PERMACULTURE MY PATCH 

Are you yearning to cultivate your own garden patch but don't know where to start?  Have you started gardening but struggle with aspects of garden care, productivity or other issues that and need expert assitance to turn your vision into reality?

Permaculture MY Patch is part consultation, part landscape design, part workshop and part working bee.

You can recieve a personalized assistance guiding you every step of the way or heloing out for a one-off visit to help you create and maintain a vibrant garden. 

Enjoy the ease of gardening with support! 
et's cultivate your green dream together!

Who is this for? Permaculture MY Patch is for individuals and families and involves me working with you in your garden. I will consider your needs and what is possible and practical with design and environmental elements.   I will demonstrate and work with you regarding design, sowigtn seeds, planning for the next seasons crops, sustainable elements, attending to garden tasks and/or build skill levels and confidence. 

Time: Minimum 3-hours initial session and 2-hours minimum follow up sessions.  Max 4 people in family/household.
Fees  ​Regular Fee: *$120 per hour
Concession card holders/seniors/Greensong Kinfolk: *$85 per hour
*Travel may be additional. Please contact for quote. 
Includes: Additional information and resources may be supplied.
Excludes: Plants or materials, excess travel locations.
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STRICTLY NO HEAVY LIFTING OR LANDSCAPING
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GARDEN CONSULTATION
​Individual, families and groups

​Topics: 
  • Learn or practice a new horticulture skill
  • Gain confidence to care for your own garden
  • Sowing seeds, planting and transplanting
  • Mini gardens​
  • Design & Plant choices
  • Growing vegies and herbs
  • Propagating WORKSHOP Seed sowing or other propagation methods.
  • Weeding and Garden maintenance for seasons
  • Soil Health
  • Mulching and water-saving
  • Sustainable gardening concepts
  • Worms and making a worm tower
  • Compost
  • Seasonal planting - preparation and planning
  • Seed saving
  • Insect Habitats 
  • Wildlife Gardening
  • Natural Pest Management
  • Weeds and their messages
  • Garden Design: Sensory, indigenous, edible or wildlife
  • Building a wicking garden bed
  • Gardening for Wellbeing
  • Edible Garden basics ​
  • Troubleshooting your specific personal garden challenges
  • Sustainable Gardening practices​​​​

FEES:
Consultancy: *$65-$110 p/hour home visit. 
Concession card holders/seniors/not-for-profits: *$65-$85 per/hour (Minimum 3-hours/max 6 people) 
Presentations and talks: Contact for quote. 
Groups: Contact for quote.
Workshops - Gardening Workshops
Other workshops:  as per current events 

About Deb

Deb is an environment educator, ecopsychologist, permaculture and landscape designer.
She is passionate about living sustainability as we connect and care for self, community and our natural environment.   
Deb aims to build knowledge and confidence with a systems-thinking approach and loves sharing her skills and knowledge (and seeds and cuttings) with people new to gardening. 

Deb comes from a farming background, and has many years of experience growing nutrient dense food using natural methods and developing robust, resilient and just systems.  Her garden has been filmed for 3000 acres, she has presented with Costa and Bruce Pascoe, and she operates Greensong Ecopsychology to explore methods to be healthier and productive in our communities and environmental spheres.  
​MORE ABOUT DEB
LOCATIONS
*For Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington regions of Melbourne
(Outside these areas - additional travel time allowance is not included)
Please contact for a quote
"You are a gift Deb... Plant Whisperer, in a sense.  
​Teaching others that they, too, have the ability if they listen and experience the life of each plant."
​Kristen 2015
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