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Ecobotanica

Locality: Capalaba, Queensland

Phone: +61 416 157 470

Address: 8 Silverash ct 4157 Capalaba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.ecobotanica.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Do you have som pest, disease or deficiency problems in your garden? I have just two spots remaining for the Organic Pest and Disease Control class on Saturday 28 November If you’d like to grow a healthier garden, book your spot over on Ecobotanica.com.au/classes Link in the Instagram bio.

24.01.2022 I’m hosting the Edible Flowers class here this afternoon. It’s not the usual high tea, but an opportunity to explore the growing and nurturing of edible flowers in the garden. Afternoon tea includes some of these delicious Torch Ginger fresh spring rolls. If you grow Torch Ginger you really just use those tiny inner petals in delectable dishes before the flower dies. They are floral, gingery and crisp. More classes on edible flowers next year, but in the meantime check the Ecobotanica website for the current list

22.01.2022 Savoury or sweet?

21.01.2022 These are the stems of the stunning Lipstick Palm. They need a very warm and humid area for successful growth, so our garden in Capalaba in the subtropics doesn’t cut the mustard. But, it was so nice to see them in all their glory at Port Douglas this week.

20.01.2022 Who says you can’t take a camping holiday in the back yard? We’ve got the pool, private facilities and fruit straight from the garden Plus no crowds, no dusty tracks and no-one else snoring in the next tent. A blissful camp out.

19.01.2022 This Frangipani is such a stunner don’t you think? The colour makes up for only a faint fragrance.

18.01.2022 A fantastic flower from the yellow Pittaya. Isn’t it huge? The fruit are so sweet. When this one produces a fruit it will taste like Passionfruit

18.01.2022 A concentration of some of our garden in a punnet of edible flowers. I just love picking and packing each punnet. It gives me the chance to meditate on the season, what to plant next, how each species is coping wth heat/rain etc and it gives me the desire to put in more flowers than ever before. And like people, no one collection is the same as another. You’ve got to admire the glories of Mother Nature.

17.01.2022 There’s a lot to be said for organic, home grown and made from scratch food. Here’s another compelling reason It’s also why I make beeswax wraps to wrap and store our food and no why I no longer use plastic food wrap.

16.01.2022 There’s something or should I say many things, so rewarding and energising about working with children. Today was a Bush Tucker Garden class. Today was the first of two consecutive Sunday workshops at Morningside State School. Before everyone arrived I set up tables, plants, potting mix and lots more. ... We started, with a wonderful damper made by one of the families plus some of our home grown jams that I made. Rosella with strawberry and carambola, and Davidson’s Plum with star anise and lime. Both with Bush foods and both voted delicious by everyone. That was washed down with some Lemon Myrtle Cordial. Made last night from the lemon Myrtle tree in our garden. The recipe is on the Ecobotanica.com.au website for you. Feeling full and happy, we went on to discover and propagate lots of bush food plants. I’m hoping they grow strong and healthy to populate gardens in the area and introduce people to the range of foods that our indigenous peoples enjoyed for thousands of years before white fellas arrived. #Bushtucker #Bushfood #Nativeingredients #Morningsidestateschool #Ecobotanicaclasses

15.01.2022 And another pretty punnet. I’m wondering why I didn’t get pictures of every one of them today. They are all such naturally beautiful artworks. I love those fennel flowers too. Little floral fireworks. They will be delicious on someone’s plate.

14.01.2022 So with the garden awash, I decided to grab some flowers and press them instead of worrying about everything washing away. Several books and timber flower presses later and there are dozens being tenderly squashed between tissues and paper. It’s all in the cause of a kids workshop coming up soon -April 6 in fact, at Sunnybank Hills Library. If you’d like to bring your children to this free workshop, call the library to book on 34070571 #freekidsworkshop #brisbanelibraries #flowerpressing #ecobotanica

05.01.2022 The sunflowers along the front fence... I took this picture Monday morning, but after the belting from the rain, they don’t look like this now. #sunflowers

04.01.2022 Environmentally friendly packaging is important. I don’t want to leave a legacy of more plastic on the earth so... compostable containers for my edible flowers are important. They always were and always will be. And the labels are paper so no plastic there either. Good for the earth and good for you. ... #edibleflowers #earthfriendly #environmentallyfriendly See more

04.01.2022 So I have not one but a dozen or more chilli bushes! They are still very small, but pumping out fruit. I can only imagine how many we will have to share if the bushes survive the deluge in the vegie patch. #chillis #chillisauce #organicgardening #ecobotanica

03.01.2022 The Dill was a Huge success this year. Almost 2.5 metres tall!

03.01.2022 Once upon a time, when living in Ballarat, I could only dream of growing my own bananas. We had plums and apricots, gooseberries and other cane berries. But it’s always what you don’t have that you want the most isn’t it? A bit over thirty years ago we moved to Qld with work. What a joy it’s been to live here. Bananas and pineapples, jackfruit and rose apples, star fruit and achachar, limes and lemons, tropical apples, mangoes and mulberries, and dozens of other tropical f...ruits grow in our garden. This year though, I’ve been particularly hankering after the stone fruit again. So I’ve planted low chill plums and nectarines and another fig. All have been espaliered against wires and training has begun. I’m hoping that a couple of years will give us bountiful harvests of those to add to our home harvest calendar. If you’d like more fruit but lack the space, check out my online class on Espalier Fruit Trees. It’s a one of a kind class you can learn about at your own pace. Plus, you’ll be able to revisit it many times and download all the comprehensive notes as well. Take a look at Ecobotanica.com.au (there’s a live link to the website in the info above) and go to the link for the online class #espalierclass #onlineclass #gardenclass #organicclass #learntogardenonline #fruittreesclass

01.01.2022 I hope it’s one of our own bees enjoying the feed! We’ve just harvested our first honey in a very long time.