • • • • • Ouse TRIABUNNA Kempton more likely to have a successful planting HAMILTON Orford Brighton • • • • • • • • • • • Banksia marginata Maydena silver banksia NEW NORFOLK Sorell Derwent Valley Clarence site by choosing local species. By planting Dunalley GlenorchHobarty

KINGSTON Bursaria spinosa HUONVILLE prickly box • • • • • • • • Tasman locally sourced species, you are helping Kingborough Nubeena Cygnet Geeveston

Huon Valley to preserve any natural variability within Eucalyptus amygdalina Dover Alonnah black peppermint e • • • • • • • • • • that species. Planting local species also Eucalyptus globulus tasmanian blue gum • • • • • • • • assists with providing habitat for birds, insects and mammals in your area. Eucalyptus morrisbyi morrisbys gum e • • • • • • • Eucalyptus risdonii risdon peppermint e • • • • • •

Plants can be obtained from a native plant List Eucalyptus viminalis white gum • • • • • • • • • • nursery or you may like to collect your own seed and to grow them yourself. The Shrubs Understorey Network can assist you with Acacia genistifolia spreading wattle • • • • • • • advice on how to propagate native seeds. Species Acacia gunnii ploughshare wattle • • • • • • • It’s cheap (no hothouses or shadehouses are required) and surprisingly easy! Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae coast wattle • • • • • • Illustrations: Janet Fenton Graphic Design: Julia Dineen Printed on 100% recycled paper. Data sources: DPIW (2007). Native Vascular Plant Records for Tasmania. Unpublished data provided on CD by Natural Values Atlas 30/03/2007. Acacia suaveolensUnderstorey Network online plant database: http://www.understorey-network.org.au/plant-database.htmlsweet wattle • • • • • • • • Plant Atriplex cinerea grey saltbush • • • • • • • • Bossiaea cordigera wiry bossia • • • Cassinia aculeata dollybush • • • • • • • • • • Correa alba white correa • • • • • • • • • Dodonaea viscosa hopbush • • • • • • • Leptospermum glaucescens smoky teatree e • • • • • • • • • • Leptospermum scoparium manuka • • • • • • • • Melaleuca gibbosa slender honeymyrtle • • • • • • • • • • Myoporum insulare common boobialla • • • • • Olearia hookeri crimsontip daisybush e • • • • Ozothamnus purpurascens columnar everlastingbush • • • • Platylobium obtusangulum common flatpea • • • • • • • • Pomaderris elliptica yellow dogwood • • • • • • Pultenaea daphnoides heartleaf bushpea • • • • • • Vittadinia gracilis woolly new-holland-daisy • • • •

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For more information contact: Understorey Network oodland oodland NRM South 03 6208 6111 www.nrmsouth.org.au etland etland or

The Understorey Network 03 6234 4286 TASMANIA www.understorey-network.org.au King Island LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS CURRIE ater W ise ater W ise ater et Eucalypt Forest ell drained soil WHITEMARK et Eucalypt Forest ell drained soil oorly drained soil oor soil oorly drained soil oor soil oamy soil ow flamability oamy soil ow flamability Grassy Flinders Coastal Vegetation Rainforest W and W D ry Eucalypt Forest Grassy Vegetation H eath S edgeland and W Riparian Montane Vegetation W P S andy soil L Clay soil P Fertile soil L control Erosion S helter belts Bush tucker W S alinity control seed from Easy to propagate cuttings from Easy to propagate by division Easy to propagate Coastal Vegetation Rainforest W and W D ry Eucalypt Forest Grassy Vegetation H eath S edgeland and W Riparian Montane Vegetation W P S andy soil L Clay soil P Fertile soil L control Erosion S helter belts Bush tucker W S alinity control seed from Easy to propagate cuttings from Easy to propagate by division Easy to propagate

Vegetation Community Soil Type Uses Grow

StandardStanley Name Common Name From Endemic SMITHTON

WYNYARD There are many good reasons BURNIE Bridport Dorset Circular Head Penguin George Town ULVERSTONE SCOTTSDALE Devonport TREES Herbs and BurnieG roundcovers Central Latrobe for planting local native plant EXETER Coast ST HELENS SHEFFIELD West Tamar Launceston

