Wildlife Gardening Seminar Series - Soil care in a wildlife garden

All gardens begin and end in the soil. In this workshop we will dive into the world of soil and how to care for it so your indigenous / wildlife garden flourishes and becomes a welcome home for wildlife.

There are many simple ways to improve the soil in your garden and the paybacks can be huge, improving the local environment, supporting wildlife and maintaining a productive and beautiful garden. This webinar will introduce you to the science of soil, and provide tips on how to protect and improve soil for a wildlife garden in an environmentally beneficial way.

Topics covered:
- Physical structure of soil – clay, silt, sand
- Soil pH and how to adjust it
- Six steps to a dynamic soil food web
- Simple soil tests
- Which mulch to use in an indigenous garden
- Planting under existing eucalyptus
- Wildlife Gardening Seminar Series

This series of workshops by Sustainable Gardening Australia aims to give you the skills and knowledge to plan and build a Wildlife friendly garden at home. All seminars are at Currawong Bush Park Conference Centre, Reynolds Road Doncaster East. Supper at 6.45pm Seminar begins 7pm sharp

You may also like the following events from Manningham Council:

• Next Wednesday, 3rd September, 08:30 am, Backyard Fruit Trees in Nunawading
• Next Saturday, 6th September, 08:45 pm, Breakfast with the Platypus River Walk in Eltham
• Next month, 18th September, 09:00 am, Sustainable food with Jo Barrett in Nunawading

Also check out other Workshops in Eltham, Virtual events in Eltham.