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Home gardening is an accessible activity for all ages and spaces. Whether you have a large backyard or a few pots on a balcony, gardening can help you save money, stay active and enhance your wellbeing.
Save time and money
Growing your own fruit, vegetables, and herbs can help lower your grocery bills. Even a small garden plot can provide ingredients for your family meals, saving you time on grocery shopping, costs and reducing your food waste.
Gentle activity
Gardening is a gentle form of exercise. Digging, planting, watering and weeding involve movements that can improve mobility, flexibility and strength.
Improved mental health and wellbeing
Spending time outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine can help reduce stress. Caring for a garden encourages people to focus on the present moment, while helping plants to grow can create a sense of achievement.
For all ages
Gardening is a lifelong activity that can grow with us. For children, it can spark curiosity and create hands-on experiences to learn about nature. For adults, it can offer mindfulness, purpose, and physical activity.
Free workshops
Veggies and soil
Join us for a family friendly morning of planting and learning. Children will learn why healthy soil is important, then pot a seedling to take home and help grow.
- Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
- Time: 10.00am – 11.30am
- Location: Wattleview Children & Family Centre
- Suitable for: Parents, families, toddlers - preschoolers
Preparing for summer veggies
Discover how to plan a veggie patch bursting with delicious food for summer. Get started from seed and grow with confidence.
- Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026
- Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
- Location: Bayswater Library
- Suitable for: Adults
Senior’s gardening workshop and morning tea
In celebration of Knox Seniors Festival in October, learn about garden design, ergonomic tools and low-maintenance plants that can help you continue gardening comfortably as you age.
- Date: Monday 26 October 2026
- Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
- Location: Wattle Hall
- Suitable for: Seniors
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