Waratah-Wynyard Kentish LAUNCESTON Break O‘Day Acacia mearnsii black wattle • • • • • • • • species:• • Acaena novae-zelandiae commonScamander buzzy • • • • • • • • • • • • Deloraine WESTBURY Meander Valley LONGFORD Fingal

Rosebery Acacia verticillata prickly mimosa • • • • • • • • • • • • • Brachyscome angustifoliaPoatina Northern Midlands narrowleaf daisy • • • Bicheno ZEEHAN Native plants occurring naturally in an Campbell Town Ross Allocasuarina littoralixs black sheoak • • • • • • • • CalocephalusQueenstown citreus lemonSwansea beautyheads • • • • area are adapted to survive and thrive in Strahan Central Highlands West Coast Glamorgan- Spring Bay OATLANDS Allocasuarina verticillata drooping sheoak • • • • • • • • local environmental• conditions, so you are Disphyma crassifolium Bothwell Southern Midlands round-leaved pigface • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ouse TRIABUNNA Kempton more likely to have a successful planting HAMILTON Orford • • • • • • • • • • • Brighton • • • • • Banksia marginata silver banksia Einadia nutans Maydena climbing saltbush NEW NORFOLK Sorell Derwent Valley Clarence site by choosing local species. By planting Dunalley GlenorchHobarty

KINGSTON Bursaria spinosa prickly box • • • • • • • • Kennedia prostrata HUONVILLE running postman • • • • • • • • • Tasman locally sourced species, you are helping Kingborough Nubeena Cygnet Geeveston

Huon Valley Eucalyptus amygdalina black peppermint e • • • • • • • • • to preserve any natural• variability within Limonium australe Dover Alonnah yellow sea-lavender • • • • • Eucalyptus globulus tasmanian blue gum • • • • • • • that species. Planting• local species also Pelargonium australe southern storksbill • • • • • assists with providing habitat for birds, RESOURCES Eucalyptus morrisbyi morrisbys gum e • • • • • • insects and mammals• in your area. Pultenaea prostrata silky bushpea • • • • Eucalyptus risdonii risdon peppermint e • • • • • • Grasses, Lilies, Sedges

Plants can be obtained from a native plant List Eucalyptus viminalis white gum • • • • • • • • • • Austrodanthonia popinensis blue wallabygrass e • • • • • • nursery or you may like to collect your Shrubs own seed and to grow them yourself. The Carex iynx tussock sedge • • • • • Acacia genistifolia spreading wattle • • • • • Understorey• Network• can assist you with Dianella brevicaulis shortstem flaxlily • • • • advice on how to propagate native seeds. Species Acacia gunnii ploughshare wattle • • • • • • • Diplarrena moraea white flag-iris • • • • • • • • • • • It’s cheap (no hothouses or shadehouses Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae coast wattle • • • • are required)• and• surprisingly easy! Lomandra longifolia sagg • • • • • • • • • • • Illustrations: Janet Fenton Graphic Design: Julia Dineen Printed on 100% recycled paper. Data sources: DPIW (2007). Native Vascular Plant Records for Tasmania. Unpublished data provided on CD by Natural Values Atlas 30/03/2007. Acacia suaveolens sweet wattle • • • • • • • • Poa labillardiereiUnderstorey Network online plant database: http://www.understorey-network.org.au/plant-database.htmltussock grass • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plant Atriplex cinerea grey saltbush • • • • • • • • Themeda triandra kangaroo grass • • • • • • • • • • Bossiaea cordigera wiry bossia • • • Climbers Cassinia aculeata dollybush • • • • • • • • • • Clematis microphylla small-leaf clematis • • • • • • • • Correa alba white correa • • • • • • • • • Tetragonia implexicoma bower spinach • • • • • • • Dodonaea viscosa hopbush • • • • • • • e = endangered (Tasmanian legislation) Leptospermum glaucescens smoky teatree e • • • • • • • • • • Leptospermum scoparium manuka • • • • • • • • Melaleuca gibbosa slender honeymyrtle • • • • • • • • • • Myoporum insulare common boobialla • • • • • Olearia hookeri crimsontip daisybush e • • • • Ozothamnus purpurascens columnar everlastingbush • • • • Platylobium obtusangulum common flatpea • • • • • • • • Pomaderris elliptica yellow dogwood • • • • • • Pultenaea daphnoides heartleaf bushpea • • • • • • Vittadinia gracilis woolly new-holland-daisy • • • • L Learning about gardening and all IMARY SCHOO its benefits starts early! IVE PR BELLER One of the aims of the guide is to encourage younger people to develop an interest in gardening, healthy eating and cooking, and to promote how easy it can be to keep your garden low maintenance and “grow your own”!

