Byford Glades Community Garden in Byford, Western Australia, Australia | Community garden

Byford Glades Community Garden

Locality: Byford, Western Australia, Australia

Address: Mead Street 6122 Byford, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Saturday morning at the garden .. thank you Drew for your fruit preserving work shop .. feeding chickens ... always weeding .. planning .. and drinking tea and eating watermelon Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale The Glades at Byford Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch... Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire See more

25.01.2022 Another busy morning today .. lovely cooler weather and a sprinkling of rain ... compost turning , mulching, weeding , new signs being put up , lots of produce picked and on the trollys .. our new seed display in the shed .. and lots of tea and of course our chickens being spoilt and cuddled Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire The Glades at Byford... Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch See more

24.01.2022 Lovely cool morning at the garden today .. our members that came down achieved a lot chickens cleaned out, broad bean beds chopped down and covered in compost and wood chips ready for planting , beds weeded and fed , tomatoes trimmed and fed .. and the front of the garden given a good weed and mulch.. happy days Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

23.01.2022 We would like all like to thank Josh and Sean from Mini Muscle Earthworks- Dingo and bobcat service who generously donated their time and machinery to come down to the garden and help us fill our new garden beds ..this has saved our volunteers so much time and sore backs ... if you ever need a dingo and bob cat service and want to support a local business in the shire .. give these lads a shout

23.01.2022 Saturday’s at the garden are all about dressing up and visiting our chickens ... chicken cuddles are the best

22.01.2022 Phew hot one this morning so the few faithful were out early in the garden .. 30 degrees at 7.30am Summer squashes are beginning to ripen , chickens roaming and cleaned out , some temporary shade put up over some small plots .. stay cool everyone thats out and about today

21.01.2022 We would like to thank Lisa and Brendan from Speedy Spanners Garage in Serpentine for the generous donation of $300 to the garden .. we have purchased 2 much needed wheelbarrows for our members to use ... thank you so much https://www.facebook.com/SpeedySpanners.WA/

21.01.2022 We are having a busy bee this Saturday the 1st from 8.30am to fill the new beds with soil and mulch the pathways and tidy up the site ... all welcome .. bbq breakfast .. here at the garden

21.01.2022 Now that the garden is open and we can start planning for the coming year ... we are thinking of planning some future workshops at the garden ... what would you like to see held at the garden ? Comment below of anything you would like to learn about so we can start scheduling some events ... also if you would prefer Saturdays or Sundays Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire

21.01.2022 Next Sunday Come down the garden for our open day to raise funds for Beyond Blue Lots of plants for sale Fantastic homemade cakes Face painting ... BBQ And more Please share this link to your friends and other pages !! Garden Releaf Australia Community Bank Byford & Districts Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire Lakeside Fresh IGA Byford Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Men's Shed Mini Muscle Earthworks- Dingo and bobcat service Wormall Civil Birnam Nursery Sunnyvale Plants Nursery Farm Benara Nurseries Four Seasons Nursery & Hardware Byford Print

20.01.2022 A quick visit to the garden this evening and great to see so much life and growth in the garden .. heres some photos of the members beds

19.01.2022 Lovely morning at the garden ... weeding, watering and tidying up of the shed Had a lovely visit from Jayjays Lawns and Home Maintenance who generously donated a new wheelbarrow and compost shovels to the garden .. thank you soo much ... also received a massive $300 donation from Lisa and Brendan of Speedy Spanners in serpentine towards replacing our stolen trees .. Thank you to our amazing community for supporting the garden and putting a smile back on all our faces ... Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire The Glades at Byford Bendigobank

19.01.2022 One of our lovely garden members Rosanne Croft has made some gorgeous zuchinni pickles from the zuchinnis at the garden Heres the recipe she used and you must try it .. its amazing .. did you know that there is more potassium in raw zuchinnis than in bananas ... so while they are in abundance at the moment go and eat more zuchinnis and squash Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale The Glades at Byford... Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire Bendigo Bank https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228678/zucchini-pickles/

17.01.2022 Another reason to come down to the garden on Sunday from 10am for our open day raising awareness for garden releaf and beyond blue

