by Ian Collins | Nov 16, 2020 | School & ELC Projects, School Gardens, WaterUps Featured
Kaila A and Claudia C | 2021 Sustainability Captains | Grammar News | 6 November 2020 Recently, teachers and students with a passion for the environment came together to create a sustainability group within the Senior School at St Luke’s. Our goal is to help our...
by Ian Collins | Nov 9, 2020 | Garden Wicking, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens, WaterUps Featured
This month we have been lucky enough to have a guest contributor. Fiona de Souza has been responsible for the kitchen garden at Bondi Public school. We asked her to write a piece about her experience with the introduction of wicking beds at the school. We thought that...
by Ian Collins | Aug 17, 2020 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens, WaterUps
Wicking beds helping our birds and bees Posted on: 17th August 2020 by Ian Collins and Dr Judy Friedlander A recent collaboration with PlantingSeeds’ B & B Highway has resulted in a new application of our wicking beds in pollinator gardens. The B & B Highway –...
by Ian Collins | Jul 5, 2020 | Commercial Projects, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Landscape Projects, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, WaterUps, WaterUps Featured
Planning the optimal height of wicking beds There is only really one rule when it comes to the optimal height of wicking beds. That is: the science of capillary action determines that the vertical wicking distance is generally around 300mm. The actual height of...
by Ian Collins | May 27, 2020 | Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps
Essential Tools for Wicking Beds and Gardening Posted on: 27 May 2020 by Emmy King Building wicking beds may require a couple of extra tools, such as a drill and a spirit level. However, even when picking up gardening for the first time, the cost, storage, and sheer...