We thank the following schools for their contribution of tips, advice and recipes using products from their easy care school gardens.

Enjoy!

RECIPES & TIPS Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius. Broccoli Prepare a deep quiche dish by greasing well. Mix together cheese, ham and broccoli. Add flour and stir until flour coats Savoury Pie the other ingredients. Whisk together milk, eggs and curry powder. 1/2 cup self-raising flour Stir the egg mixture in to the broccoli mixture taking care 1 cup grated tasty cheese not to over mix. Season with salt and pepper. Three quarters cup chopped ham or 2 rashers of bacon, cooked and Pour into a well-greased quiche or pie dish and cook for chopped about 40 minutes or until pie is set and lightly browned on top. The cooking time will depend on the size of the dish 2 cups lightly steamed broccoli you use, the wider the dish, the less time it will take. florets Serve warm. 1 medium sized onion, finely diced and NOTES: This ‘pie’ will separate into a soft crust with a quiche softened in a teaspoon butter like centre. You can change the vegetables in this pie, 1 and half cups milk for example you may like to add two cups of grated and squeezed zucchini or two cups lightly cooked corn kernels 4 large free range eggs or lightly steamed cubed sweet potato. 1 teaspoon curry powder Add a few chopped chives or chopped parsley if you wish. Salt and pepper to taste If you don’t wish to include the bacon add more vegetables.

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Warm winter coleslaw Carrot soup 400 grams Savoy or regular cabbage 1 granny smith apple, grated with skin on 500 grams carrot 1 cup grated carrot 250 grams onions 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 250 grams potatoes 1 scant tablespoon runny honey 50 gram butter or 2 tablespoons oil Quarter cup natural yoghurt 1 bay leaf (optional) Half teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon salt Half teaspoon caraway or fennel seeds, lightly crushed 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper (optional) Half cup milk 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1.5 litres chicken or vegetable stock Salt and pepper to taste

Peel the carrots and potatoes and cut them into chunky pieces. This recipe is a pleasant change from steamed cabbage. It is great served with burgers, grilled lamb or pork chops Peel and finely chop the onions. or a piece of steak. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the onion and cook until soft. Add The crinkly leafed Savoy cabbage works well or use regular the carrots and potatoes and allow cabbage finely sliced. colouring slightly stirring occasionally Grate the apple after you have made up the coleslaw while the vegetables are cooking. dressing and then fold the apple through it to prevent the Add the stock and bring to a simmer. apple from discolouring. Cook gently for at least an hour. Cook the cabbage just before you plan to serve the meal, it only takes one minute to blanch. Add the orange zest if using. Add pepper and check for saltiness. Place a large saucepan of salted water on to boil. RECIPES & TIPS RECIPES Remove the bay leaf and discard. Remove the tough outer leaves for the cabbage they can be used in the compost. Puree and add the milk. Cut a wedge from the cabbage and slice it finely. NOTES: You can vary the flavour of this soup by adding a teaspoon finely Combine the honey with the vinegar and spices and then grated orange zest just before it is whisk in the yoghurt. served or add a dash of freshly grated Fold the grated apple and carrot through the yoghurt mix. nutmeg. When the meal is ready to be served add the sliced You can use half carrots and half cabbage to the boiling salted water and cook for 1 minute. sweet potato for another variation. Drain well and stir the apple yoghurt mixture through the If you are using stock which is salted hot, drained cabbage and serve immediately. be sure to taste the soup before adding any extra salt. Serves 4

Recipe from Donna Hay Magazine October 2010 from Donna Hay Magazine Recipe 300 grams chicken mince One quarter cup chopped canned water chesnuts 2 tablespoons coriander leaves 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger 2 tablespoons soy sauce 20 wonton wrappers Vegetable oil for greasing Chilli glaze: 4 large red chillies, seeded and sliced Half cup white vinegar Half cup sugar ginger and soy sauce. chesnuts, coriander, Combine the mince, water into the wonton wrappers. Brush edges mixture Place tablespoons of and join corners and seal. with water 8 minutes or until Place in steamer over a saucepan and steam for cook through. place the chillies, vinegar and sugar in a saucepan boil glaze, make To over dumplings. serve drizzle glaze To 8 minutes or until syrupy. for 20 Makes Chicken Dumplings Dumplings Chicken Chilli with (wontons) Glaze