17.01.2022 Another fantastic donation from Troy and the team at Richgro Garden Products for our open day for garden releaf and beyond blue this Sunday This generous donation of their garden products will help boost our garden beds and seedlings just in time for planting Thank you Richgro

16.01.2022 Busy morning again at the garden our pond is in , new beds made , trolly packed , new member inductions done ... lots of activity again thank you everyone that came down

16.01.2022 A lovely visit to the Southern River Community Garden , a beautiful space , lots of fresh ideas, lovely art work amongst the gardens ... great to go visit other gardens and share ideas and a lovely morning tea ... if you are involved in a community garden .. make contact with other gardens and arrange visits .. it’s great to connect

16.01.2022 A lovely sunny winters morning at the garden A new herb bed has been planted at the front of the garden .... new beds being constructed for new members .. mulching .. composting .. weeding .. and of course our popular share trolly was out the front ... Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire... Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch See more

16.01.2022 Our calendula love our community garden soo much that we have plants self seeding everywhere in the beds .... if youd like some .. pop down on Saturday from 8.30am and dig some up and take them home Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch

15.01.2022 Morning The community garden was broken into sometime overnight through the gate that backs onto Percy Park .. some citrus trees were pulled out and stolen as well as a large bay tree and a wheelbarrow ( which was spotted early this morning in Mead street but was also spotted being loaded in the back of a Ute around 7.15am) If anyone had any cctv footage please let the police know Thanks in advance... Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale The Glades at Byford Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire

15.01.2022 Set up and ready for action for our open day Plants plants plants Lots of cakes 10am come down to the community garden in mead st next to Percy park all proceeds to Beyond Blue... Richgro Garden Products Sunnyvale Plants Nursery Farm Birnam Nursery Benara Nurseries Garden Releaf Australia

14.01.2022 Busy morning at the garden today .... Mulching and wood chips .. preparing for the summer heat .. weeding .. feeding the fruit trees and citrus .. feeding the veggies .. starting the shade cover on the new garden beds .. chickens helping the compost .. lots of happy smiling faces in the sun Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire

14.01.2022 Picking up our plant donations for Sunday’s open day for garden releaf and beyond blue .. massive thanks to Birnam Nursery Sunnyvale Plants Nursery Farm and Benara Nurseries for your generous donations ... Sunday 10am til 2pm No eftpos so bring cash on the day Plants cakes and more

14.01.2022 Our raffle Tickets are available for sale

12.01.2022 We have a wonderful selection of lovely eggplants, summer squashes, zuchinni, okra, sweetcorn and basil in the community garden ... 5 different varieties of eggplants and all looking amazing ... . Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire The Glades at Byford

11.01.2022 we have been given an amazing opportunity by Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch to raise funds at the garden ... a community raffle with a first prize of $15,000 and 5 smaller prizes of $1,000 All tickets are $5 each with 100 percent of sales being refunded directly to our garden ... the draw is on the 5th May ... pop into the garden and pick up your tickets and support the garden or email Christine our secretary on [email protected] Thanks Bendigo bank !!... https://www.facebook.com/ByfordDistrictsCommunityBankBranch/

11.01.2022 A huge effort today at the garden for our busy bee to fill the new beds and mulch the gardens ... a big thank you to all who came and helped .. and a big thank you to Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire who very kindly donated us the use of a days hire of a dingo ...

10.01.2022 Gorgeous sunny spring morning down the garden today .. .. sharing produce with the community and lots of chats and smiles all round spring is in the air at last ! Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire

10.01.2022 We would all like to say thank you so much for all your messages of support and help to the garden Weve recieved a few offers of donations to replace our stolen trees and wheelbarrow and will be posting more about them in the next few days We will be having our last garlic sale tomorrow before the Xmas break so if you havent bought your Christmas garlic yet or are stuck for pressie ideas for the chef in the family .. then pop down tomorrow morning .. buy some garlic ..... have a wander .. a cuppa and chat .. and the share trolly will be packed with veggies and fresh herbs for you to have a pick Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire The Glades at Byford

09.01.2022 Busy morning today at the garden Lots of weeding and bed prepping done , the chickens had a good runaround , front gardens had a good tidy and top up of compost , reticulation and the list goes on Thanks to everyone that came and helped Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale... Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch Mini Muscle Earthworks- Dingo and bobcat service See more

07.01.2022 The share trolley is out at the front of the community garden in mead street ... lots of fresh picked broad beans , chard and silver beet , lemons and coriander Pop down and help yourself Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch... Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire See more

06.01.2022 Beautiful early morning visit to the garden ... Happy Mothers Day Lots being done .. new beds built .. community beds being planted .... garlic bed doing great .. members beds looking lush

06.01.2022 Our share trolly on Saturdays has been running now for quite a few months and has proved very popular with the wider community in Byford .. so from this Saturday we will be extending the trolly to a swap and share trolly as well .. hopefully we can take any homegrown excess produce from home gardens , seedlings and seeds ... please tell your friends and families that if they have excess produce they can pop it down on Saturday mornings to share with the community Shire of S...erpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire The Glades at Byford Bendigo Bank See more

05.01.2022 Just a reminder the garden is open on Saturdays to the public ( and members of course ) from 8.30 to 10.30am ... social distancing ... lots of room to wander

05.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an open day on Sunday 22nd March from 10am to 2pm at the garden in aid of Garden Releaf and Beyond Blue ... we are looking for any local businesses and garden related small businesses to help out and attend the day .. we are excited to announce that Paul Beveridge from Perth Hills Veggie Company will be attending with a stall of his heirloom seedlings for sale plus he will be hosting a talk at 11.30am on Autumn planting Pl...ease put the date in your calendars and please PM our page for more info and if youd like to be involved Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch The Glades at Byford @GardenReleaf @perthhillsveggiecompany See more

05.01.2022 Garden update . To keep with the current guidelines set by the government , we will be closing our open mornings on Saturdays at the garden to the general public as of tomorrow . Garden members can still access the garden to maintain your beds and community areas .. and we ask that you keep mindful of social distancing and hygiene while at the garden . We would like to thank you all for understanding and please stay safe

05.01.2022 Our amazing share cart this morning ... pop down and pick up some lovely organically grown spray free summer squash , zuchinni , tomatoes and soo much more

04.01.2022 Our president Glynn would like to welcome everyone back to the community garden ..we are open every Saturday from 8.30 to 10.30am ... please remember to adhere to the social distance guidelines .. and please sign in our visitors book on entering the garden .. we want to keep everyone safe at the garden Thank you Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire... The Glades at Byford See more

04.01.2022 A few years photos of the garden yesterday after the morning rain ... gardens looking lovely and lush and is bursting with life and colour The garden is now open on Saturdays from 8.30 to 10.30 to the public so pop down if you havent been for a while .. following the social distancing guidelines Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Byford & Districts Community Bank Branch... Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire See more

04.01.2022 Tomorrow at the community garden in Mead street from 8.30 to 11 am we will be donating all donations and sales of our organic garlic , eggs and produce to the Bushfire fundraiser that is happening in Percy Park next door in Mead street .. bbq.. coffee van .. fire trucks ... please pop down and support if you can

03.01.2022 Want to learn to make wicking beds ? One of our garden members is hosting a workshop at her house in Serpentine ... details in the link below https://facebook.com/events/s/save-water-make-a-simple-wicki/473024100271868/?ti=icl

03.01.2022 Every gold coin donation we receive at the garden gets put to great use ... we have just purchased 2 new little wheelbarrows and garden tools for our keen young gardeners here at the garden .. thank you Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire for your continued support of the garden

01.01.2022 What better way to celebrate Australia Day weekend than popping down the garden tomorrow from 8.30am and pick up some lovely spray free zuchinnis and squash and make some zuchinni fritters and slice to have with your BBQ ...... and pick up some fresh herbs and chillies and buy some gorgeous garlic See you down there Mundijong Garden Supplies And Hire... Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale The Glades at Byford Bendigobank See more