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Combine mustard, vinegar and oil vinegar and Combine mustard, finely and add to Chop tomato dressing Add torn basil leaves grill to medium high Preheat with garlic oil Brush bread on both sides under grill until Toast golden and serve. with tomato Top Half a teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tomatoes 12 basil leaves 2 slices crusty bread Garlic oil Tomato Tomato Bruschetta g

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Caesar Salad

Half a Cos lettuce Roast 1 rasher bacon Beetroot Dip 2 eggs 1 slice bread 1 bunch beetroot 2 tablespoons oil 1 head garlic 1 tablespoon shaved parmesan cheese 1 cup low fat yoghurt Dressing: Olive oil cooking spray 2 anchovy fillets 2 tablespoons dill, finely chopped 1 clove garlic Extra dill to serve 1 tablespoon lemon juice Pinch salt and pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line Salt and freshly ground pepper a baking tray with baking paper. 1 egg yolk Trim beetroot, leaving 1cm stalks attached. Cut 5mm off the top of the Half teaspoon Dijon mustard head of garlic. Croutons: Trim crusts from bread, cut into 1.5 cm cubes Place beetroot and garlic onto prepared baking tray. Spray with oil. Heat oil in frying pan over medium heat and fry the bread until Roast for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden, tossing constantly. Drain on paper towel. tender when tested with a skewer. Bacon: Remove rind from bacon and cut into small pieces. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool. Cook bacon in frying pan over medium heat until crisp. Gently peel and discard skin from Drain on kitchen paper. beetroot. Squeeze garlic flesh from head. Eggs: Boil large saucepan of water.

Roughly chop beetroot. Add 2 teaspoons vinegar and pinch of salt. & TIPS RECIPES Place into a food processor with Create a whirlpool in centre of water. Add eggs one at a time. Cook garlic flesh. Process until smooth. for 8 minutes. Transfer to a glass bowl. Remove from boiling water and place in a bowl of cold water. Stir in yoghurt, dill and salt and Peel and slice in quarters length ways. pepper. Dressing: Combine ingredients in a jug using a stick blender until Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours to smooth. allow flavours to develop. Lettuce: Carefully separate and wash leaves and dry with paper Transfer to a serving bowl and towel. garnish with dill. To serve: Arrange lettuce on plate. Serves 6 Sprinkle on bacon, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese. From www.taste.com.au/recipes Add eggs carefully. Just before serving drizzle on dressing. L PRIMARY SCHOO SOUTH ARM Spanakopita (spinach or silverbeet pie)

8-10 stems silverbeet stemmed, washed, Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. dried and chopped Melt butter in large frying pan. 10 mint leaves Add silverbeet or spinach and cook for about 5 minutes then add herbs. Tip into a colander and press with the 6 stalks parsley back of a tablespoon to help drain and cool. 60 grams butter Mix the egg with the cheeses and add silverbeet or 1 large onion finely chopped spinach. Add nutmeg, pepper and salt. 2 beaten eggs Spray a suitable tray with oil and line with baking paper. 100 grams feta cheese Place 1 sheet of filo into a tray and spray with oil. Then another sheet and spray. Continue for 4-6 sheets. 100 grams Cheddar cheese Add silverbeet or spinach filling. Continue to add oiled filo 50 grams parmesan on top. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Nutmeg Can use pastry to make triangles if preferred. Serve warm RECIPES & TIPS Freshly ground pepper and salt or at room temperature. 10 sheets filo pastry Olive oil spray

Garden Tips

o Start on a small scale. o If your neighbour has a veggie garden grow different vegetables to your o Choose a location that has sun light most neighbour and swap. That way you end of the day. Protect from cold strong winds. up with more variety and not a glut of the o Prepare your soil include lots of organic one thing. compost and well broken down manure. o Grow plants from seed and stagger the o Plant easy to grow vegetables that you are planting so you don’t have too many of likely to have success with e.g. silverbeet, the one kind of vegetables ready at the lettuce, pumpkin, garlic, potatoes. same time. This also saves money.

o Install a watering system, this is not difficult o Gardening in raised beds and containers and saves time and water. makes gardening easier to manage and minimises the need to bend and dig.

28 How does your garden grow? recipe. Seedsare available at mostgarden nurseries. Butternut are allsuitablepumpkin/wintersquashfor this Queensland Blue,ThelmaSanders,GoldenNuggetand mixture andbake. You canalsomake aricepuddingthenaddthe'mash' cinnamon andchoppedpecannuts. minutes. Servewithadollopof thickcream, asprinkleof Bake untilsugarbubblesinamoderate ovenaround 15 dish) andsprinkletopwithbrown sugar. mash mixture intotheshellof thepumpkin(orasuitable Add cinnamon,nutmegandsalttotastemix.Putthe until cooked. Orroast firstandthenmash. Scoop thefleshfrom asmallsweetpumpkinandsteam T sugar Brown Salt Nutmeg Cinnamon pumpkin sweet Small, Sweet Pumpkin Pie hick cream and chopped pecan nuts to serve to nuts pecan chopped and cream hick How doesyourgardengrow? 29

RECIPES & TIPS Forgotten how easy and delicious fried rice is? Here’s our favourite recipe that we use in the classroom, combining our garden produce.

L PRIMARY SCHOO Fried Rice LAUDERDALE 2 cups cold precooked rice 4 bacon rashers 1 onion 1 small can of corn 1 small can of peas 2 eggs 1 red or green capsicum 1 tablespoon Cooking oil Soy sauce pepper

Dice the onion, bacon and capsicum Lightly fry the cooked rice in oil Add the diced vegetables Add the raw egg and stir through as it cooks

RECIPES & TIPS Add a splash of soy sauce and pepper to taste

Garden Tips First set up by volunteer parents, our garden provides a host of learning experiences in a pleasant and peaceful setting. Many students visit the garden at lunchtimes and garden buddy classes operate throughout the school. School gardens foster an appreciation of biodiversity and the environment. They allow students to work together towards a common goal, and encourage responsiblilty and accountability for what’s growing or grazing. School gardens can only exist with adult volunteer help. Thought of offering help at your local school garden?

o Believe it or not, chickens make wonderful pets. Easy and cheap to feed, chickens lay an average of one egg a day. You could be saving money on eggs and enjoying the quality of free range eggs.

o Old tyres make great gardens. Stack them at different heights and paint them different colours. Portable too, just roll them away!

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CLARENDON VA LE PRIMARY SCHOOL Garden Tips

o Use old baths as raised vegetable garden beds. They also make excellent worm farms with an old door as a lid.

o Vegetable garden beds can be made from discarded pine packing cases used for transporting glass. They are long and narrow and ideal for strawberries.

o Be confident with your planting! Experiment! Snow peas and lettuces will grow all year round in Pear and Loganberry Tasmania.

o Get into the habit of doing Crumble “little and often” in the vegetable garden. It is disheartening to be faced 4-5 pears (or apple or nashis) with a jungle of weeds! 1/2 cup fresh loganberries When sowing carrots, o 2 tablespoons of butter plants seed, wet thoroughly and then cover 1 cup self raising flour

with an old fence paling to & TIPS RECIPES 1/2 cup brown sugar stop seed from drying out. Remove board in 5-7 days (after germination). Stew 4 or 5 pears (can substitute apple or nashi peras). o Old CD’s tied with string Add half to 1 cup fresh or frozen loganberries (or may discourage birds. blackberries). o Lemongrass will grow in Top with crumble made from 2 tablespoons of butter, 1 Tasmania in a glasshouse. cup SR Flour and half a cup brown sugar. (Rub in butter or o Allow coriander and combine in a food processor) rocket to seed for easy Bake in a moderate oven (180 degrees) for 30 minutes. picking salad all year round. Notes & Ideas...

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NOTES & IDEAS Notes & Ideas...

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34 How does your garden grow? NOTES & IDEAS Clarence City Council 38 Bligh Street, Rosny Park TAS 7018 PO Box 96 Rosny Park TAS 7018 Telephone (03) 6245 8600 Fax (03) 6245 8700 Email [email protected] www.ccc.tas.gov.au